Red Sox - 030 030 030 - 9 12 0 Twins - 101 200 000 - 4 9 0The Red Sox trailed by one run at two points on Wednesday night - 1-0 and 4-3 - and came back to beat the Twins by five runs.
Boston had 12 hits and 10 walks, and they went 7-for-14 with RATS. Eight players got hits, seven players walked, seven players scored, and six players knocked in runs. Brock Holt drove in three runs and Eduardo Núñez, who pinch-ran for Rafael Devers (right hamstring tightness) in the fifth, ended the day with two doubles. Xander Bogaerts doubled and walked twice and scored two runs.
The Red Sox batted around in the second inning, as the first five hitters reached base. Devers singled, Bogaerts walked, Holt singled (1-1), Michael Chavis singled (2-1), and Jackie Bradley walked. With one out, Mookie Betts singled (3-1).
Eight Boston players batted in the fifth - and the Red Sox methodically took the lead. J.D. Martinez walked, Devers singled, Bogaerts doubled (4-4), Núñez ran for Devers, Holt hit a sacrifice fly (5-4), and Chavis singled (6-4).
With one out in the eighth, Betts tripled, Andrew Benintendi doubled (7-4), Martinez singled (8-4), Núñez doubled (9-4), Bogaerts walked, Holt walked, and Chavis hit into a 4-3 double play.
Manager Alex Cora said after the game he planned on sending Eduardo Rodriguez (7-8-4-3-9, 113) out for the eighth inning, but the Red Sox had a lengthy top of the inning and he changed his mind. The bullpen obviously worked overtime (12 innings) on Tuesday night, but sending Rodriguez to the mound after 113 pitches with only a two-run lead (if the Red Sox had not scored in the T8) seems extremely risky. I was not thrilled to read that news.
AL East: MFY 12, Rays 1. ... MFY –, TBR 3.5, BOS 6.5.
Betts, DHAL East: MFY –, TBR 2.5, BOS 6.5. ... Rays/MFY, 1 PM.
Benintendi, LF
Martinez, RF
Devers, 3B
Bogaerts, SS
Holt, 2B
Chavis, 1B
Bradley, CF
León, C
Ken Davidoff, Post (June 19):
If the Yankees win and Giancarlo Stanton strikes out twice, does it make a sound?
The answer could definitively be found Tuesday night in The Bronx: Yes, it makes a rather significant sound, a melody of boos with a "You suck!" punctuating the scene.
Manager Alex Cora said after the game he planned on sending Eduardo Rodriguez (7-8-4-3-9, 113) out for the eighth inning
ReplyDeleteThat seems foolish. Knowing that the team has a day off today, why would you even consider that?
Changing the subject, but Castig had a great rant about time-wasting last night. He got so fed up with Gibson's not wanting to throw the ball that he pulled his stop-watch out in the 5th. Gibson took close to a minute on some pitches before he threw the ball. And crickets from the plate ump. It was only the goddamn 5th inning and you'd think it was the 7th game of the WS. So frustrating--2 easy fixes--pitch clock enforcement and robot balls and strikes. But Manfred is on to London and all the fans hear is the PA and "bargaining chips".
ReplyDeletehad strange feeling of deja-vu from the 2018 Series. two nights ago the Sox went extra innings. both teams scored a run in the 13th, and the Sox lost it late. the next day E-Rod pitched, fell behind early, but the Sox scored nine runs for him (like they always do?), and cruised to the win. anyway, great to take the series from the Twins.
ReplyDeleteGibson took close to a minute on some pitches before he threw the ball.
ReplyDeleteMakes Price seem like Sale!
I can't remember now, but isn't the pitch clock MLB is stumping for used only when the bases are empty?
You could be right. Alas, Wikipedia does not address this. All I remember is the PA being against it but the spin put out was "bargaining chip". The details of "it" have escaped my memory bank.
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