ROCKIES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4 (at Phoenix) – Troy Tulowitzki had a three-run homer to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, Jorge De La Rosa pitched six effective innings and Colorado avoided a four-game sweep.
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“I was sitting on a changeup”. 368 (14-for-38) with two home runs, 10 runs scored and six stolen bases over his 10-game hitting streak.
“I can’t control that now, don’t tip pitches anymore”, he said.
The Red Sox are set to platoon right field and the deal will be simple.
After a predictably unpredictable first half of the 2015 season, conventional wisdom dictates the Astros are due for a market correction.
“He lets the kids go and play”, Altuve said.
Bogaerts struck out.. Sipp pitching.
“I have to say it’s coincidence because he’s going to be our left fielder”, manager John Farrell said of Ramirez’s success at the spot. “So there’s a little bit of unlucky there”. Ramirez hit Jose Altuve to lead off the inning, and it generally went downhill from there, right through the point where Domingo Santana stole home.
Right-hander Matt Barnes (3-2) got the last out of the seventh and earned the win.
Ramirez came in after Koji Uehara worked a flawless ninth, throwing just 11 pitches. Gattis homered to left on a 1-0 count..
Mariners 9, A’s 5 Logan Morrison, Seth Smith, Nelson Cruz and Brad Miller each hit two-run homers, powering the Seattle Mariners to victory against the Oakland Athletics.
Buchholz (7-6) retired 12 batters in a row between the second and fifth innings before Astros catcher Hank Conger singled to center to lead off the sixth.
Noe Ramirez (0-1), making his major league debut, hit Altuve with a pitch leading off the 10th, and Altuve took third on Napoli’s error.
Julio Teheran continued his pattern of excellence at home, allowing only one unearned run in seven innings and the Atlanta Braves sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a fifth straight defeat.
“It’s why I work every day on my follow-through, that’s the key to my swing”, Ramirez said afterward.
Teheran (6-4) improved to 5-0 at home, though he wobbled at times, allowing seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Houston is now 3-10 all-time at Fenway Park… He played in place of the slumping Mike Napoli.
-Jake Marisnick, Houston’s center field, made a really nice jumping catch into the out of town scores on the Monster to save two runs in the seventh inning. He got a standing ovation from the crowd.
Houston’s Colby Rasmus fouled off a bunt with two strikes for the second out in the ninth. Hinch said. “We had a lot of walks”. “I didn’t call it”.
In honor of the 4 of July, Red Sox players will sport white jerseys that include red numbers and lettering with white stars.
Astros: RHP Scott Feldman, sidelined since May 27 after right knee surgery, was expected to make a rehab start for Double-A Corpus Christi Sunday night.
BOSTON (AP) The Red Sox have bolstered their bullpen by recalling right-hander Steven Wright from Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday.
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This series finale between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros features promising young rookie starters in 22-year-old Eduardo Rodriguez and 21-year-old Lance McCullers.
