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Red Sox face lengthy travel issues ahead of series vs. Mets
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The Red Sox weren’t able to leave Chicago until approximately 3 p.m. ET for their 7:15 p.m. ET game Friday.
No games have been played, but the Red Sox’s series against the New York Mets is already off to a rocky start.
That’s thanks to a series of travel issues that caused a 17-hour delay from the time Boston was supposed to depart Chicago to the time it actually took off. The Red Sox should have left Illinois at 9:45 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday night, landing in New York around midnight.
Instead, the team took off at approximately 3 p.m. ET on Friday. They’ll land around 5 p.m., making it to New York just barely in time for their 7:15 p.m. game against the Mets.
The Boston Globe‘s Tim Healey and Alex Speier reported the delay, and their sources didn’t give any specific reason for the issues, just that Boston “encountered multiple plane issues in trying to continue to New York.”
As of 4 p.m. ET, the Red Sox-Mets game will continue as scheduled at 7:15 p.m. Friday. Sonny Gray is set to take the bump for Boston, which enters Friday an undefeated 6-0 on its recent road trip.
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Clement drives in tiebreaking run as Blue Jays beat Boston 5-3, hand Red Sox 4th straight loss
TORONTO — Ernie Clement drove in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, Brett Bateman had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Toronto’s George Springer walked to begin the sixth and went to third on Alejandro Kirk’s single before scoring on Clement’s fielder’s choice.
Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu hit solo homers, but the Red Sox lost their fourth straight. It’s Boston’s longest skid since losing four in a row from June 14-18.
Adley Rutschman went 1 for 3 and walked twice in his debut with the Red Sox. The three-time All-Star, picked up in a deal with Baltimore at the trade deadline, hadn’t played since July 18 with the Orioles because of left wrist inflammation.
Chase Lee (1-0) got five outs for his first big league win, and Spencer Miles earned his first career save.
Boston’s Patrick Sandoval (1-1) allowed four runs, two earned, and eight hits in six innings.
Rafaela opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third, but Toronto answered in the bottom half with Bateman’s RBI double.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease (84) pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Credit: AP/Sammy Kogan
Leadoff homers by Abreu in the fourth and Rafaela in the fifth put the Red Sox up 3-1. Abreu’s homer was his 21st. Rafaela’s was his 16th.
The Blue Jays took advantage of a Boston error to tie it in the fifth. After Myles Straw reached on third baseman Caleb Durbin’s miscue, Charles McAdoo hit a sacrifice fly and Bateman added an RBI single.
Straw made it a two-run lead with an RBI single off Seth Martinez in the eighth.
Toronto’s Dylan Cease allowed three runs and five hits, including both homers, in five innings. He walked four and struck out seven, boosting his total to an AL-leading 191.
Boston Red Sox’s Wilyer Abreu (52) celebrates with his team after hitting a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during fourth inning MLB baseball action in Toronto, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Credit: AP/Sammy Kogan
Cease had allowed only two homers in his previous 10 starts, both against Tampa Bay on July 20.
Up next
Blue Jays RHP José Soriano (9-6, 3.24 ERA) is scheduled to start Wednesday against Red Sox LHP Ranger Suarez (4-3, 3.32).
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The 2026 NBA season is near as the schedule begins to come into focus with the first batch of games announced on Tuesday morning.
Among those games includes the first matchup of the season, which features two Eastern Conference playoff teams from last year as the Detroit Pistons will face the Boston Celtics on Oct. 20.
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During the postseason, both teams were upset as the No. 2 seeded Celtics fell to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round while the No. 1 seeded Pistons lost in the second round to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
With plenty to prove entering a new season, the game is sure to be intense with both teams eyeing a strong start to a revenge season. Tickets are available for now for the game, which you’ll learn more about prices below.
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The Detroit Pistons host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. As of publication, the cheapest ticket to get into the game starts at $276.
If you’re looking to see the first game of the NBA season up close, lower level seating starts at $440 in Section 125.
Pistons vs. Celtics 2026 NFL game information
- When: Tuesday, Oct. 20
- Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit
- What time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV channel: NBC
- Tickets: Starting at $276
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After the Pistons and Celtics get things underway, the New York Knicks will raise their NBA championship banner when they host LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers, and finally the San Antonio Spurs will host the OKC Thunder in a Western Conference Finals rematch.. Tickets to all three games are now available.
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A truck and three cars were involved in a crash on Interstate 93 in Canton, Massachusetts, on Monday night, police said.
It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the crash at the 1.6 mile marker.
Massachusetts State Police said the crash was reported about 9 p.m., and that it left two lanes closed, with the remaining lane partially closed.
Police haven’t said what they believe led to the crash.
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