Ziegler and RHP Koji Uehara will share the closer role in Kimbrel’s absence.
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Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, right, watches his solo homer in front of Tampa Bay Rays catcher Hank Conger in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Boston.
It was announced on Saturday that Craig Kimbrel needs surgery on his knee and will be out for 3-6 weeks.
The Detroit Tigers optioned right-hander Bobby Parnell to Toledo after the game Friday to make room for left-hander Matt Boyd, who was recalled from the Triple-A team to start Saturday.
“We know what we’re capable of doing”, Moore said. “Regardless of what just happened the last month, that sounds like a victim attitude”. A ninth-year pro, Ziegler is 2-3 this season with 18 saves and a 2.82 ERA.
All season long, there has been one problem with the Boston Red Sox, and that is pitching. Martinez is batting.283/.306/.383 with a home run and three RBIs in 32 games this season with the Indians. He has four home runs while driving in 27 runs. Boston’s starters have compiled a 4.84 ERA this season, which ranks 23rd in the majors. The acquisition of Ziegler, though, many not have the immediate effect desired, as reliever Junichi Tazawa is also battling shoulder issues.
Brentz’s RBI came after he entered the game in the fourth inning for an injured Brock Holt.
The Rays (34-53) dropped 19 games under.500 for the first time since the end of 2007. He was not in the starting lineup Saturday, but was available to pinch hit. Third baseman Travis Shaw has been slowed after fouling a ball off his left foot. Swihart only recently resumed light workouts in the outfield. Ziegler has great chemistry with the Red Sox other new acquisition, infielder Aaron Hill.
The Rays struck first as Miller deposited a 1-1 two-seam fastball from Porcello into the third-row seats of the Green Monster in left field in the first inning. Ziegler started with his career with the Oakland Athletics but has played for Arizona since 2011 and is the owner of a career 2.49 ERA.
“Definitely made me forget that I got up at 4:30 in the morning, that’s for sure”, said Hill, who hopped a flight from Milwaukee to Boston to join the Red Sox. If he returns healthy hopefully we’ll see the old, overpowering Kimbrel once again.
“There were a couple of misfires in there that you could tell – the pitch to Bogaerts”, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. The Red Sox farm system is relatively well-stocked, and Dombrowski has prospects to deal.
You’re on the go! They lost two solid prospects from Greenville, but their highest-regarded prospects still remain with the Boston organization.
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“Yeah, there’s a common thread of the same names that keep coming up”, Dombrowski said. Porcello gave up a single run off the bat, but after that the Sox bats got him the lead and it was smooth sailing from there.
