“We’re just going to make sure we get all the appropriate information on any further injury or the extent of it tomorrow morning”.
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Tyler Sturdevant struck out Hanley Ramirez and Bradley to begin the ninth, and Romero was summoned. Romero sent Ortiz to the ground with a high-and-tight 1-2 fastball, then got him on a called third strike. Sure, I’ll take that. David Ortiz has become the oldest player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in a season. Manager John Farrell lifted him for reliever Matt Barnes, who got the next three outs, but Boston’s offense couldn’t rally.
Betts was thrown out by Mahtook from left field trying to stretch a single into a double in the eighth.
Since the All-Star break, the righty has yet to lose a start in seven outings while posting a 1.64 ERA. On Saturday against the Rangers, Odorizzi pitched six innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk with four strikeouts in an 8-2 Rays win. Brad Boxberger (2-0) got three strikeouts in the 11th, the last with Mookie Betts at second after the Boston right fielder walked and stole his 21st base of the season.
“Outstanding damage control”, Cash said. Sox 3-0. Porcello ended up giving two of those runs back to the Rays in the bottom of the 3rd inning when he gave up a 2 run RBI double to Miller.
The Boston Red Sox lost in 11 innings on Wednesday night to the Tampa Bay Rays, but as they wrap up a four-game series Thursday afternoon, the bigger loss could be rookie outfielder Andrew Benintendi.
A Cincinnati native, Benintendi was originally selected by the Reds in the 31 round of the 2013 draft only to go to the University of Arkansas where he would garnered a number of accolades such as receiving the Dick Howser Trophy, SEC Male Athlete of the Year, Baseball America National Player of the Year and Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year among 18 total awards as a sophomore in 2015. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (left hamstring) will have a bullpen session Thursday, which will help determine where he will be inserted into the rotation.
Through Wednesday’s game, Benintendi had a batting average of.324 (22-for-68) with six doubles and 11 runs.
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The Rays record for most consecutive at-bats without a hit is 41, set by Luke Scott in 2012.
