This means that, for better or worse, Buchholz’s spot in the Red Sox starting rotation could be secure. Boston, which completed interleague play with a 14-6 record, opens a three-game series in Toronto on Friday.
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On the mound for San Diego and looking to rebound from a rough start his last time out will be Paul Clemens. “I’m just making a lot better pitches, keeping the ball out of the middle of the plate for the most part”, Price told reporters.
Shaw, inserted into the lineup for a slumping Yoan Moncada, hit his 16th homer in the second inning, a two-run shot, and added an RBI single in the fourth.
“He has a precipitous drop off in velocity”, Padres manager Andy Green said. He allowed two runs and six hits, but fell short in his bid to become the first Cincinnati pitcher since Wayne Simpson in 1970 to win each of his first three major league starts. While every game has playoff implications for Boston, San Diego is 19-29 since the All-Star break and moving on from veterans such as shortstop Alexei Ramirez, who was released Sunday.
Bogaerts scored on Ramirez’s line drive to left to make it 4-1.
Myers’ sacrifice fly tied the game 2-2 in the third. A 2-run home run to Adam Rosales proved to be all the Padres would need as the Boston offense was stymied for the second straight day.
Bettis (12-7) was flawless until Eduardo Nunez singled with two outs in the fifth inning.
Yangervis Solarte’s RBI double in the first scored Myers for a 1-0 lead.
Pedroia singled in the third, and then in the ninth, reached on an infield single to the shortstop hole. He was moving gingerly in the clubhouse after the game. “I just took my foot off the pedal”. “I wanted to pitch but that wasn’t going to happen”.
The Red Sox aren’t only headed to Toronto in first place, they’re headed to Toronto with a sign that Koji Uehara can once again help their bullpen – their weakest link of late. He is 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA in four starts since being moved to a bullpen/spot-start role and 3-1 with a 2.95 ERA overall since July 21.
“He obviously made an impact”, Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
Price extended his streak to wins in six straight starts to improve to 15-8. Yet to win a game in 11 starts in 2016, Cosart has posted a 5.14 ERA on the season in 49 innings entering Wednesday and has walked (31) almost as many batters as he has struck out (32).
NOTES: The Padres paid tribute to retiring Boston slugger David Ortiz before Wednesday’s game, presenting him with a surfboard.
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Padres: LHP Clayton Richard (1-3, 3.29) gets the nod as the visiting Colorado Rockies arrive on Thursday.
