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Bichette breaks tie with 1st slam, Blue Jays top Red Sox 6-2
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Brayan Bello goes 7 no-hit innings, takes loss as Red Sox drop 5th straight
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Alex Verdugo hits leadoff homer for third straight game
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Astros take 3-2 ALCS lead over Red Sox
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Adam Duvall's 3-run HR helps lift Red Sox past Dodgers and Mookie Betts, 8-5 – NBC Boston
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The Trevor Story highlight show continued, and the surging Red Sox are now a run-scoring machine - The Boston Globe
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Orioles' 6-run second stops Twins
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Red Sox complete 3-game sweep of Blue Jays behind Verdugo's 9th-inning homer
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Ohtani hits 43rd home run to set up Angels win, Verdugo walk-off for Red Sox
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Alex Verdugo hits leadoff homer for third straight game
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Astros awaken for 7 in 9th, beat Boston 9-2 to tie ALCS 2-2
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Dodgers 5-8 Red Sox (Aug 26, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN
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Verdugo becomes 1st player in Red Sox history to hit a leadoff homer in the 1st in 3 straight games