Giants - Red Sox -Madison Bumgarner / Eduardo Rodriguez
Benintendi, LFBats in September: .213/.290/.357.
Vázquez, C
Devers, 3B
Bogaerts, DH
Holt, 1B
G. Hernández, RF
Bradley, CF
Owings, SS
M. Hernández, 2B
Giants - 301 000 025 - 11 15 0 Red Sox - 000 001 101 - 3 6 1Rafael Devers broke up Jeff Samardzija's no-hit bid with two outs in the sixth inning by hitting his 30th home run of the season, a line drive to right. It was the hardest hit ball of the game, by either team, with an exit velocity of 111.1 mph.
Benintendi, LFDavid Price will not pitch again this season.
Bogaerts, SS
Devers, 3B
Vázquez, DH
Holt, RF
Moreland, 1B
Bradley, CF
M. Hernández, 2B
León, C
Close games, we didn't hit with men in scoring position, we didn't pitch well in the beginning but then we pitched well. We played good defense but then we didn't. ... [E]xtra-inning games, using the bullpen knowing we have a bullpen day maybe tomorrow, it's been like that the whole season.Two major league records were tied last night: 13 pitchers used by the Giants and 24 pitchers used by both teams.
I had a wonderful day that day with my kids. ... [At night] I decided to go with a friend of mine. This one place – it's a very nice place, a lot of big-time people go – I sit down and have a drink ... I was there for an hour and a half, two hours. Hanging out, having conversation with people. This place wasn't a club. This place was like, on a patio, that kind of type of place where you go have lunch, have a drink, go have conversation. That was a little confusing for people here ... thinking that it was a club. It wasn't a club. ... I go there ... when I'm back home, only on Sunday, and never heard of a problem.Ortiz says when he was shot, everyone around him scattered, and he was alone on the floor. "Then this angel comes out of nowhere" – a man named Eliezer Salvador – and he put Ortiz in the back seat of his car and drove like a maniac to a private clinic Ortiz was familiar with. "He kept talking to me to make sure I stayed awake." Ortiz knew he had been shot, but "I didn't want to look at it, to be honest." In the morning, after the initial surgery, the Red Sox arranged to bring Ortiz to Massachusetts General Hospital. He remembers nothing of the trip.
I was still doped up from the medication. ... I remember telling my Dad, "Dad, cover my feet. I'm feeling a little cold." And then I passed out. The next time I woke up was when I got to Mass General. I don't even know when they took me out of the airplane once I got here. All I know is I opened my eyes once I got out of the ambulance going into Mass General and then, boom, pass out again.In Boston, Ortiz underwent a second surgery. Three weeks later, he suffered a severe bacterial infection and need additional surgery. "It was very dangerous. I got to the point that I started losing hope." According to the Globe:
In his bleakest days after the surgery, Ortiz fought desperation, even in his sleep. Over seven weeks, he could swallow nothing but melted ice chips – except for a small cup of Jell-O and some fruit that he threw up. ...On July 22, almost seven weeks after the shooting, Ortiz was able to keep down food for the first time: a cup of soup. He soon returned to his home outside Boston. Ortiz has hired former Boston Police Department commissioner Ed Davis to work with police in the Dominican Republic to find out why he was targeted.
"I had nightmares all the time about being in the desert, looking for water," he said. ...
Ortiz drew a measure of hope when the medical team would tell him he would survive. But he began to prepare for the possibility that he would be permanently debilitated ...
"I felt that if I didn't die, then I would never be the same again," he said. "I went through hell with that."
There were so many rumors out there. But like I told them, the Dominican is a country that social media informs you somehow, some way, because there is no consequence. There are people that ... come out there with some things that aren't true, just because they want to get followed or get some likes. There are a lot of rumors, a lot of bad things came out, but none of them were related to what really happened to me.Again, from the Globe:
First, the authorities announced that an unspecified person with an undisclosed motive had placed a $7,800 bounty on Ortiz's head. Six suspects were arrested, and Ortiz said he knew none of them or why anyone would want to harm him. ...While little of the conflicting available information makes sense, Ortiz can joke about the incident. Noting the reported $7,800 bounty on his head, Ortiz said: "You gotta pay a lot more than that to get me killed. I ain't that cheap."
Nearly three weeks later came another announcement. Eight more suspects had been arrested – Ortiz said he knew none of those, either – and police concluded that the actual intended target had been his friend, Fernandez, who sat near him that night.
The bounty on Fernandez was closer to $30,000, authorities said, and his cousin, an alleged drug dealer, had wanted him killed because he allegedly had spoken to police about him more than eight years earlier. ...
