Tomlin pitched eight innings of two-run ball to become the first Indians starter to reach 7-0 since Dennis Martinez won his first nine decisions in 1995.
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Bradley himself was joined in history by Blake Swihart, who batted ninth and hit a pair of triples to join his teammate as the only Red Sox in the last 100 years to have multi-triple games out of the bottom spot in the order. Dom DiMaggio holds the franchise record with a 34-game streak in 1949.
David Ortiz had a two-run double and a two-run single, and Dustin Pedroia added three hits to help Boston win its third straight game.
Pedroia left after doubling down the left field line off Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis in the fifth inning and was replaced by Marco Hernandez. They joined the 2001 Indians (33 games) and 2008 Red Sox (31 games) on that list. He walked four in six innings, also giving up five hits and four runs.
At the French Open, it took two days technically to do it, but the mens’ number two seed Andy Murray avoided a disastrous first round exit, coming back from a two sets to none deficit to defeat Radek Stepanek in five sets, the match completed after being postponed when darkness fell over Roland Garros Monday night.
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Shaw followed with an RBI single, and Swihart kept things going later with his two-run triple to put Boston up 4-2. On a night when the Red Sox gave out canvas prints of the 40-year-old designated hitter to the crowd, Ortiz drove in four runs and David Price won his third consecutive start as Boston scored an 8-3 interleague victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Jorge De La Rosa, who came off the disabled list to make the start for the Rockies, lasted just 3 1/3 innings, falling to 1-4 as his ERA rose to 11.41.
DJ LeMahieu led the Rockies’ offense with two hits, and Mark Reynolds netted career hit No. 1,000 with a fourth-inning single. The Rockies rank fifth in the NL in scoring, averaging 0.0 runs per game. “They make me feel like I’m a part of it….”
Rockies: RHP Jason Motte (right shoulder strain) is back with the team, and Weiss said Motte will pitch Wednesday or Thursday. When he came up in the eighth with one out and a runner on second, he was intentionally walked. 1B Hanley Ramirez was lifted after being hit in the right big toe with a pitch. Boston LHP Eduardo Rodriguez worked seven innings, struck out seven and allowed a run on four hits for Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday….
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Mets lefty Steven Matz (6-1, 2.81 ERA) brings a six-game winning streak into the series finale against Washington.
