“If they do pop one, hopefully it’s a one-run game and we still have a chance to come back”.
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Kansas City’s Ian Kennedy pitched effectively into the seventh inning to win for the first time since June as the Royals beat Detroit 3-1. Mike Napoli is 2-for-4 with two RBIs against Pomeranz.
One week after jamming his right shoulder while diving into second base as a pinch runner, pitcher Steven Wright was placed on the 15-day disabled list, the Boston Red Sox announced Sunday.
The Boston Red Sox made a flurry of roster moves following their blowout win over the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon. He’ll take the mound Thursday in Detroit.
Both teams are coming in strong, as Cleveland has won four straight while Boston has won its last three. “He’s scuffling at the plate right now a little bit where he might lunging at times, he might be caught in between at times”.
The day before, Boston sent pitcher Roenis Elias back to Triple-A Pawtucket.
The fourth inning consisted of three hits from Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts and Bradley Jr., but the Sox were unable to score any runs.
Though peppered with flights that include a trip down south, the Celtics have a forgiving five games in 10 days stretch that will see them take on the underwhelming Nuggets, Wizards and Knicks to start things off, with the Nuggets and Knicks games being at home.
Pirates starter Ryan Vogelsong, who spent parts of seven seasons with the Giants and won two World Series, allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings, winning for the first time since a two-month absence following a hit to the face by a pitch in late May. With better command of his fastball serving him well to set up his signature bending curveball, the big lefty held the Indians to two runs on five hits, including a solo homer by Rajai Davis.
“They traditionally have played Thursday afternoons during the season, although they don’t always play (then) because if the roles were reversed, I’m sure they would have played a night game”, Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski said.
Aaron Judge delivered again with a double for the only run of the game, and Dellin Betances escaped a big ninth-inning jam as Edwin Encarnacion ground into a game-ending double play with runners at the corners.
David Ortiz bid farewell to Progressive Field with a home run Monday.
Rays 8, Padres 2: Drew Smyly allowed just a solo homer over seven innings of one-hit ball, and Logan Forsythe and Kevin Kiermaier each homered for Tampa Bay. Atlanta (44-74) has lost four of five and will give right-hander Joel De La Cruz (0-5, 4.09 ERA) another shot at his first major league victory. “(Pedroia) hasn’t changed his approach. Pedey’s getting a number of base hits the other way.
It’s also, you know, not that cool, though, and baseball karma is real.
Josh Tomlin is still have trouble with home runs and crooked numbers. I think they scored (16) yesterday.
To say Pomeranz was dominant through the first three innings would be an understatement.
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Dombrowski is well educated on the Tigers’ schedule, of course, because he was the team’s GM before being fired previous year and finding a new gig with Boston.
