“They told me to come back (into the clubhouse) to fold laundry, get out of the dugout, relax when you’re not hitting”.
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Eaton had a triple, double and single to key Chicago’s 15-hit night.
“These guys have been swinging pretty good lately”, manager Robin Ventura said. We were pretty aggressive trying to take some extra bases. David Ortiz drove in a career-high seven runs and hit two homers, putting him on the brink of reaching 20 for the 14th consecutive season.
Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez allowed one run on three hits and one walk over seven innings with six strikeouts for the Red Sox.
– Castillo, who was a late addition to the starting lineup following the trade of Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Angels shortly before first pitch, went 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored before being lifted in the seventh for a pinch hitter in De Aza.
After his third pitch of the seventh inning turned into a line-drive double to center off the bat of J.B.
In Houston the Red Sox were swept away to put their losing streak at eight games.
Kelly gave up four runs in the first inning.
Danks didn’t give up a run in his previous two starts, covering 12 2-3 innings.
The Red Sox (44-55) are further again, though they migrated out of the ‘S cellar with the 11-1 rout of Detroit on Weekend. Starter Joe Kelly was shelled in a disastrous, four-run first inning.
“Rough outing”, manager John Farrell said.
The Red Sox signed Justin Masterson to a one-year deal, which, at the time, was thought by rival executives to be something of a short-term gamble, considering Masterson’s inability to get the ball down in the strike zone in 2014. A lot of hard contact early.
Despite eventually going ahead in both the fourth and fifth innings on errors by Chicago third baseman Saladino, though, the Red Sox’s bullpen could not maintain a lead.
Mike Napoli chased Greene with a a ground-rule, RBI double, making it 5-1.
White Sox: Eaton, who missed Sunday’s win over Cleveland after he banged his throwing shoulder diving for a ball a day earlier, replaced slumping Adam LaRoche as the DH. Ortiz then knocked an RBI single to center, and, after Bogaerts was thrown out at home on a fielder’s choice and right fielder Alejandro De Aza struck out, third baseman Pablo Sandoval and Napoli accounted for consecutive RBI singles, increasing the Boston advantage to 8-1. I think for him, it’s getting that feeling back.
I’m leaning towards the team that played the Indians is the team we’ll see this week, for the fact the Red Sox aren’t the caliber of team that the Royals and Cardinals are, but resemble the Indians more this year.
That all changes Tuesday night when the club will place the first number of a pitcher along with the other Red Sox greats – retiring Martinez’s number 45.
Tigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (10-7) is slated to start the opener of a three-game set Monday against Tampa Bay’s RHP Nathan Karns (5-5).
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The Red Sox battled back and tied the game at four after two innings.