Now, there are questions about whether Cesar Peralta, a Dominican drug kingpin known as "The Abuser," or his cartel may have been involved in the shooting, which to Ortiz also defies logic.
I was always very accessible, but I think I'm going to cut down on that a little now. One lesson I've learned is that you can't be naive. There are a lot of things going on now that you have to be aware of. I need to pay attention and be more careful.
Giants - 103 100 000 000 101 - 7 14 0 Red Sox - 010 013 000 000 100 - 6 14 1Juan Centeno had drawn a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the thirteenth to tie the game at 6-6. Two innings later, he had a chance to tie things again (at 7-7) or, possibly, win the game. Boston had runners on first and second with one out and Centeno's flair to shallow center was sinking roughly where Rafael Devers's single had fallen a few minutes earlier. But this time, Kevin Pillar was able to dart in and make a diving, rolling catch. Brock Holt hit a line drive, but it was right at second baseman Mauricio Dubon for the third out.
Benintendi, LFMookie Betts says an MRI shows inflammation in his left foot, but he hopes to play again this season. The Red Sox have 13 games remaining on the schedule.
Bogaerts, SS
Devers, 3B
Martinez, DH
Holt, RF
Moreland, 1B
Vázquez, C
Bradley, CF
M. Hernández, 2B
Today In 1980: Baltimore #Orioles manager Earl Weaver launches into a legendary tirade against umpire Bill Haller at Memorial Stadium! #MLB #History pic.twitter.com/wABIyhJkgj— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) September 17, 2019
Weaver: That's bullshit!Haller walks away. Weaver follows him.
Haller: ... behind the rubber.
Weaver: Ah, bullshit!
Haller: Bullshit yourself.
Weaver: ... you're here - you're here, and this crew is here, just to fuck us.
Haller: BOOM! [Haller actually provides a sound effect when he tosses Weaver! Amazing!]
Weaver: Good. That's great!
Haller: Ahhh, you ... shit.
Weaver: And you stink. ... you couldn't wait to get me out of here.
Haller: Ah, Earl. You run yourself, Earl. You run yourself.
Weaver: Get your finger ...
Haller: You hit me?
Weaver: Yeah, cause you put your finger on me.
Haller: I'm glad you did. I'm glad you hit me.
Weaver: That's right. ... You're here for one goddamn specific reason.
Haller: What's that, Earl?
Weaver: To fuck us!
Haller: Ah, you're full of shit. Fuck you.
Weaver: ... this crew for years and goddamn years and years. And don't you ever put your finger on me again.
Haller: You hit me, Earl.
Weaver: You put your finger on me.
Haller: That's okay.
Weaver: You're goddamn right. If you touch me again ...
Haller: Ah, you ain't gonna knock nobody on their ass.
Weaver: You do it again, and I'll knock you right in your nose.
Haller: I didn't touch you.
Weaver: You pushed your finger ...
Haller: I did not! Now you're lying.
Weaver: ... goddamn ...
Haller: You're lying!
Weaver: No, you are.
Haller: You are lying.
Weaver: You're a big liar if you ...
Haller: You are a liar, Earl.
Weaver: You are!
Haller: A liar!
Weaver: You are!
Weaver: I'll tell you something. You're here for one reason, to fuck us good.Haller walks away again, and again Weaver follows.
Haller: Wrong.
Weaver: That's the only reason.
Haller: You are wrong, Earl.
Weaver: And you'll have your chance tomorrow. You got it as quick as you could ...
Haller: Awwwww ... what's wrong with you?
Weaver: You ain't no good.
Haller: No, you aren't, either. You aren't, either.
Weaver: You ain't no good.
Haller: You're no fucking good, either.
Weaver: You stink. Your ass'll never have our games again.
Haller: I hope ... what do I care?
Weaver: Yeah!
Haller: What do I care?
Weaver: Yeah! What do ... what are you doing here now?
Haller: Well, why don't you call the league office and ask them?
Weaver: Yeah! I will!
Haller: Good.
Weaver: Don't think I won't.
Haller: Good.
Weaver: And the quicker you get ... don't walk away ...
Haller: And the quicker you get out, it'll be better, too.
Weaver: Yeah! Yeah!
Haller: That's right!
Weaver: You ain't going nowhere.
Haller: You aren't either.
Weaver: You watch, about five, ten fucking years from now, who's in the Hall of Fame.*: Weaver's teams lost three of the four World Series in which they played (including the season before this one), but were 15-13 in games. The Orioles lost in 1969 (1-4), won in 1970 (4-1), and lost in 1971 (3-4) and 1979 (3-4). Weaver's Orioles also lost in the ALCS in 1973 (2-3) and 1974 (1-3).
