The game ended when catcher Jason Castro threw out pinch runner Arismendy Alcantara trying to steal second after the A’s pulled within 6-5 in the ninth.
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Earning the win on the mound for the Red Sox was starter David Price, who gave up three runs over seven innings, striking out five and walking two. That let in two runs, and Benintendi crushed his three-run homer on the following pitch and gave the Red Sox a 5-1 lead.
Before the game, the Orioles posted an explanation on Twitter, saying they wanted a tribute both Orioles and Red Sox fans could enjoy.
The Tigers swept the three-game series at Target Field, and thanks to the Baltimore Orioles getting swept by the Boston Red Sox, Detroit now owns sole possession of the second American League wild-card spot.
“We do everything well”, Price said. “If we can get in, I feel real good about this group”. “It’s by no means over”.
The Orioles’ inconsistent offense is on a downturn trend in the Boston series.
“We were given a gift”, Boston manager John Farrell said, “and we did take every advantage of that extra out”.
Ubaldo Jimenez almost had a gritty win.
Jimenez (7-12) had a 1-0 lead through five, twice escaping from bases-loaded situations.
Michael Conforto walked with one out, Reyes singled and Cabrera homered over right field, setting off a wild celebration. Davis’s throw to reliever Brad Brach, covering the first base bag, was low and wide. Mookie Betts walked and scored in the first inning on a single by Hanley Ramirez.
With a base hit against the Marlins, Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 26 games, tied for the second-longest in Major League Baseball this season and the longest by a Braves player since Dan Uggla in 2011 (33 games).
“Obviously just didn’t make a very good throw on it”, Davis said.
Honestly there’s a lot more left of that phone box than I thought there would be.
For Brach, it was an inning to forget. “Probably a ball I could’ve stayed back on and just gone to the bag, but I just reacted and when I went to throw, it just kind of stuck in my hand”.
The Rockies lost for the third time in four games.
“It was very hard, especially because everybody knows what we are playing for. So it’s tough to say, ‘Don’t care, ‘ OK?” Maikel Franco and Cameron Rupp drove in two runs apiece to back Jack Eickhoff, who got the win despite allowing solo homers by Mark Eaton, Todd Frazier and Alex Avila.
Clay Buchholz (8-10) allowed one run and three hits over seven innings for the Red Sox. Jonathan Schoop scored on the play.
“Our guys are really pushing”.
“When you are down, they are going to step on you, and when you’re up, you are going to ride the flow as much as you can”, Showalter said. The want-to is always there for our guys, and now, it can be a – I think roadblock is too strong a word – it can be a deterrent.
What it was was a team on a roll, demonstrating the many number of ways they can beat you.
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As the David Ortiz Retirement Tour has made its way across the country, Big Papi has been the recipient of many a gift.
