“What do I do during the anthem?”
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Cole’s 18 wins are the most for a Pirates pitcher since John Smiley went 20-8 in 1991.
“Special moment for Bres”, interim manager Torey Lovullo said. “We had a good conversation, his spirits are very positive”, Cash said.
Baltimore’s offense could not accumulate any runs for the second-straight game and they fell to four-and-a-half games out of the Wild Card spot. And six Red Sox runs were unearned because the Orioles tied their season high with three errors, including two by third baseman Manny Machado.
What is significant about the Red Sox announcement that Mike Hazen has been promoted to general manager is what it says about Dave Dombrowski. “It doesn’t happen in August or whatever, and that’s a whole different thing”. “You’ve got to be ready for all the things”.
In his last start, Breslow pitched 1.0 innings, allowing zero runs and striking out one in a 5-2 loss to the Rays.
Before I get into some background details on this story, I have to confess that writing about Rich Hill is pulling a name out of the past… feels like the distant past, to be frank. Sure, they haven’t stepped up in class one iota, beating Southern Illinois, Florida worldwide and Western Kentucky, all at home.
Baltimore Orioles’ Wei-Yin Chen (16) throws to first base on a…
“We’ll hopefully celebrate tomorrow and have a good time”, said Lester, who like Maddon was not planning to stay up.
Josh Rutledge drove in two runs, one with a double in the fifth inning for the first run of the game.
Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts, second from right, and Blake…
Boston Red Sox’s Craig Breslow pitches during the first inning of a… Four innings, two hits, a pair of walks, two strikeouts and no runs with 55 pitches.
Cole gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead in the third with a single past a diving shortstop Addison Russell after Jordy Mercer doubled. The outfielder hit two doubles, giving him 62 extra-base hits this season.
The Orioles would love to get Adam Jones back after he missed a fifth straight game due to back spasms, though Showalter said he was available off the bench. Between rehab, minor-league and big-league games he has thrown 1011/3.
– Third baseman Pablo Sandoval was diagnosed with pneumonia Thursday after suffering through what was believed to be an upper respiratory infection for some time, and now it looks as though his season is over.
Hazen said Cherington backed his decision to go after the position.
Breslow said he thought he last pitched from the windup in 2005. “Where am I supposed to play catch before I go into the bullpen?” Baltimore has been shut out 10 times this season.
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (12-9) is set to go Sunday.
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Red Sox: LHP Henry Owens (3-3) is scheduled to start Boston’s home finale. He’s averaged an abysmal 7.2 walks per nine innings over the last five meetings, but managed to come away with a road victory June 23 after allowing three runs in five innings in a 6-4 win.
