Sampson will be making his Major League debut. Iwakuma went a solid 7.0 innings giving up 4 runs on 9 hits (all earned) while striking out 4 Red Sox on the night. “Trying to get one on the board and I put it over the fence”. “I just have to stay off of it as much as possible”. When I (went into my delivery), I saw him running.
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Sampson admitted he had butterflies prior to the game. “It’s a very cool experience; pitching in Fenway was just incredible”. On Sunday they finally saw the complete package. “But I think just going out there and the extra intensity, really getting after it and pushing off (bothered it)”. He got rookie shortstop Ketel Marte to ground out, then got back-to-back strikeouts against more formidable foes in Gutierrez and surefire All-Star Robinson Cano, preserving the one-run lead for closer Craig Kimbrel.
Ortiz was intentionally walked with nobody on in the seventh and stole second one pitch later, with the crowd roaring as he slid in without a throw. “That’s a pretty big deal”, Servais said. “But I thought he hung in there, gave us a chance and we were kind of in the game there”. He didn’t walk anyone and induced a pair of double plays.
Current rotation plans put Sampson in line for a June 23 start at Detroit.
These aren’t just any high fives, though. “Getting on the same page with the catchers (will also help)”. Left-hander David Rollins was sent down after he was with the Mariners for one game. He’s lowered his ERA to 4.24 after a nice run.
The Mariners lost two of three to the Red Sox in Fenway this weekend to fall to 8.5 games behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West standings.
“He certainly showed well for himself”, Servais said.
Red Sox: Placed IF Josh Rutledge (left knee tendinitis) on the 15-day DL and recalled Elias from Triple-A Pawtucket.
Walker worked around two early jams. It was the 521st homer for Ortiz, tying him with Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas for 19th on the career list.
Now they need to parlay that into a real winning streak-if not completely uninterrupted, then one that can at least see them with a good few series wins in a row and get them feeling like a team to beat once more. Out of 68 pitches, Elias only threw 37 for strikes.
Red Sox: Farrell said utility player Brock Holt (concussion) was going to be reevaluated Sunday after having three good days of field work and hopefully hes turning that long and rounded corner to get on a rehab assignment..
“There are (concerns)”, he admitted.
Let it be a lesson to Rodriguez and the Red Sox’s other starters, who lately have broken far too often for a team that plans to contend for a playoff spot.
David Price went eight innings for a third straight start.
Whoever makes the start for Seattle will face a steep task. He and trainer Rick Griffin believe the problem can be minimized by fully taping the ankle.
“Just being here for five days and getting all my stuff done will be a lot easier”, he said.
Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia drove in runs with a pair of sacrifice flies in the seventh for Boston to cut the lead to 8-4.
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Boston tacked on two more runs off reliever Mike Montgomery, including an unearned run in the eighth. Seattle acquired him last season from the Pirates in exchange for pitcher J.A. Happ. On July 31, 2015, they traded Happ to Pittsburgh for Sampson. The 31-year-old Buchholz has been much maligned as a starting pitcher ever since the end of the 2013 championship season.