Haller: Oh, you're gonna be in the Hall of Fame?
Weaver: You know it!
Haller: Why?
Weaver: You know it!
Haller: For fucking up World Series? You gonna be in the Hall of Fame for fucking up World Series?
Weaver: I've won more than I've lost, you know.
Haller: Oh, no, you haven't, Earl.
Weaver: Games*! Count games, fucker! ... You don't even know nothing about baseball!
Haller: You better get going, Earl.
Weaver: Oh, I better get going.
Haller: Better get going.
Weaver: What in the hell are you gonna do about it?
Pirates - 400 030 010 - 8 13 0 Cubs - 505 070 00x - 17 16 3 Pirates - 000 100 000 - 1 8 0 Cubs - 041 233 10x - 14 14 0 Pirates - 005 100 000 - 6 14 1 Cubs - 305 221 21x - 16 19 1The Cubs scored in 13 of their final 15 innings of the series. (Also, the Pirates led in two of the three games, though, admittedly, not for very long in both cases.) The Cubs also set a new team record with 14 home runs in a three-game series (previous mark: 12, in 1998).
September 5 at Giants (G1): 15-1 September 5 at Giants (G2): 15-7 September 6 at Giants (G1): 15-2These three games were in the middle of Pittsburgh's six-game sweep of the Giants (three doubleheaders in three days): 12-6, 10-3, 15-1, 15-7, 15-2, 13-4.
August 2 at Phillies: 18-4 August 3 at Phillies: 14-6 August 4 at Phillies (G1): 14-8The Pirates also won Game 2 on August 4: 11-4.
June 1 vs Pirates: 16-4 June 3 at Boston: 15-2 June 4 at Boston: 18-10Before the win on June 1, the Cubs had walked off in their last two games, beating the Cardinals 9-8 in 10 innings and then 6-5. After these three games, they beat Boston again, 10-7 on June 5 and then headed to Brooklyn, winning 13-0 on June 6.
August 10 vs Orioles: 15-1 August 11 vs Orioles: 15-5 August 12 vs Orioles: 17-11In the first month of 1993, the Tigers scored 20 runs twice within four games (April 13 and 17) and scored 12+ runs in three straight games, beating the Twins 12-4, 17-1, and 16-5 (April 23-25).
Reds - 000 000 000 - 0 3 0 Diamondbacks - 001 000 00x - 1 1 1
Tigers - 000 000 001 - 1 5 2 Red Sox - 220 710 05x - 17 20 2 Tigers - 000 201 0 00 - 3 7 5 Red Sox - 030 002 (17)1x - 23 27 0
Sammy White singles to center.The Red Sox went 15-for-27 with runners in so-called "scoring position" in that game! Also, in the next inning, the first three Red Sox (Lepico, Zarilla, Gernert) singled. This game also featured a blown save by Boston reliever Ellis Kinder, who allowed the Tigers to tie the game 3-3 in the sixth. Kinder pitched the final four innings and got the 'win'.
Gene Stephens singles to right, White to third.
Stephens steals second.
Tom Umphlett singles to left, White scores, Stephens scores (7-3).
Johnny Lipon strikes out.
George Kell doubles to left, Umphlett to third.
Billy Goodman walked intentionally.
Jim Piersall singles to center, Umphlett scores, Kell scores, Goodman to third (9-3).
Dick Gernert homers, Goodman scores, Piersall scores, Gernert scores (12-3).
Ellis Kinder singles to right.
White walks, Kinder to second.
Dick Weik replaces Gromek.
Wild pitch, Kinder to third, White to second.
Stephens doubles to center, Kinder scores, White scores (14-3).
Umphlett walks.
Lipon singles to left, Stephens scores, Umphlett to second (15-3).
Kell flies out to left.
Goodman singles to right-center, Umphlett scores, Lipon to second (16-3).
Earl Harrist replaces Weik.
Ted Lepcio pinch-runs for Goodman.
Al Zarilla pinch-hits for Piersall.
Zarilla walks, Lipon to third, Lepcio to second.
Gernert walks, Lipon scores, Lepcio to third, Zarilla to second (17-3).
Kinder singles to center, Lepcio scores, Zarilla scores, Gernert to third (19-3).
White singles to center, Gernert scores, Kinder to second (20-3).
Stephens singles to right, Kinder scores, White to third (21-3).
Umphlett singles to left, White scores, Stephens to second (22-3).
Lipon walks, Stephens to third, Umphlett to second.
Kell flies out to left.
17 runs, 14 hits, 6 walks, 3 runners left on base.
