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James Shields delivered a message to surging Boston with his major league-leading third shutout of the season....

David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and Jonathan Papelbon labored through the ninth inning to earn his 200th save, leading the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 6-4 Tuesday night.

The Red Sox can finally move on now. For seven days, they seemed to carry the weight of Boston on their shoulders, as they began one of the most anticipated seasons in their history with one of the worst starts in their history.

CC Sabathia outpitched John Lackey, Ramiro Pena drove in two runs while subbing for injured Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees stopped their mini-slide by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Saturday.

The Boston Red Sox overcame three deficits of at least two runs and beat the Yankees to open the 2010 season and add another chapter to a storied rivalry.

The Red Sox reportedly picked up Victor Martinez's option for 2010.

Jered Weaver followed John Lackey’s Game 1 shutout with a splendid seven and a third innings in a 4-1 victory.

John Lackey pitched into the eighth inning and Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer off the rock pile in center field, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in their playoff opener Thursday night.

Even before Mariano Rivera fielded the final ball, the party started for the New York Yankees. Catcher Jose Molina leaped up from behind the plate the moment Jacoby Ellsbury tapped softly back to the mound, then the celebration really got going. Absent from the playoffs last year, the Yankees let loose Sunday after clinching the AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 4-2 win over Boston....

Derek Jeter needed one pitch to reach a milestone and get the Yankees going again. New York's leadoff batter hit the first pitch of the game for a homer, his 2,700th career hit, and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Sunday night with five homers off Josh Beckett. "We got pitches to hit and we hit them," Jeter said one night after Boston's 14-1 win.