In the opener, Trevor Cahill (2-3) came off the disabled list to throw five innings of two-hit ball in his first start in almost 16 months in Chicago’s 4-0 win. Mookie Betts is sure making the case that he deserves a long long look at being an AL MVP candidate.
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The Red Sox lost Price’s first two starts against the Orioles this season. The home run was set up by a one-out Mookie Betts walk. Price went eight innings at home against Baltimore on June 14 and stuck out 11 but absorbed the loss while allowing three runs and five hits.Bundy is getting pushed up a day in place of righty Chris Tillman, who was scratched due to shoulder discomfort and likely won’t pitch until the weekend.
The Boston Red Sox outfielder clobbered his sixth and seventh home runs of the season at the Baltimore stadium on Tuesday as he led his team to a 5-3 win against the Orioles.
Betts had three homers and eight RBIs in a 16-2 win over Arizona on Sunday, so it’s not as if he’s only picking on the Orioles. It was Davis’ ninth home run to hit Eutaw Street, the most for any single player in the history of the stadium. Betts did it in three days.
C Sandy Leon saw a hitting streak end Tuesday but continued his breakout season with a two-run homer Wednesday. When the rain first started, there was at least a chance the Red Sox and O’s would have waited out the rain – for up to two or three hours.
Rodriguez and Yovani Gallardo were locked in a scoreless duel until the fifth.
In the fifth, Andrew Benintendi doubled to lead off. Pedroia hit a ball that caromed off Gallardo’s right forearm and right to J.J. Hardy, who threw to first to get the out. Between the offensive surge especially from young star Mookie Betts the Sox have also seen some surprising starts from their pitchers.
The turning point came in the fifth inning. “But I think I’ll be all right”, Gallardo said.
Antonio Bastardo (1-0) retired three batters for his first win since August 7, 2015.
Eduardo Rodriguez received the start for the Red Sox, looking to continue his recent success. And I’m not suggesting that the Orioles would do that, I’m just saying that in my view that goes against the spirit of the game and of competition.
In the night game, Jason Hammel threw seven commanding innings and Anthony Rizzo jumped onto a wall to make a remarkable catch of a foul ball.
The injury was announced as “left hamstring tightness”.
However, the Red Sox offense was the big story (besides the rain) in this one. Barnes entered and completed a walk to Pearce.
In the seventh, Utley hit a grand slam off Michael Mariot, and fans again cheered him back out of the dugout.
Atlanta starter Joel De La Cruz (0-6) gave up four hits, one run, two walks and struck four in 5 1/3 innings.
Red Sox manager John Farrell certainly gets a kick out of watching it. They’re 44-18 in their last 62 home games overall, are 6-1 in their last seven home games when they face a left-handed starter, and are 12-3 in their last 15 home games versus a team with a winning record.
The Boston Red Sox brought their thunder along with them when they arrived in Baltimore earlier this week.
Eight of Price’s home runs allowed have been on the first pitch of an at-bat, most in the majors.
Happ (17-3) allowed three home runs for the second time this season and sixth time in his career.
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Craig Kimbrel, the sixth Boston pitcher, worked a ideal ninth for his 21st save.
