If the Red Sox do choose to be deadline sellers, their relievers, Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Whitlock, and Justin Slaten, could be hot commodities in what's expected to be an extreme seller's market.

Chapman passed Hoyt Wilhelm for the most all-time strikeouts as a reliever with his 1,364th on Friday night. The post Red Sox’ Aroldis Chapman breaks MLB relief pitcher strikeout record in save vs. Angels appeared first on Boston.

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Denzer Guzman fouled off Chapman's first pitch, a 94-mph four-seam fastball. The Angels' third baseman whiffed on the next two offerings, an 87-mph slitter and 98-mph sinker. As teammates on the Red Sox's bench rose to celebrate his record 1,364th strikeout as a reliever, Chapman responded with a salute from the Angel Stadium mound.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

There was significant fallout from Tuesday's benches-clearing tussle during the game between the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals.

Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras were each issued seven-game suspensions by Major League Baseball for their role in a benches-clearing fight between the two teams.

Four days after being designated for assignment by the Red Sox, veteran reliever Tommy Kahnle is officially departing the organization.

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Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli and Red Sox slugger Willson Contreras were suspended for actions that led to a bases-clearing incident.