Designated hitter Ortiz gave Boston a 4-0 lead by slamming his 22nd home run of the season in the third inning, hitting a flat breaking ball from Norris after Castillo had singled to right. The Tigers are 2-5 in their last 7 games as a favorite and 1-9 in Verlanders last 10 starts.
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While there wasn’t much doubt it would happen, David Ortiz hit a crucial milestone Saturday for the Boston Red Sox.
Johnson lost his starting job with the Braves this season and has a. 235 average with 2 home runs and 11 RBI.
“He’s one of the best in the game, if not the best”, the pitcher told reporters.
The first two big trades following the non-waiver deadline involve the Red Sox, Rangers, Braves and Indians. Outfielder J.D. Martinez is 4 for 8 in this series with a homer and three RBIs. He walked four, but allowed just one run and three hits. He acquitted himself fairly well, retiring 12 straight batters before giving up a pair of sixth-inning hits and wound up charged with three runs in five-plus innings.
“Nap’s a guy who has always hit lefties and has continued to be very productive against lefties this year, and that was primary in our thought process”, GM Jon Daniels said. Marrero, called up briefly earlier this season, was hitting.
“I haven’t felt any different the last few times”. “That’s what hurt me”. A line drive into the corner in right gave the Red Sox plenty of time to clear the bases, and for Bradley to go into third with the triple.
Boston’s Justin Masterson loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but Koji Uehara killed any hopes of a rally and earned his 25th save in 27 chances by striking out Jose Iglesias and getting Ian Kinsler to meekly ground out.
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw had his streak of 37 consecutive scoreless innings end when Gregory Polanco hit his first pitch of the game for a home run.
On Friday, the Rangers traded for Napoli, sending cash and/or players to be named later to Boston for an aging player who’s a shell of his former self. Bogaerts followed with a single to load the bases. 207 with 14 homers and 40 RBIs in 98 games this season. He can become a free agent after the season.
The Texas Rangers have agreed to a deal that will bring first baseman Mike Napoli to the club, according to multiple reports on Twitter. “It’s good to get these first two out of the way and the first win, set my shoulders back and take a deep breath”. Weve gotta get outs.
“You spend seven months with each other, there’s going to be disagreements and sometimes it leads to pushing and shoving”, he said. “I’ve seen it too many times”. “It generally just because they care about winning and losing and that’s what it was tonight”.
Boston played without Hanley Ramirez, who was a late scratch from the lineup because of a sore left foot.
SEATTLE (AP) – Mike Napoli is headed back to Texas, where he played in a World Series before going on to win one with Boston.
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Another familiar face is returning to the Texas Rangers to help them shore up their performance against left-handed pitching and possibly push them back into the postseason.
