– The Red Sox’s bats went quiet in the middle innings.
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The Indians, well, they’re taking on the kings and jesters of the baseball world and living to tell about.
Bradley bashed a home run during the second inning to extend his hitting streak to 25 games. The Red Sox couldn’t recover from that blow, mustering just two hits over the final seven innings.
Bradley’s arm nearly saved Buchholz from the fourth run allowed later that inning, when Francisco Lindor tagged up from third.
Buchholz went 6 innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits and four walks while striking out three. Allen is 10-for-10 in save opportunities.
Coming off a pair of two-game series sweeps over Cincinnati, the Indians trailed 2-0 in the third before getting to Clay Buchholz (2-4) for four runs.
Buchholz has allowed nine homers in nine starts this season after allowing six homers in 18 starts during 2015.
Rajai Davis started the inning with a single to short. First, Bogaerts hit into a fielder’s choice. Mike Napoli, in his homecoming to Fenway, had a chance to deliver Lindor, but struck out.
Lindor used a head first slide to beat Swihart’s tag and a strong throw from Jackie Bradley Jr.
The Red Sox had the day off yesterday and will be well rested against Kluber and the Indians tonight but they know they will have to get to him early as they have Buchholz going who hasn’t had his best stuff over the last couple of seasons.
The Sox went out of their way to extend Buchholz a lead in the first inning when Dustin Pedroia, hitting.299 entering the game, dropped down a sacrifice bunt that helped Mookie Betts score from third on the next play.
Bradley made it 2-0 with a leadoff homer to center field in the second.
During the streak, Bradley is batting.413 with seven doubles, three triples, eight home runs, and 29 RBI.
The Indians threatened in the first. It started out there, but leaked back over the plate and Kipnis bent it around the right field foul pole for a three-run homer.
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– The Red Sox weren’t able to keep the Indians from plating their fourth run of the third inning despite a spectacular effort from Bradley Jr.
