The Red Sox managed a split of the four-game series after dropping the middle two contests.
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Red Sox prospect Andrew Benintendi got his first major league hit on Wednesday night off Seattle Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma with a base hit to left field.
The Red Sox (59-48) moved to within two games of the American League East co-leaders, the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays.
The Boston Red Sox are three games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the AL East lead and are now on a two game losing streak. I’ll take the over here, as we should see some fireworks. He went 0-for-3 during a three-game series there in 2013.
But Travis Shaw got Boston on the scoreboard in the second inning with a solo homer to right field. Sandy Leon sacrificed Shaw to second and Holt then bounced a single up the middle off the glove of diving shortstop Sean O’Malley.
Kimbrel (2-3) got the victory by pitching 1 1/3 innings.
Seattle (54-53) got a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 13th but ended up stranding the runner on third base when Ziegler struck out pinch hitter Seth Smith to finish off the win. Boston RF Mookie Betts was named AL Player of the Month for July after recording 11 multihit outings while batting.368 with five homers and 15 RBIs.3.
Seattle Mariners’ Guillermo Heredia, right, is tagged out by Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia as Heredia tried to steal during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in Seattle.
“I was just missing a little bit – they were pretty patient on some of my curveballs”, said Pomeranz who gave up four hits and struck out six batters in his six innings.
His first inning didn’t inspire immediate confidence.
The NY Mets hoped trading for National League RBI leader Jay Bruce would give a jolt to their offense, and Joltin’ Jay came through last night, blasting a three-run homer against the NY Yankees in the fifth inning that propelled the Mets to a 4-1 win at Yankee Stadium.
“To hold that team to two runs until the 11th inning…”, manager Scott Servais said. Iwakuma came into the game with a career 8.59 ERA in five starts against them, having given up 21 runs in 22 innings pitched.
OUR PICK: The Red Sox have dropped six of seven when their opponent throws a right-handed starter against them and are 3-7 in Porcello’s last 10 starts when he pitches the third game of a series.
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz hit his 36th double of the season in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners, setting a new single-season record for doubles by a player age 40 or older, per ESPN Stats & Info.
But he allowed just two runs (both earned) and four hits while striking out six.
The score stayed like that until the 11th.
Lee helped keep the game tied in the sixth inning by making a (sort of) leaping catch on Shaw’s line drive with a runner on first base and turning it into a double play.
NOTES: Boston OF Michael Martinez was claimed off waivers by Cleveland.
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That’s one of the reasons the Red Sox were so interested in Carlos Beltran at the deadline: his reputation as someone who can produce the big hit in the big spot. RHP Steven Wright will pitch Friday’s opener, with LHPs Eduardo Rodriguez (Saturday) and David Price (Sunday) following.
