The scrappy second baseman collected four hits in his first four trips to the plate during a win against the Kansas City Royals.
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One night after almost tying the major league record for consecutive at-bats with a hit, Dustin Pedroia will miss the Boston Red Sox’s series finale against the Kansas City Royals on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. “I got it in that little corner”.
The Red Sox will face Jake Odorizzi on Tuesday after he beat them last Thursday in Tampa Bay, going 7 innings and allowing just one run on five hits and three walks while striking out four.
After a tough 2-1 series loss to the Kanas City Royals at home over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox need to take advantage of hosting the Rays, who have just a.426 winning percentage.
Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in three runs, and Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez hit consecutive homers for Boston, which snapped a three-game losing streak with its 11th win in 16 games.
Playing in his 20th and final season, Ortiz has been clobbering home runs like her were 10 years younger, and he added another with a solo shot to deep left center field in the fourth inning to get Boston on the board.
Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.11) is expected to start for the first time since leaving his August 16 start with tightness in his left hamstring.
While he fell short of tying the major league record, Pedroia still had a remarkable run with 11 hits in his last three games, starting with a three-hit performance to wrap up the series in Tampa Bay.
Robbie Ross Jr. entered and got out of the inning, but not before allowing a two-run single to Hosmer, which capped off the eight-run inning, which were the most runs the Royals scored in an inning this season. However, the Red Sox hit into four double plays in the first five innings to hurt their attack.
Manager John Farrell said the infielder will not go on the bereavement list and would return following services sometime after the start of Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Royals send RHP Dillon Gee to the mound tonight in the opener of a three-game home series against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox will not make a corresponding roster move to take his place.
“I heard something”, said Pedroia, the 2008 AL MVP.
Boston ranks at the top of the league when it comes to hits with 9.93 per game this season. We didn’t get here until 4:30.
Barnes has really struggled of late as in his last eight appearances, spanning 7 1/3 innings, he’s allowed 12 earned runs.
Righty Rick Porcello (17-3, 3.23) will start opposite righty Matt Andriese (6-5, 3.71) in the first game Monday.
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Rays: Manager Kevin Cash has made a decision to go with six starters when RHP Aex Cobb returns to the rotation this weekend against Toronto after being sidelined since Tommy John surgery in May 2015.
