The Red Sox lost the opener of a 3-game series with the Yankees. But the ancient rivals, the Yankees and Red Sox, and the Mets, while all still harboring postseason aspirations, continue to look inward, not outward, for help as the first half of the season ends Sunday with the beginning of the All-Star break. I started running through my head how it happened. Stayed in the building and landed in the last row instead. Betts homered to left on a 0-1 count. The Red Sox have been able to climb back into the race for the American League East with some solid play in July. He was a mess in April. He may be trying his hardest and he may be competing as much as he can, but even he knows his mindset isn’t event close to what it was just a couple years ago. Every fifth day, he goes out and he’s giving us a good chance to win. Attractive piece of hitting.
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Kendall Graveman (6-5) allowed four runs in 6 2/3 innings for his first loss since June 13. Buchholz, who takes the mound tonight against Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda, has turned the “I’m The Ace” t-shirt from a punch line to a point of pride.
“He didn’t feel any one significant effect of a particular pitch, and actually from field level the way he was throwing the baseball, he had good action to all his pitches”, Red Sox Manager John Farrell said. Right to the clubhouse.
RHP Jonathan Aro was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday when the Red Sox activated C Ryan Hanigan the disabled list.
Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts came up short in his bid for his first All-Star berth, losing the final fan voting to Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas. Wait, no. McCann didn’t score.
Cole Figueroa popped out to Brock Holt at second to leave Ross just one out away from getting out of the jam. (To his credit, Figueroa worked one hell of an at-bat.). Encarnacion scored from second and Colabello made it to second on the throw from the outfield.
The lefty-hitting Drew is batting.
Another demon of speed, Brett Gardner, grounded a ball to Napoli.
A last-place team playing a first-place team doesn’t normally spark, or fuel rivalries.
Another fan at Fenway Park has been injured. The right-hander has struggled this season, posting an 0-5 record in six starts.
Even with a hot Buchholz of late, Boston’s team ERA of 4.45 ranks last in the AL, as does its starters’ ERA of 4.72.
The right-hander retired the first two hitters in the ninth before Ben Zobrist doubled and Billy Butler was hit by a pitch. The inning should have been over with no runs on the board following Ellsbury ground ball.
– The Lowell offense managed just three hits Friday, all singles off the bats of center fielder Luis Alexander Basabe, catcher Alex McKeon and right fielder Jordan Austin. Deserved to be crushed. Cody Allen then got Ike Davis to foul out for his 19th save and third in three nights. What a world. Remember when Pineda had no changeup? He allowed seven hits, no walks and struck out six. Big Mike’s special.
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1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on.
