Segedin cracked a pitch from 2012 Cy Young Award-winner David Price off the center-field wall in the fourth inning, pumping his right fist to his hand in celebration at second base as two teammates trotted home for a 3-2 lead.
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NY trailed 6-1 before rallying with two runs each in the fifth and seventh, and with men on first and second and two out in the ninth, Travis d’Arnaud poked a single into right field. The Boston Herald indicates that he was removed from Saturday’s game in the sixth inning due to general stiffness.
The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, two teams battling to remain in playoff position, face off Sunday in the deciding game of a three-game inter-league Major League Baseball series, a matchup that will stream live from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, as the Red Sox attempt to seal a winning record on their arduous, 11-game West Coast road trip.
Rob Segedin left the heat and humidity of Oklahoma City and immediately jumped into the fire of the major leagues, delivering a sizzling debut in the process. A third-round pick by the Yankees in 2010, Segedin spent six seasons in the minors with NY and almost retired last summer after a demotion from Triple-A to Double-A. Im sure its going to be something different, but its still another at-bat..
His family talked him into continuing his career, and he was acquired by the Dodgers in January before embarking on his seventh minor league season. He played left field and batted eighth for L.A. on Sunday. “Seggie’s game was incredible”.
Gonzalez, one of only seven active players with 300 homers and 400 doubles, said he’ll keep the home run ball somewhere in his home.
“I got a fastball out over and I was able to stay behind it”, Gonzalez said of number 300. “Right now, the focus is on the Phillies and tomorrow”. “So with the back, we took a step back on his rehab”.
Adrian Gonzalez got three hits and drove in a run.
Justin Turner and Joc Pederson were the only members of the Dodgers to reach second base, as Turner doubled in the first and Pederson reached second base following a walk and sacrifice-bunt in the third.
If Boston fails to make the playoffs, it will be simple just to point to Price’s inconsistency and inability to win games in June, July and August (so far).
Kazmir’s troubles come on the heels of Los Angeles starters managing just seven innings in two blowout losses to the Colorado Rockies earlier this week.
“For me it took four entrances and three wrong turns to get here, but I made it”, Reddick said. “You want to show the hitters you’re going to throw it for strikes and get them in swing mode”.
LOS ANGELES Brandon McCarthy couldn’t do it by himself.
Kenley Jansen nailed down his 34th save, and Jesse Chavez (1-0) was credited with the win in his second appearance as a Dodger.
Dodgers: Ace Clayton Kershaw (back) and outfielder Trayce Thompson (lower back) will both be out until at least September.
Red Sox rookie Andrew Benintendi, started in left field and the 22-year-old rookie looked impressive in his first game at Dodger stadium, finishing 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
1B Hanley Ramirez started after missing two games with a sore wrist.
While Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that McCarthy would make his next start on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, McCarthy couldn’t say whether that would be enough time to fix what ails him.
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Wright, who went to high school in Moreno Valley, held the Dodgers to three hits, struck out nine and walked one in a complete-game effort that led the Red Sox to a 9-0 victory.
