“You just have to be professional, brush it off and get your work in”. While that game-winning hit could be chalked up to a bit of bad luck, the hard hit doubles that put him in that position fall on Tazawa.
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The Boston Globe further reports that “Kennedy would take on only one of Lucchino’s roles, that of club president”.
Loney’s hit kept the Rays from falling to their fourth straight loss. Most recently, the Red Sox dropped to 47-59, losing to the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston, 4-3.
Right-hander Steve Geltz (2-4) earned the win in relief for the Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays hope to avoid the sweep at the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.
But in the top of the eighth inning, Tazawa who has struggled of late, gave up a leadoff double to Evan Longoria, which was trouble for the BoSox. “With the addition of the Pawtucket situation there was probably more involvement with that on his end there, but I can’t say he was less involved here”. “Still, the thing that will stand out most is the interactions that you had with him frequently whether it’s here at home, during spring training and just a driving force behind being the best that we could be”.
“I made some good pitches in some situations we needed to make them in, ” Miley said. Shaw collected a career-high four hits and became the first Red Sox player to score five runs since 2B Dustin Pedroia in 2008.
When the Sox added another run on David Ortiz’ third inning double-Xander Bogaerts again the man coming home-it looked like Boston was in for a productive offensive night. Ramirez thus strike a two-out RBI twice in to intense right-center, plating Bogaerts to really band along the grade at one. He hit Curt Casali with a pitch and then walked Brandon Guyer to load the bases with two outs.
Rays: Steven Souza Jr. was hit by a fastball by Kelly and left in the sixth with a bruised left hand….
“That’s a long way around the bases”, manager Kevin Cash said.
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The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder J.B. Shuck on the 15-day disabled list for a strained left hamstring and recalled right-handed pitcher Scott Carroll from Triple-A Charlotte. Red Sox 3B Pablo Sandoval (left forearm contusion) was available off the bench. Outfielder Mookie Betts, on the seven-day concussion DL, is not expected to travel to New York for the club’s upcoming series against the Yankees. Today’s game matched left-hander Wade Miley of Boston against Jake Odorizzi, The Rays had done well against lefties, but Miley came in with sparkling results against the Rays.
