At his best Jarren Duran is a game-changing talent, but this year the speedy outfielder has rarely been at his best against lefties. His struggles had reached a point where on Tuesday manager Alex Cora batted him eighth against a lefty despite the club’s recent offensive malaise. But facing one of baseball’s toughest southpaws on Friday, Duran uncorked arguably the biggest swing of the season. Duran took Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Garrett Cleavinger deep for a towering two-run home run in the top of the seventh, flipping what had been a one-run deficit into a one-run lead late in the…
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The Boston Celtics will have a battle for their starting center this fall. Neemias Queta, Luka Garza and Chris Boucher are all contenders for the position. Mass Live Celtics writer Brian Robb on Friday laid out in his mailbag what he thinks the big man rotation will be. “My bet would be on Queta as a starter, with Boucher and Garza getting regular minutes,” Robb wrote. “Beyond that, it’s going to depend on how Mazzulla wants to play. If he leans smaller (playing Jaylen Brown at power forward plenty), then that may be all the bigs we see. I think…
FOXBORO — It’s been a while. The Patriots have a chance at a winning streak on Sunday when the Steelers visit Gillette Stadium. It would be their first time winning consecutive games since they won three in a row — a victory over Sam Ehlinger and the Colts bookended by two wins over Zach Wilson’s Jets — in the middle of the 2022 season. How can they move their record to 2-1 on Sunday? The key matchups are, believe it or not, rather favorable… Matchup that will determine the outcome Patriots’ rookie linemen vs. Steelers defense There has been all…
When the Bruins signed Mikey Eyssimont in the summer, GM Don Sweeney gave one of the highest compliments you could give a bottom-six winger, at least in hockey parlance. Sweeney called him a “pain in the ass” to play against. Eyssimont took it as intended and fully embraced it, though he doesn’t want anyone to shortchange his game, either. “I take a lot of pride in it,” said Eyssimont. “It’s a big part of my game. And it’s not just grit and tenacity that gives me that kind of reputation. It’s the skill that I play with that is a…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is back on the practice field. Whether he’s on track to make his season debut Sunday when New England hosts Pittsburgh isn’t as clear.On Wednesday, Gonzalez practiced for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury during the Patriots’ first padded practice of training camp on July 28. He’s missed the team’s first two games of the season.“It’s been challenging to be out for so long, but I’m focused on here now so not really too worried about the injury and I really don’t answer no questions on that,” Gonzalez said. “It’s been hard.…
Trevor Story continues to prove himself as a base-stealing ace, and that talent makes him our VA Hero of the Week. Following his two steals against Athletics on Tuesday night, he has become just the fourth player in the MLB since 1961 to start a season with 30 consecutive successful steals. For more on our VA Hero of the Week, check out the video above! Source link
Welcome back to the Mayor’s Office, our weekly series in which Jake Wallinger sends one naughty member of Red Sox Nation to Mayor Michelle Wu’s office for discipline, public shaming, and penance as we all strive to build a stronger baseball team and city.In a season and Red Sox tenure that began so stupendously good, it’s baffling that we’ve arrived at this point, here in late September. Signed to a 3-year/$120 million deal (with two opt-outs, but that’s another article) by the Red Sox this February, third baseman Alex Bregman was everything the team could have dreamed of through mid-August…
FOXBORO — The Patriots had perfect practice attendance Friday ahead of their Week 3 matchup with the Steelers. That included cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who has now practiced for three consecutive days. Gonzalez previously had not participated in practice since July 28. It also at least opens up the possibility that Gonzalez could play Sunday against the Steelers, though he hasn’t practiced in pads since late July. Defensive end Keion White (illness) was also back on the practice field for the second straight day. White was replaced by Anfernee Jennings when he missed last Sunday’s win over the Dolphins. Mike Vrabel…
FOXBORO — The Patriots poured resources into improving their offensive line this offseason, and through two weeks, their work has paid off. In Pro Football Focus’ pass-blocking efficiency metric, which “measures pressure allowed on a per-snap basis with weighting toward sacks allowed”, the Patriots rank seventh through two weeks. The line has allowed just one sack, five QB hits and 14 hurries for 20 total pressures to the Raiders and Dolphins. They also showed dramatic improvement in Week 2. After one week, the Patriots ranked 22nd in pass-blocking efficiency. They were tied for first in Week 2. “Obviously, very, very…
The New England Patriots are looking to win back-to-back games for the first time in three seasons… Yes, that’s a real statistic. Mike Vrabel’s squad bounced back following their season-opening loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, breaking another notable streak by securing a road victory against the Miami Dolphins. It’s time to carry that momentum for the first time in a long time, however, which starts with renewing an old rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. It’s time for another installment of seven storylines: 1. ESTABLISH THE RUN New England showed competence on the offensive side of the football…