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Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen

The manager believes Kutter Crawford and Josh Winckowski can handle one-inning pressure situations, too, while being available for spot starts.
Red Sox

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run

Alex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.
BASEBALL

Closer Liam Hendricks ready, eager to return to White Sox on Monday after cancer battle

Hendriks made his third All-Star team in 2022, but he noticed some lumps on his neck last summer and was subsequently diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL
Red Sox continue exceeding modest expectations, but in the American League East, not bad isn’t good enough
A Sunday loss against Torey Lovullo and Co. left the Sox 10 games out of first in the division, two games worse than they were before the trip and a half-game out of last.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, RED SOX 2
Tanner Houck hit hard early, and Red Sox can’t recover in dropping road trip finale to Diamondbacks
Houck gave up five straight hits in the first inning, then a home run on his fifth pitch of the second, and a Red Sox offense that couldn't touch Arizona starter Merrill Kelly couldn't find the big hit it needed late.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Rays take barnburner from Dodgers to secure another home series

In a game at Tropicana Field featuring six home runs, it was a hustle play that delivered for MLB-best Tampa Bay against NL West-leading Los Angeles.
RED SOX AT DIAMONDBACKS | 4:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 53: Red Sox at Diamondbacks lineups and notes

Tanner Houck has the ball looking to help the Sox complete a sweep.
RED SOX 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1

Garrett Whitlock returns and so does his killer changeup as the Red Sox down the Diamondbacks

He focused on his changeup in two rehabilitation starts, trying to get the downward movement back in the pitch. It worked.
BASEBALL

Milwaukee’s Willy Adames out of hospital, on concussion list after being struck by foul liner in dugout

“I think he was actually in better spirits than I was last night," said Brian Anderson, who hit the liner that caught Adames in the head or face. He kept telling me, ‘Don’t worry about me, don’t worry about me.’ "
BASEBALL

Nevada bill proposes up to $380 million for new Oakland Athletics ballpark in Las Vegas

To fund a potential 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, funding would come primarily from both transferable tax credits from the state and county bonds.
ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL

Victimized by Masataka Yoshida in Japan, Scott McGough isn’t surprised one bit by the Red Sox outfielder’s success

McGough, who signed with the Diamondbacks in December after four years as a star closer in Nippon Professional Baseball, considers Yoshida "the best hitter that I saw over there, hands down."
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed and Red Sox hitting coach Pete Fatse rose from the ballfields of Western Massachusetts to the big leagues

From the East Longmeadow Legion team to UConn and now to Major League Baseball, Ahmed and Fatse have always been inextricably intertwined.
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Yankees stop losing skid as Isiah Kiner-Falefa walks off Padres

New York avoided a fourth straight loss as San Diego was held to three hits, went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position, and was unable to win three straight for the first time since April 29-May 1.
RED SOX AT DIAMONDBACKS | 7:15 P.M. (FOX)

Game 52: Red Sox at Diamondbacks lineups and notes

Garrett Whitlock returns for his first start in over a month on Saturday in prime time.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere?

Ohtani, 28, can become a free agent at the end of the season and has made it clear his biggest goal is to win the World Series, something the Angels haven’t come close to in his time there.
RED SOX 7, DIAMONDBACKS 2

Red Sox put an end to losing streak out West with series-opening win over Diamondbacks

Triston Casas and Alex Verdugo collected three hits apiece for the previously dormant Red Sox offense, and Kiké Hernández powered up for a two-run homer. Chris Sale, recovering from illness, wasn’t as sharp as in recent starts but picked up a third May win.
PADRES 5, YANKEES 1

Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. deliver big-swinging statement for Padres at Yankee Stadium

A crowd of 46,724 filled Yankee Stadium, just the third sellout this season, to watch a series opener between high-profile teams trying to overcome sluggish starts.

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Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen

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Red Sox

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run

Alex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.

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NCAA BASEBALL

After missing out on hosting, Boston College baseball awaits NCAA Tournament bracket release

The NCAA released the 16 regional hosts for its 64-team Division 1 tournament Sunday night, and any team hosting is guaranteed a spot in the tournament.