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Red Sox 8, Braves 2

Red Sox’ Tanner Houck continues strong run, dominates Braves in final outing

The rookie righthander turned in his third straight impressive start, limiting the Braves to one run on three hits in six innings.

As possible end of Red Sox’ tenure nears, Jackie Bradley Jr. gets reflective

After eight seasons with the Red Sox, the outfielder will test the free agent market in the offseason.

A delirious day at Fenway Park in 1967: The Impossible Dream is realized

With the Red Sox needing a win for the unlikeliest of pennants, Jim Lonborg and Carl Yastrzemski came through, touching off a wild celebration.

Where do the Red Sox go from here? Let’s take a close look at the roster

After an unprecedented — and unsuccessful — 60-game campaign, it should be an eventful offseason.

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Game 59: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes
Tanner Houck, who's not allowed an earned run in 11 innings in his first two major league starts, gets the ball for the Red Sox in the penultimate game of the season.

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Who should win baseball’s postseason awards?
A 60-game season, it turns out, will not spawn any unsightly asterisks.

Red Sox can’t hold late leads, fall to Braves on walkoff home run in 11th inning

Boston was up 2-1 in the eighth, then surged ahead in both the 10th and 11th before Freddie Freeman's two-run blast won it for Atlanta.

After more than half a century, Pawtucket’s McCoy Stadium hosts its final ‘game’

Action at the Red Sox' 2020 alternate site, home to the team's Triple-A affiliate since 1969, wrapped up with a 3 1/2-inning scrimmage between minor leaguers.

J.D. Martinez: ‘I haven’t been very good’ in 2020, but he’s hip to what has been the problem

The Red Sox slugger says getting his lower half under control during his swing is the key to returning to his old form.

Eduardo Rodriguez cleared for light exercise, expected to have normal offseason

The Red Sox lefthander will be on a deliberate schedule but the hope is that he can rejoin the rotation in 2021.

J.D. Martinez says he’s unlikely to opt out of contract with Red Sox

The designated hitter has two years remaining on the five-year, $110 million deal he signed with the Red Sox in early 2018.

Game 58: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes

Chris Mazza will be on the mound as the Red Sox close out the 2020 season with a three-game series at Atlanta.

Awful home slate ends with a flop as Red Sox blown out by Baltimore

Martin Perez gave up six runs and the Red Sox were routed in their home finale, leaving just three games in Atlanta before the end of a unique, and ugly season

The Dodgers decided Alex Verdugo wouldn’t be a cornerstone. But 2020 proved he may just work out for the Red Sox

"I don’t think he could have done anything else to make us feel better about his place within that core,” said Chaim Bloom about the biggest part of the return in his first major trade with the Red Sox.

Jackie Bradley Jr. says goodbye to Fenway, but for how long?

The team has shown interest in keeping the perpetually exciting and streaky hitting center fielder past this season, but Bradley Jr. said he's interested in testing the free-agent market this offseason.

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Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman resigns following anti-gay slur on air

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