Red Sox CEO Lucchino issues statement on stepping down

Hamilton homered into the right-field corner off Mike Leake (9-6), who made his first start with San Francisco.

Andrew Heaney (5-1) was charged with two runs and four hits in 5 1-3 innings.

In November 2002, Lucchino and the Red Sox hired Bill James, one of the founders of baseball’s sabermetrics movement, and appointed 28-year-old Theo Epstein general manager. 375 against the Red Sox over the eight-game hit streak.

Logan Forsythe hit a solo home run in the ninth and the Rays second baseman also had a two-run single in the fourth. The exact time frame on the move is unknown at this time, though Lucchino is expected to leave his position by the end of October, at the latest.

(AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays might have looked at a series against one of the AL’s worst teams as a way to get their playoff drive on track.

BOSTON – The Red Sox recalled infielder Travis Shaw from Triple-A Pawtucket for Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. 500 (51-54) for the first time this season. The near 70-year-old won’t just be remembered for those titles, but also the improvements he made in and around Fenway Park. Shaw became the first Red Sox player since at least 1914 with four hits, five runs and 11 total bases in one game. Farrell said Ramirez “tweaked his knee on a swing” and that was why he was pinch run for in the eighth….

PABLO SANDOVAL was out of the lineup for the third straight game because of a bruised left forearm after getting hit with a pitch Thursday. The third baseman is considered day-to-day, but he might get a longer chance to heal after batting. There was a rumor that he might have hurt his hamstring running to first base in the eighth inning, but no confirmation has come on that story.

According to the Boston Herald, executive vice president and COO Sam Kennedy will take over for Lucchino when his contract expires at the end of the season.

-Shaw started the game at third again and picked up two more hits after having a historic game on Saturday.

Carroll went 1-1 with a 3.28 ERA in 12 relief appearances in two stints with the White Sox this season. Today’s game matched left-hander Wade Miley of Boston against Jake Odorizzi, The Rays had done well against lefties, but Miley came in with sparkling results against the Rays. Starter Matt Moore was charged with six runs on nine hits over three frames with three relievers giving up a combined five runs.

Moore, making sixth start since returning from Tommy John surgery in April 2014, gave up six runs in three innings.

Xander Bogaerts singled then stole second with no throw from catcher Rene Rivera.

Lucchino is the most bombastic among the trio of lead owners who bought the Red Sox from the old ownership for $700 million in 2001, more than twice the amount ever paid for an Major League Baseball team.