Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees looks on before the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 11, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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NY avoided a $6 million marketing payment due previous year for matching Willie Mays’ total of 660 home runs.
Wednesday night, the chant echoed through Fenway again, and when Rodriguez entered the game to pinch-hit in the seventh inning, it became clear Boston fans weren’t chanting Rodriguez’s name to honor him.
James, who said earlier this summer he meant to re-sign with Cleveland, will soon sign the deal, said the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because some details still need to be finalized. The 41-year-old designated hitter, a three-time AL MVP and 14-time All-Star, is hitting.204 this season with nine home runs and 29 RBIs in 216 at-bats. “Made a good pitch to A-Rod and got just a little tapper in front of the plate”.
Half of the Yankees’ six hits came in that inning, but the key play was a Jacoby Ellsbury fly ball that Red Sox rookie Andrew Benintendi misplayed in left.
But will he? It doesn’t seem like Rodriguez wants to be done, especially considering he sits just four home runs away with 700 for his career.
Hanley Ramirez drove in both runs for the Red Sox on an RBI single in the first and RBI double in the fifth.
Rodriguez has not played the field at all since last May.
Braden Shipley (2-1) pitched three-hit ball over seven innings in his fourth big league start to help the Diamondbacks sweep the three-game series.
Betances had runners at the corners with one out after giving up a walk and then a double to Leon before striking out Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts to end it.
Ramirez was shaken up after colliding with Gary Sanchez at first base during Sanchez’s eighth-inning single. Ramirez was checked by a trainer and stayed in the game. Interestingly, they referred to it as his “final game as an active Major League Baseball player”. “They’re passionate fans. They love their team”.
“It’s never fun not having him around, but it could have been worse”, Cubs Manager Joe Maddon said.
Yankees: RHP Nathan Eovaldi had an MRI on his pitching elbow and was evaluated by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad.
Red Sox: OF Mookie Betts was out of the starting lineup after leaving Wednesday night’s game early with tightness in his right calf.
Chris Archer will start for the Rays.
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The Red Sox (61-52) lost for the fourth time in five games and dropped below 10 games over.500 for the first time since July 8. The Yankees are 57-56 and 4 1/2 games back of the second wild card spot, so while they are still technically in the race, they’re a long shot.
