In games where it is the underdog, Boston has a 19-26 record and an overall money line of -1,870. He’s thought to be a good baseball man. The Red Sox might well be in the market for one of those.
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A walk for Jackie Bradley Jr. got the Red Sox on the board, and Brock Holt drove in another run with an infield hit on a dribbler to second.
Verlander walked Travis Shaw in the second inning, ending his career-best streak of three starts without a walk.
After enduring the injury on Friday, Uehara tweeted out a picture of his wrist bandaged in a small cast, the pain appearing to be more severe than originally presumed. The Red Sox entered the ninth inning with a 7-2 lead over the Detroit Tigers, but Masterson quickly allowed the bases to get loaded with just one out in the inning.
The Boston Red Sox recalled infielder Deven Marrero from Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday to fill the open roster spot after first baseman Mike Napoli was traded.
Ortiz has fared well in the past in this matchup of stars who may be past their prime, as the struggling Verlander seeks his first home win for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. But as the weekend wore on, the swelling didn’t subside, prompting the Sox to order a Connecticut scan and send Uehara home for a full examination by the team’s medical staff.
Buxton had five hits in 12 at-bats for Rochester on his rehab assignment. Kinsler has had at least two hits in 13 of his last 20 games.
The following season, Napoli had 24 homers in 108 games and was the AL’s starting catcher in the All-Star Game.
Try, if you can, to imagine what the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen would have looked like, if they didn’t have Blaine Hardy or Alex Wilson.
The Tiger’s bullpen wasted a strong performance by Justin Verlander, who left after six innings with Detroit trailing 2-1.
Verlander hasn’t walked anyone in three straight outings for the first time. “That’s when location becomes much more important”. The Tigers have won four of their last five games when scoring more than three runs. Simon gave up back-to-back singles to Alejando De Aza and Nick Swihart with no outs.
It is a testament to his longevity and ability to stay healthy this season at age 39 that he earned the financial reward, and, per Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, his “salary will increase by $1 million each time he reaches 475, 500, 525, 575 and 600 plate appearances”.
Making his second Major League start victory over the Tigers, Owens is happy to have passed over those “welcome to big leagues” nerves thing. The left-hander is taking the place in the rotation of injured former Detroit starter Rick Porcello.
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■ Along at the Dish: The Tigers’ Ian Kinsler passed 2-for-4 with the use of a couple of extends, drawing a circle around his 44that gives the best results for your skin problems multi-hit gaming of a given… His team ultimately went on to lose the game.
