Give them an extra out to work with, and the task becomes even more hard. Overall this season he is hitting.258 with 7 home runs and 33 RBI in 85 games for the Red Sox.
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Suddenly, the Magic Number is six.
But that video paled in comparison to the gift they presented to Ortiz: The exact same visiting dugout phone that the Red Sox designated hitter infamously took his anger out on during a July 2013 game against Baltimore.
“Tonight, Clay probably had his best curveball in some time”, manager John Farrell said.
One pitch later, rookie Andrew Benintendi drilled a three-run homer over the right field fence to give the Red Sox a comfortable lead they would not relinquish.
Baltimore fell seven games out and dropped below Detroit for the second AL wild card. He’s been on three last-place teams, but he’s got two World Series rings, too. I don’t know if they’ve gotten complacent on us from winning. I think they understand that.
Boston got a first-inning RBI single from Ramirez and added two runs in the second, the last on a bases-loaded walk to David Ortiz that ended Tillman’s outing.
“Obviously just didn’t make a very good throw on it”.
BALTIMORE-If the Orioles fail to make the postseason, they may look back to Wednesday night’s sixth inning as a key reason why.
“A slow roller over there, I was just heading over to the bag, and when I picked up (the sight) of the ball it was just coming a little hard to me and a little bit out of my reach”, Brach said.
Brach struck out the next batter he faced, before inducing Sandy Leon to hit a ground ball to the right side of the infield. But Davis sidearmed a fastball that was way out ahead of his pitcher and sailed into foul territory, allowing two runs to score to give Boston a 2-1 lead.
For a brief moment, though, an impending ugly loss for the Red Sox was transformed into an impending ugly win. I know when we go on the road to Toronto, you know they’re going to be there.
On Wednesday, the Orioles scored their lone run in the third inning when Adam Jones delivered a sacrifice fly, plating Schoop. LHP Henry Owens threw five innings in the Instructional League to stay sharp and was set to rejoin the Red Sox on Friday.
The Red Sox again filled the bases in the fourth before Leon bounced into a 3-6-1 double play. Baltimore has serious talent and excitement on its roster with Jones, Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Major League Baseball home run leader Mark Trumbo.
A here-we-go-again pall engulfed Orioles fans in the crowd of 26,788, but their spirits were rekindled when Mancini lined a 2-2 pitch into the seats in left field.
Britton pitched the ninth for the Orioles, but never had a save opportunity during the four-game series.
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Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia was back in the lineup after being held out Tuesday to get treatment on his left knee.
