Author: BostonSportsNews

FOXBORO — Before the Patriots take a break from camp practice on Sunday, let’s check in on which players saw their stock improve — or not — during Saturday’s competitive shorts-and-shells session… Stock Up DeMario Douglas, WR Not only was Douglas on the receiving end of two of Drake Maye’s best throws of the day — which we detailed in today’s Maye Watch — he ended up with three catches total from Maye in the practice, which was more than any other pass-catcher.  Douglas now has eight catches — more than any other Patriots player — on nine competitive targets…

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The Patriots’ rookie class is off to a hot start in training camp. The group has been more involved than most of the team’s sophomore players early in the summer practice sessions. The team has 11 draft picks and 16 more undrafted free agents competing in training camp, with rookies making up almost 30% of the 91-man roster. Running back TreVeyon Henderson has been pleased with how his rookie group has performed. “I feel like the Patriots just put together a great rookie class, and so I’m excited to continue to work with those guys,” he said Saturday. Let’s go…

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BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and the Boston Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night.Boston rookie Roman Anthony added an RBI double off Kershaw as the Red Sox won for the third time in eight games since the All-Star break. Boston won 10 in a row heading into the break.Crochet gave up two solo homers in the first. Shohei Ohtani went deep on the third pitch of the game for his 38th of the season, a day after his streak of five straight…

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Boston Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet gave up two home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Both home runs came in the first inning. They were the only two runs the Dodgers scored for the rest of the game. Crochet’s final line reads six innings, eight hits, 10 strikeouts and two walks. The only extra-base hits he allowed were the two home runs. He generated 20 whiffs across his six innings. After the first inning, he was dominant. It was a fastball-heavy approach from Crochet, whose four-seam, sinker and cutter accounted for 82% of his pitches. His cutter…

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That’s what baseball is all about, folks. Your former star player at bat, representing the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning, with the best player in the world waiting on deck. You can’t script it much better than that, and fortunately for us Red Sox fans, it went the Red Sox way. The first inning continues to give the Red Sox problems. Garrett Crochet gave up two solo shots to put his team in a hole early. Trevor Story, Carlos Narvaez, and Jarren Duran combined to score three runs in the bottom of the second, and they…

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It’s rare for someone’s 441st career start to be a totally new experience, as Saturday night will be for Clayton Kershaw when he starts a regular-season game at Fenway Park for the first time in his decorated career. Then again, the Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander is a rarity in every sense of the word. A guaranteed first-ballot Hall of Famer, Kershaw is in his 18th big-league season. He’s spent his entire professional career in this one organization. Some historical context to drive home how staggering these numbers are: Kershaw is one of 94 starting pitchers in Major League Baseball history…

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It was October-like, high-stakes baseball theater from start to finish at Fenway Park on Saturday night as the Red Sox and Dodgers battled it out in front of an electric, sold-out crowd. Los Angeles struck first, but Boston got the last laugh, overcoming a lightning-quick two-run deficit to win 4-2. Hours after manager Alex Cora admitted he was concerned by the club’s sharp decrease in starting pitching depth, Boston’s ace overcame a rough beginning to put together another overall gem and make Major League Baseball history. On Saturday night, Garrett Crochet became the first left-handed pitcher ever to record a…

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There’s a sense of optimism surrounding the New England Patriots as they enter the 2025 campaign. If you ask former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky, he believes that there’s good reason for the team and their fans to be excited. The Patriots only won four games in 2024, but the belief within the organization is that they found their quarterback of the future, Drake Maye, in the process. With the most important position in the game accounted for, New England’s front office went to work this offseason. In free agency, the Pats signed several big-name players, with Milton Williams, Harold Landry…

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One of the most exciting pitching matchups of the Red Sox season will commence at Fenway Saturday evening when All-Star left-handers Clayton Kershaw and Garrett Crochet square off in the second of this three-game series. Kershaw, 37, owns a 3.27 ERA over 11 starts in his 18th season with the Dodgers. Crochet, 26 as of June 21, enters Saturday with a 2.19 ERA and American League-best 189 ERA+ over 21 starts, an AL-leading 135.1 innings pitched, and the most strikeouts in Major League Baseball (165). To counter the legendary Dodgers southpaw, Red Sox manager Alex Cora has stacked his lineup.…

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