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April 22, 2016

G16: Red Sox 6, Astros 2 

Red Sox - 211 100 001 - 6 15  1
Astros  - 000 000 101 - 2  6  0
Mookie Betts went 4-for-5, with three extra-base hits and three runs scored:
1st inning: triple, scored on Pedroia single
2nd inning: double, drove in Bradley
4th inning: single, scored on Bogaerts double
6th inning: flied to center
9th inning: triple, scored on wild pitch
The last Red Sox batter to hit two triples in one game: Jacoby Ellsbury, on June 23, 2009. And the Boston batter before that? David Ortiz, July 22, 2004!

Betts is the sixth Red Sox batter since 1913 to hit a double and two triples, and score three runs, joining Dom DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Dusty Cooke, Ike Boone, and Babe Ruth.

Steven Wright (6.2-4-1-5-6, 116) allowed no earned runs and lowered his ERA to 1.40, tops on the Red Sox staff. (Ryan Hanigan was behind the plate and was charged with three passed balls.)

Four other Red Sox had two hits: Dustin Pedroia, Xander Bogaerts, Hanley Ramirez, and Travis Shaw.
Example
Steven Wright / Collin McHugh
Betts, RF
Pedroia, 2B
Bogaerts, SS
Ortiz, DH
Ramirez, 1B
Shaw, 3B
Holt, LF
Hanigan, C
Bradley, CF
Reliever Carson Smith could start a minor league rehab assignment next week. Smith's return will be welcomed by everyone, but Koji Uehara, who pitched in eight of the team's first 12 games, may be especially glad to have him back in the bullpen.

Also: Jake Arrieta pitched his second career no-hitter on Thursday, as the Cubs beat the Reds 16-0. Arrieta is now 15-0 with a 0.65 ERA in his past 17 starts.
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3 comments:

  1. allanApril 22, 2016 at 10:35 AM

    Andrew Marchand, ESPN:
    "The Yankees can barely hit with runners in scoring position -- or in pretty much any other situation. For much of Thursday, they could hardly hit the ball out of the infield ...
    The reeling Yankees are 5-9 after their seventh loss in eight games.
    They are averaging 2.25 runs per game in their last eight. It is almost impossible to win consistently scoring this way, which the Yankees are proving."

    Also, the MFY are 5-for-61 with RATS in their last 7 games.

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  2. allanApril 22, 2016 at 10:41 AM

    Schilling goes on a Twitter bender. What a shit show.

    Let's not forget that Schilling also wasted $75,000,000 of Rhode Island taxpayers' money.

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  3. allanApril 22, 2016 at 8:04 PM

    White Sox Execute 9-3-2-6-2-5 Triple Play

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