Drew Pomeranz (1-2) allowed two runs and five hits in 72/3 innings to win for the first time since he was acquired from San Diego on July 14.
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Boston announced the roster changes before Monday’s game at Cleveland, a makeup of an April 7 game postponed because of snow and cold.
Benintendi did indeed begin the season with High-A Salem, hitting.341 with a.976 OPS, 13 doubles, seven triples and a homer in 34 games before his promotion to Double-A on May 16.
“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.
Ortiz hit a go-ahead, two-run drive in a three-run sixth inning, and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-2 to extend their winning streak to four.
It’s only one game – the first, in fact, of a brutal, 11-game, four-city road trip.
Thus, the Red Sox had to make an overnight excursion to the shores of Lake Erie following Sunday’s 16-2 whipping of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Fenway Park. Just looks like he has a really good strong potential to be a really solid player.
It also doesn’t help that Ortiz is hitting.350 with five homers and 11 RBI against the Birds this season, while Betts is batting a ridiculous.419 versus Baltimore on the campaign with six homers and 12 RBI.
Jackie Bradley Jr. also homered off Tomlin in the sixth to put Boston up, 3-1. Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.43 ERA) tries to build on his resurgence since returning from a midseason demotion to Triple-A when he faces Orioles right-hander Yovani Gallardo (4-4, 5.17).
“I’m not going to walk guys, I’m going to challenge them, but I’m trying to avoid the crooked numbers (on the scoreboard) as much as I can”, Tomlin said.
“This was a good win”, Farrell said. This is why they are 25-27 in one- and two-run games.
In fact, while the Red Sox still lead the majors in runs scored (640), Boston has scored 37 runs, making them a pathetic 28th out 30 teams in the same category when the game is close or in the late innings. Ortiz batted.458 against the Indians this season with four home runs, three at Progressive Field, and eight RBIs. “Who doesn’t?”, Ortiz said.
The trend continued the very next inning when David Ortiz wiped out a leadoff single from Xander Bogaerts with a double play.
Cleveland Indians’ Michael Martinez throws out Boston Red Sox’s Aaron Hill at first base during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Cleveland. But with the inflammation in Wright’s shoulder not subsiding as quickly as he hoped, the team made a decision to shut him down for a few days.
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar (sore right shoulder) is scheduled to start Thursday against the White Sox.
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.
First pitch was at 1:12 p.m. with a temperature of 79 degrees.
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Orioles ace Chris Tillman (15-4, 3.46 ERA) will get the nod against David Price (10-8, 4.29 ERA) in the series finale on Wednesday.
