Kevin Kiermaier ended the scoreless game with his first home run of the season, and Desmond Jennings had a two-run double in Tampa Bay’s fourth consecutive win in Boston, matching its longest streak there.
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Smyly, right, hangs on to the ball while colliding with first baseman Logan Morrison after fielding a pop foul for an out by Boston Red Sox’s Chris Young during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
WHITE SOX 5, ANGELS 0: In Chicago, Mat Latos didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning and Todd Frazier and Jose Abreu hit solo home runs as Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak. After going 0 for 3 the first times he faced Price, he has since gone single, home run, home run, single. home run.
Ventura (1-0) allowed two runs on six hits in five innings. The Red Sox have allowed three or less runs in five of their last seven games, including just six runs in this series. Yet, he is also not the lost cause some figured he might be after watching him get hammered during the spring training schedule in Florida, where he posted a 9.77 ERA over four starts. Bogaerts singled in a run, and Ortiz followed with a two-run double into the left-center gap. But it may have been a costly trip from first for Bogaerts, who left after scoring due to left quadriceps tightness.
“Where he’s typically so good to both sides of the plate, I thought there were a number of pitches where he tried to go in to some right-handers and was just missing the spot”, said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “That’s a really good pitch”, Price said. He is one of the freshest faces on the team, but has also been one of the most dependable players on Boston’s pitching staff so far. Dustin Pedroia hit his first home run of the season in the following a single from Mookie Betts. Rays C Hank Conger made his first start Wednesday since Cleveland stole five bases against him April 14….
Chris Archer went into Wednesday’s game against the Red Sox looking to quiet talk – most of which he felt was without merit though of some comedic value – about his poor start to the season.
Just two outs into Boston’s Tuesday night game against the Rays, they were forced to take Joe Kelly out of the game. “That’s when I started feeling it”, said Bogaerts, who was already feeling better after the game and expects to be ready to play Thursday.
“Yeah, that’s my job”, he said. “So I think it gives you some sense of his presence and feel for the situation”. I want to continue to do so, continue to improve on things I might not be doing so well.
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A fan in the upper deck tried to catch a foul ball and tumbled over a row of seats – from the third to the second. Jake Odorizzi gets the nod, and he’s 0-1 with a 2.41 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. While the Red Sox had other options, including Roenis Elias and Brian Johnson, Owens actually pitched yesterday; aligning perfectly to take Kelly’s original start on Sunday against the Astros in Houston. But doubles by David Ortiz and Shaw tied it off Xavier Cedeno in the seventh and the Red Sox failed to score another run despite having the bases loaded and one out. It’ll be his fourth career start against the Rays. In 8 2/3 innings this season, Kelly has a 9.35 ERA with 10 walks and 11 strikeouts.
