Jones drove in the Orioles’ other run with a two-out RBI double off right-hander Jean Machi in the seventh inning, hitting a ball into the right-center field gap that scored Chris Davis from first. “Just a great story”, beamed Red Sox interim manager Torey Lovullo.
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Proper-hander Darren O’Day put the tying run on base within the eighth, issuing a leadoff stroll to Mookie Betts and permitting a pinch-hit single to Brock Holt. He struck out 10, walked one and hit two batters during a 109-pitch outing. Bogaerts singled to center, Betts scored, Pedroia to third. If Kelly’s shoulder has run its course, he just needs to sit and rest to let his body fix itself, without Red Sox Nation having a panic attack. Jackie Bradley, Jr., once an enigmatic player known for his magnificent glove and minor league hitting success, had struggled in his first few big league seasons.
“That’s a baseball-player play and that’s something you can’t equivocate with analytics or anything”, Showalter said. It worked out well.
In games where it is the underdog, Boston has a 29-35 record and an overall money line of -1,034. Power’s been his calling card but the single in the 13th gave the Orioles what they needed on this night.
The Orioles have overtaken the Tampa Bay Rays with their current three-game winning streak, but the Twins, Indians and Angels still stand between them and the Astros, which only adds to the challenge. “They starting mentioning your name, comparing your name to legends, it’s something that I’m going to take very humble, I’ll take as a compliment”. “It’s nuts”. David Ortiz is hitting like his timeless self, finally joining the 500 home run club. He gave up four runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings. Pearce’s homer was the first Kelly had allowed in four starts dating back to August. 24. Jen McCaffrey of MassLive.com reported that “When the third inning started, though, Kelly’s fastball velocity dipped from 94-95 miles per hour to 92 miles per hour”. In the three Red Sox championship seasons, Ortiz carried the team, hitting.319 with 13 home runs and 42 RBI. Kelly was coming from a historic stretch with eight straight wins, becoming the first Red Sox pitcher since Pedro Martinez to achieve that. “It starts with good pitching, which we had tonight with the exception of… one inning”.
“A spectacular day for him”, Louvello said.
New president Dave Dombrowski will be forced to make a plethora of moves this offseason to bring in new pitching, but the historic emergence of Kelly late in the season has to have the Red Sox’ upper management thinking that they’ve filled at least one rotation spot for next season.
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Kevin Gausman pitched six innings of two-hit ball to earn his first victory in six weeks, Adam Jones had two RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 Monday night for their fifth win in six games. He was looking for his ninth straight win, which would have coordinated an imprint set by Pedro Martinez in his 1999 Cy Young season.