Orioles - 000 000 030 001 - 4 10 0 Tigers - 001 010 001 005 - 8 13 1After checking B-Ref's Play Index, I reported: "A home team has won in extra innings by four runs 87 times since 1908. I'll bet more a few are not simply a '4'."
Cleveland - 000 000 110 000 001 1 - 4 11 0 Red Sox - 200 000 000 000 001 5 - 8 16 2June 2, 1952
White Sox - 000 010 000 1 - 2 8 0 Red Sox - 000 000 100 5 - 6 9 1May 4, 1961
Dodgers - 000 210 101 1 - 6 9 2 Milwaukee - 010 000 121 5 - 10 13 2June 15, 1985
Cleveland - 100 001 000 000 1 - 3 10 2 Angels - 000 001 001 000 5 - 7 13 2April 18, 1987
Mets - 013 100 002 1 - 8 11 1 Cardinals - 000 501 001 5 - 12 14 0May 9, 2000
Dodgers - 302 010 000 001 - 7 15 0 Diamondbacks - 210 000 210 005 - 11 15 0May 13, 2009
Tigers - 000 212 400 000 1 - 10 14 1 Twins - 201 103 020 000 5 - 14 17 0
Red Sox - 104 001 000 - 6 6 0 Phillies - 010 011 000 - 3 7 1Christian Vázquez hit two home runs, including the first grand slam of his career, and drove in five runs. It was also the catcher's first multi-home run game.
First career grand slam for Christian Vázquez! pic.twitter.com/TdIbuwsMqn— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 15, 2019
Benintendi, CF
Bogaerts, SS
Devers, 3B
Martinez, RF
Moreland, 1B
Vázquez, C
Travis, LF
Owings, 2B
Porcello, P
Chris Owings, 2019: .095/.174/.143, .317 OPS R. Porcello, career: .186/.186/.233, .419 OPS
Red Sox - 000 000 101 - 2 6 0 Phillies - 000 000 100 - 1 5 0Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 12 Phillies (6.2-4-1-1-12, 105) as the Red Sox squeezed out a 2-1 win on Saturday night.
Peter Abraham, Globe: "Betts has a sore left foot. ... Betts will get checked out by a doctor but the belief is it's not something serious."Betts, RFM. Hernández, 2B
Devers, 3BBogaerts, SS
Bogaerts, SSDevers, 3B
Martinez,LFRF
Moreland, 1B
Vázquez, C
Bradley, CF
G. Hernández,2BLF
Rodriguez, P
150 - Ted Williams, 1949
142 - Ted Williams, 1946
141 - Ted Williams, 1942
139 - Jimmie Foxx, 1938
136 - Tris Speaker, 1912
135 - Ted Williams, 1941
134 - Ted Williams, 1940
131 - Mookie Betts, 2019
131 - Dom DiMaggio, 1950
131 - Ted Williams, 1939Betts is also tied for 13th place, with 129 (2018).
Red Sox - 021 100 201 - 7 12 0 Blue Jays - 000 020 011 - 4 7 3Xander Bogaerts collected his 50th double of the season in the top of the third inning on Thursday.
Betts, RFSince being traded after the 2016 season, Clay Buchholz has pitched in only 26 major league games, two with the Phillies (2017), 16 with the Diamondbacks (2018), and eight with the Blue Jays (2019). (He also started three games in the Royals minor league system in 2018.)
Holt, 3B
Bogaerts, SS
Martinez, DH
Benintendi, LF
Moreland, 1B
Bradley, CF
M. Hernández, 2B
Centeno, C
Red Sox - 000 000 000 - 0 2 1 Blue Jays - 000 260 00x - 8 11 1The Red Sox managed two singles at Skydome on Wednesday night, one in the first inning and one in the ninth.
Holt, RFBobby Poyner is the Red Sox's 15th starting pitcher this season, the most since 1958 (18).
Bogaerts, SS
Devers, 3B
Martinez, DH
Moreland, 1B
Benintendi, LF
Vázquez, C
Bradley, CF
M. Hernández, 2B
Dombrowski was told he would not be returning for the final year of his contract and he eventually left the ballpark.The Red Sox scrambled to issue the news on their own, doing so shortly after midnight. The firing was made official on Monday. As McAdam writes: "Sunday wasn't the first time that Dombrowski had sought some clarification on his future from ownership — merely the last."
After informing Dombrowski of the decision, the Red Sox had planned to keep the news from going public Sunday night and scheduled a press release for Monday.
But then some hints of the firing began showing up on social media. In some areas of the ballpark, workers got word of the move and began spreading the news.