Red Sox - 112 020 203 - 11 16 0 Astros - 000 000 000 - 0 3 3Clay Buchholz: 9-3-0-0-12, 109. A new career high in strikeouts. Buchholz retired the last 17 batters he faced. ... Buchholz will also start the Red Sox's next game, this Friday against the Royals.
Brock Holt: 5-for-6, home run, two runs scored. (He went 10-for-15 in the series.) Holt is the first Red Sock to have five hits in a game since Dustin Pedroia went 5-for-5 (with three home runs) against Colorado on June 24, 2010. Holt also played two innings at second base, the seventh position he has played this season.
Two hits: Pedroia, Daniel Nava, Stephen Drew, Christian Vazquez.
Two RBI: Vazquez, David Ortiz, Mike Carp.
The Red Sox had 16 hits, eight walks, and one HBP. They left 11 men on base and hit into five double plays. ... And still scored 11 times.
Holt, SS
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Napoli, 1B
Nava, LF
Bradley, CF
Bogaerts, 3B
Drew, SS
Vazquez, C
3 comments:
They left 11 men on base and hit into five double plays. ... And still scored 11 times.
Even when they're good, it's in spite of the fact they suck :-)
They left 11 men on base and hit into five double plays. ... And still scored 11 times.
On Saturday, they left only nine men on base and hit into just two double plays while collecting 13 hits... and LOST 3-2.
What a wonderful, wacky game this baseball is.
So true. BOTH comments!
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