There’s no way to sugar coat it: The Boston Red Sox received some pretty bad news Thursday.
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Ortiz has now reached the 30-homer, 100-RBI level 10 times with the Red Sox, including the last four years in a row. The Yanks are seven games out of first in the A.L. east but a not insurmountable five games behind for a wild card and last night’s 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners doesn’t hurt. Benintendi has combined to hit.312 (116-for-372) with 70 runs, 31 doubles, nine home runs, and 16 stolen bases this season between High-A Salem (34 games) and Portland (63 games).
Three of the four Red Sox walk-off losses this season have occurred because of errors.
“In a one-run ballgame, I figured at some point we would see David Ortiz come to the plate”, Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
After Tyler Sturdevant struck out Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley Jr.to begin the ninth, Romero was summoned.
Archer started the season considered the Rays’ ace after making the all-star game past year.
Thursday’s Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz has won his last two starts but is just 2-2 with a 4.23 ERA in seven starts since being acquired from the San Diego Padres last month. Manager John Farrell lifted him for reliever Matt Barnes, who got the next three outs, but Boston’s offense couldn’t rally.
“It was a relief”, Mahtook said. In the eighth, right fielder Mookie Betts cut down Kevin Kiermaier as he tried to stretch a double into a triple. Hembree went back out for the 11th inning, but this one would end up with the Rays walking off. Hembree gave up a double and walk with two outs. In his lone start vs. the Rays in 2014, Pomeranz pitched five scoreless innings, giving up only three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in a 3-0 Oakland win.
CINCINNATI – Dan Straily extended his surge since the All-Star break by pitching six innings and Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs to lead Cincinnati over Texas.
Red Sox rookie Andrew Benintendi left the game in the seventh with a left knee sprain after being tagged out by shortstop Matt Duffy on a double play. Also to be determined is the role of RHP Clay Buchholz, who was moved out of the bullpen August 13 and made three solid starts.
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Rays: INF Tim Beckham (left hamstring tightness) sat out for the second consecutive game.
