The Boston Red Sox are yet to win a home game this season as the offense and particularly infield defense have struggled to support the starting pitching staff.
Instead of taking the chance to shake off a series sweep against the Baltimore Orioles, the Red Sox suffered a 7-0 shutout loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Boston extended the league lead in errors and unearned runs allowed. That started in the first inning when David Hamilton and Pablo Reyes could not connect on a pair of potential double-play balls, leading to three early runs.
“Double plays are game-changers and momentum-changers,” Alex Cora told reporters after the loss, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “If you turn them, the momentum turns to you. If you don’t turn them, the momentum stays with them. That’s what happened.”
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Ceddanne Rafaela followed that up when his cut-off throw short-hopped Triston Casas and rolled away, leading to another Los Angeles run. Those Red Sox mistakes are the ones Cora believes must be the priority in stopping.
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“Those are the ones that really bother me,” Cora offered. “The physical ones are part of it. We will make mistakes. We will make errors. I’ve made errors. The other ones are the ones we have to eliminate. The mental ones.”
The tough defense put Tanner Houck in poor position to succeed, allowing 12 hits and seven runs in 5 2/3 innings after two dominant outings to start his season.
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“Felt like I didn’t have the same bite as the last outings,” Houck told reporters, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage.
Falling back to 7-7, cleaning up the defense is the ultimate precursor to turning the tides on a recent slump for the Red Sox.
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“We work so hard to get it done,” Cora added. “We have to do it at 7:05.”
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“Flush it tonight, tomorrow’s a new day,” Houck said. “New sunrise. Try to put in work.”
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Red Sox Wrap: Boston Shows Similar Struggles, Falls To Angels
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Here are more notes from Friday’s Angels-Red Sox game…
— The Red Sox moves to 2-2 against the Angels this season.
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— Boston moves to 27-8 all-time in their yellow City Connect uniforms after the 2024 debut of the jerseys on Friday night.
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— The Red Sox entered play tied for second in baseball with 13 errors and made three more in the loss. Boston also leads the league with 19 unearned runs allowed.
— Jarren Duran reached base twice for the third-straight game after tallying a pair of two-hit games to close out the series against the Baltimore Orioles earlier in the week.
— Cora added that Boston will “probably stay away” from playing Rafael Devers again on Saturday as he works through shoulder soreness, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage.
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— Four games in, Boston still searches for its first win at Fenway Park in 2024.
“We don’t like losing, especially in front of our home fans,” Tyler O’Neill told reporters after the loss, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “It’s no fun. We want to put up more of a fight than we are right now.”
— The Red Sox continue the three-game set with the Angels on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. First pitch is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. You can catch the game, plus an hour of pregame coverage, on NESN.
Investigators identified Tyler Brown of Boston as the man who allegedly opened fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, leaving two victims with life-threatening injuries.
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said Brown fired 50 to 60 shots on the busy road shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
Two male victims were hit in vehicles, Ryan said. They are in critical condition and fighting for their lives.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper and a civilian with a license to carry a firearm went toward the gunman and fired their weapons at him. Officers treated Brown at the scene, and he was brought to a Boston hospital, where he is in intensive care, according to the district attorney.
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This video shared with NBC10 Boston appears to show a man opening fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, May 11, 2026.
Authorities have, so far, shared limited information about the suspect.
“Mr. Brown is from Boston, and apparently was in the process of moving here. We understand that Mr. Brown was under the supervision of either the Massachusetts Probation Department or Department of Parole,” Ryan said.
She did not elaborate on why Brown may have been on probation or parole.
“We will address Mr. Brown’s criminal record, if any, at the arraignment,” she said.
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Ryan added that she did not know enough about Brown’s condition to say whether he would be arraigned in court or in a hospital bed. The timing was also not clear.
He will face two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and firearms charges, and “a variety of other charges as we unfold what took place, exactly, and we have a chance to speak to the many, many people who were out there,” Ryan said.
An inbound stretch of Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road will be closed each night through August for tunnel repairs, officials announced.
Starting Monday, the closures will begin at 8 p.m. and last until 5 a.m., state officials said.
Road closures begin at North Harvard Street in Allston and stretch along the Charles River Esplanade to Mugar Way in Boston, near the Hatch Memorial Shell, officials said.
Traffic will be detoured into Cambridge over the Anderson Bridge, along Memorial Drive, and then be routed into Boston over the Longfellow Bridge.
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The closures will allow ongoing repairs to the Storrow Drive Tunnel in the Back Bay.The work is the first phase of a two-stage project to extend the lifespan of the tunnel, which carries roughly 50,000 drivers to and from downtown Boston daily.
The outbound portion of the tunnel and accompanying roadways will not be affected.
State transportation officials said changes to the work schedule will be made when necessary to minimize impacts during major local events at TD Garden, Fenway Park, or during the FIFA World Cup and 250th anniversary celebrations scheduled for this summer.
Additional changes may be made without notice due to weather.
Transportation officials have not specified when the closures will end.
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Bryan Hecht can be reached at bryan.hecht@globe.com. Follow him on Instagram @bhechtjournalism.
OXFORD — Ole Miss softball is back in the NCAA Tournament after making the Women’s College World Series a season ago.
The Rebels (34-24) will play Boston (46-13) on May 15 (1 p.m. CT, ESPNU) in the Lubbock Regional. Ole Miss is the No. 2 seed in the regional, and Boston is the No. 3.
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Texas Tech (52-6), the No. 11 overall seed and regional host, will face No. 4 Marist (37-19).
The Rebels went 6-18 in SEC play this season, and have a largely new-look roster from the team that made the WCWS last season.
Ole Miss beat South Carolina and Tennessee in the SEC Tournament to improve its seed.
Freshman Madi George has burst onto the scene in the SEC. The first-year infielder leads Ole Miss with a .385 batting average. She has a team-high 21 home runs and 58 RBIs.
Seniors Emilee Boyer (3.86 ERA), Kyra Aycock (3.97 ERA) and junior Lily Whitten (3.04 ERA) are the primary options in the circle for coach Jamie Trachsel.
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Trachsel is in her sixth season leading the Ole Miss program. She led the Rebels to their first WCWS appearance in program history in 2025.
What to know about Boston, Texas Tech and Marist in Lubbock Regional
Boston entered the Patriot League Tournament as the top seed and the Terriers delivered. Boston beat No. 2 Colgate 12-1, becoming the second team in Patriot League history to four-peat as conference champions. Boston is on a 12-game winning streak. Kylie Doherty leads the team with a .396 batting average and 26 home runs.
Texas Tech made the 2025 WCWS championship series, losing to Texas in three games.
Texas Tech lost just three Big 12 games this season but lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Red Raiders are a strong threat to get to the WCWS again. There are four Texas Tech batters hitting over .400. Star pitcher NiJaree Canady leads the Red Raiders with a 1.24 ERA. She has 209 strikeouts.
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Marist plays in the MAAC and won the conference tournament. Marist split a two-game series against South Carolina early in the season. Ava Metzger (12-3, 2.51 ERA) and Peyton Pusey (.404 batting average) lead the team.
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
