Throw it soft and slow. He yielded four hits while striking out eight batters, more than half of the 14 batters he struck out in the entire month of July. “As far as I know, reports were good”, general manager Ben Cherington said. Then, in the World Series against the Cardinals, he faced off three times against Bob Gibson after Ford was sidelined with numbness in his arm in Game 1, and pitched brilliantly in Games 2 and 5 before losing Game 7 with only two days rest.
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Koji Uehara retired pinch-hitter Brian McCann with two on for his 24th save in 26 attempts. Ortiz connected on a 96 miles per hour 2-0 fastball from Severino leading off the fourth, a drive that landed more than halfway up the elevated concrete bleachers in right field.
But rather than nitpick what Severino did wrong with those two pitches, we’re better off acknowledging how they were part of an overall process that was largely successful. “That’s a good-looking young pitcher”.
Joe Kelly is 3-6 with a 6.11 earned average but will stay in the rotation and face the Tigers on Friday.
Wright posted new career highs in both innings (8) and strikeouts (9) in a game.
The Red Sox have scored at least seven runs in each of their last four victories.
The game was a little closer than I think we all would have liked, but the Yankees were able to grab a 2-1 win over the Red Sox in their series finale Thursday night. However, he produced a pinch-hit single off Andrew Miller in the ninth inning. McCann, who flied out to center, did not start because of a stiff left knee. But the Jays have undergone a transformation since the last time the Yankees saw them.
Despite a clean fifth inning, the Yankee starter’s debut ended after five.
Unsurprisingly with the series loss, Boston’s offense-or lack thereof-mustered six runs in three games against New York.
“I was impressed”, said Yankees third baseman Chase Headley. “You’re at the mercy of what the ball’s doing and he had a good one tonight”.
When perhaps his finest start of the season was finished, CC Sabathia admitted that he often checks the scoreboard during games to find out how hard he’s throwing. “I told you I didn’t think his surroundings would affect him a whole lot. It was a positive for him and showed what he could mean for us going forward”. 375 during a 13-game hitting streak versus New York. Nathan Eovaldi gets the start against R.A. Dickey at 7:05 pm. Cherington said top prospect Brian Johnson, a first-round draft pick in 2012, has inflammation around his pitching elbow but there is “no evidence that there is anything going on around the ligament”. Betts is expected to join the Red Sox in Detroit this weekend, but there is still no target date for his return….
With Rick Porcello being sent to the 15-day disabled list with a tricep strain, the Red Sox have called up Henry Owens from AAA Pawtucket.
“He’s been in baseball long enough to know that those things happen”, Girardi said of Severino.
“He was awesome”, Wednesday night’s catcher John Ryan Murphy said via MLB.com.
The team couldn’t do much against Sabathia, who was on fire, or any of the other pitchers, begging the question of whether Farrell’s strategy of taking pitches to knock out opposing starters works.
“This team (Yankees), given the short porch in right…he was outstanding from start to finish”, Farrell said of Wright following the game.
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Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo noted Jones had already grown a beard in his brief time away from the team and was shaving it to comply with club rules once again. The Yankees have been hot lately, but a nice low-scoring win last night has to give the Red Sox some confidence in this one.
