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Leading the way for the Red Sox on offense so far are Sandy Leon, with five hits, two runs and three RBI heading into Sunday, and Dustin Pedroia, with five hits, one run and one RBI in that span. Leon bagged two hits and two RBI on Sunday, while Pedroia managed a hit. But what the Detroit bullpen had squandered, the Boston relievers quickly gave back.
The bases were loaded with nobody out in the second inning. He was named Player of the Game in the gold-medal final of the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but it’s a lot to ask of a 19-year old kid to step in and help the big club win a playoff series without even a single regular season game under his belt. “The first couple of innings, I couldn’t get a real good feel for my breaking stuff”. “That just builds chemistry, builds camaraderie among ourselves as a team”. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has also been on the bereavement list. “He’s the guy that the rest of the pitching staff leans on to get deep into games so the bullpen is rested and he showed it today”.
Jose Quintana (0-2) regrouped from a rough opening day start to allow two runs and strike out seven in 61/3 innings.
Mitch Moreland had two hits and scored the lone run as the Red Sox dropped to 0-2 in the four-game series. Romine hit his second double of the game off Sale and Kinsler followed with walk.
Currently Boston is in third place at 3-2 in the AL East one game behind the Orioles and Rays, who are tied for first place.
David Price threw out to 120 feet Saturday in what Boston Manager John Farrell described as “another consistent work day” for the left-hander who is recovering from an elbow strain. “We’ve got half our squad here, practically”.
Mahtook made another important play in the ninth. Moreland started the top of the ninth by lacing a single through the shift for his third hit of the game and was then lifted for pinch runner Steve Selsky.
“If he bobbles that ball, if he doesn’t field that ball cleanly, it’s a tie ballgame”, McCann said.
In the second, the Red Sox lineup was able to get a little something going off Verlander, who wasn’t quite looking like himself in the early going. Kyle Ryan allowed two on, before getting a fielders choice and a double play to escape damage in the eighth.
Mariners 6, Astros 0 • James Paxton shut down Houston for the second time in a week, allowing four hits over seven innings as Seattle spoiled the Astros’ home opener.
With a three-run lead, I just tried to get ahead of guys, make them swing the bat, really.
Win-loss records for pitchers in Major League Baseball can be deceiving. He was in line for the win after Sandoval’s homer, but the Red Sox couldn’t hold on.
It’s games like these that illustrate why the Detroit Tigers moved Nicolas Castellanos into the two hole.
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Castellanos ambushed Sale’s first pitch and laced into left field, scoring Romine easily.
