BALTIMORE (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a grand slam as part of a 10-run ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox snapped a four-game skid with a 17-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday ... .
This season got off to a rough start as well, and after losing 17 of the team’s first 27 games, Cora was fired along with several others on the Red Sox coaching staff.
Softball. Beecher 15, Arthur-Lovington 0 (4 inn.) ... Beecher 10, St. Joseph-Ogden 5. The Bobcats (17-0) had their shutout streak snapped in the second game of the day, but remained unbeaten on the season ... Edwardsville 20, Bradley-Bourbonnais 17 ... Baseball ... .