It took eight innings for the Red Sox offense to show signs of life, and about five minutes for Diamondbacks to stamp out every rally spark and force Alex Cora to wait at least one more day for his 600th managerial victory. Bookended by Payton Tolle’s five-run start and Justin Slaten’s four-run implosion, Friday night marked Boston’s second frustratingly unforgettable loss in a row, a 10-5 mess in Arizona. Even though the Red Sox had Thursday off after Wednesday’s unpleasant bullpen loss at Fenway the night before, Tolle’s short start was suboptimal. The lefty prospect lasted just three innings in…
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Payton Tolle’s second career Major League outing wasn’t as exciting as his first. The Boston Red Sox starter pitched three innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks and allowed five runs in the process. He struck out two while walking four. He took his first career loss as Arizona won 10-5. There were a few issues for Tolle on Friday. First pitch strikes were one of them. The lefty faced 17 hitters and fell behind nine of them 1-0. That’s a stark contrast from his debut, in which he threw first-pitch strikes to 14 of 21 batters. That issue surfaced because the…
Happy Payton Tolle Day, folks. Last time out, Tolle had the pleasure of facing the hapless Pirates, who are notoriously bad against left-handed pitching. Tonight, he gets an opponent on the other end of the spectrum in the Arizona Diamondbacks, who excel against southpaws. Fortunately, it isn’t Paul Skenes on the mound opposite him; it’s old friend Eduardo Rodriguez. Eddy is in the middle of a difficult season with a 5.40 ERA in 24 starts. He’ll give the Dbacks five innings and hand it off to the bullpen, most likely. Fortunately, the Arizona bullpen isn’t very strong. On the season,…
BRAINTREE – In a game that featured just four pass attempts, Weymouth controlled the tempo with 427 yards on the ground and not a single pass attempt to secure a 42-0 victory over rival Braintree. This ended a five-game losing streak dating back to last season for the Wildcats. Head coach Mike Donovan credited a great effort in practice. “The kids had a great week of practice,” Donovan said about taking down Braintree. “They worked really hard all week. We know it’s never easy coming here. … It’s always an emotional game on both sides. I’m so proud of our…
Brooke Braswell posted 14 kills, 13 aces, eight digs and three blocks, while Emma Chevalier had 18 assists, four aces and nine digs as Lynn Classical (2-1) defeated Lynn Tech 3-1 in the Lynn City Championship volleyball match. Freshman Sophie Hinds floored seven kills, while juniors Chelsea Wagner and Taylor Donohoe had nine kills each as Oliver Ames (2-0) bested Mansfield 3-0 in Hockomock League action. Amelia Burgoyne recorded 10 assists, 10 service points and an ace as Notre Dame (Hingham) (2-1) defeated Fontbonne 3-0 in the Catholic Conference. … Aliana DeSano, Vanessa Vaudo and Addison Tran had 21 combined aces,…
The New England Patriots are generating some playoff buzz, but they would shock the world by making a serious run at the Super Bowl in Mike Vrabel’s first season as head coach. They may instead watch a familiar foe pursue a long-eluded Lombardi Trophy. Peter Schrager successfully predicted the Super Bowl winner six straight times before finally faltering last year. His remarkable run ended when picking the Kansas City Chiefs to defeat the Green Bay Packers before the 2024 season. Now working for ESPN, the former NFL Network analyst will attempt to start a new streak with a different champion.…
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The names of experts appointed to an Olympic panel looking at female gender issues ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are not being revealed, the IOC said on Friday. A working group on “Protection of the Female Category” in sports was promised by the International Olympic Committee’s first female president Kirsty Coventry when she was elected in March. A key campaign theme was the IOC taking more strategy-setting responsibility in fallout from the furor around women’s boxing at the Paris Summer Games that was widely used then and since as a…
The good news for Fabian Lysell? He is a year older, more physically and mentally mature and he now has at least a small body of work in the National Hockey League from which he has to work as he prepares for the opening of training camp on Sept. 17. The bad news? Making the Bruins roster, though not exactly chock-full of high-end talent, appears even harder to make for him than it was last year. Part of that is because the B’s re-stocked their roster with some reliable veterans in Viktor Arvidsson, Tanner Jeannot, Sean Kuraly and Mikey Eysssimont.…
With only three weeks left in the MLB regular season, the playoffs are just around the corner. Despite losing Roman Anthony to an oblique injury this week, the Boston Red Sox still appear likely to reach the postseason for the first time since 2021. No team is perfect, and even the best clubs have their flaws. While the Red Sox are young, exciting and talented, they have their share of issues heading into October. On Friday, writers at The Athletic named their top concern for all 12 teams currently in playoff position. Boston beat writer Jen McCaffrey identified “rotation and…