Alex Verdugo and Michael Chavis hit homers to support Martin Perez, who pitched out of trouble during his five innings.
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Red Sox fall to Rays for fourth straight loss
Boston falls to 3-8 with a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
No Butler, no problem as Miami Heat beat Celtics 112-106
Boston’s lead for the No. 3 seed is down to 1 1/2 games to Miami
MLB roundup: Bieber strikes out 13, ties record as Indians top Twins 2-0
Cleveland’s Shane Bieber ties the major league record for strikeouts (27) in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season.
Sports Digest: Bruins return, lose 4-1 to Columbus in exhibition
Boston begins its three-game round-robin series Saturday agains the Flyers.
MLB notebook: MLB launching probe into Marlins after 19th person tests positive for coronavirus
As the Marlins remain quarantined in Philadelphia, MLB wants to know how this outbreak happened, and how to prevent another one.
MLB roundup: Yankees make most of schedule change, defeat Orioles 9-3
Baseball’s weird season reaches another level of strange when the New York Yankees step in for the Miami Marlins and ruin Baltimore’s home opener.
John McNamara, manager of ill-fated ’86 Red Sox, dies at 88
John McNamara dies unexpectedly at his home in Tennessee.
NFL notebook: Giants left tackle Solder opts out of 2020 NFL
Nate Solder cited his son’s ongoing fight with cancer, the recent birth of a baby boy and his own history with cancer.
MLB notebook: Dodgers’ Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros
Joe Kelly gets suspended for throwing a fastball near the head of Houston’s Alex Bregman and mockingly taunting Astros star Carlos Correa.