Bradley puts a 20-game hitting streak on the line when the hot-hitting Red Sox cap a prolific homestand Sunday against the Houston Astros.
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Orioles 9, Tigers 3: Jonathan Schoop hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs as Baltimore stretched its winning streak to seven games.
In a game that had four lead changes, the Red Sox regained the edge 9-8 in the seventh against Scott Feldman (2-3).
– Xander Bogaerts flexed his muscles, blasting his second home run of the season with a three-run blast in the second inning against Astros starter Chris Devenski.
Bogaerts slapped a two-out, opposite-field single in the 11th and advanced to second on a wild pitch to set up Ortiz’s heroics off Houston’s Michael Feliz (1-1). Devenski kept Boston under wraps in 5 1/3 scoreless innings of relief last month.O’Sullivan recorded his first win in the majors since May 17, 2015, despite yielding four runs on 12 hits in six innings of a 13-5 victory over Oakland on Tuesday.
Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts hits an RBI-triple in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Fenway Park, Sunday, May 15, 2016, in Boston.
Veteran slugger David Ortiz continues to make loud statements with his play in his final season, recording his 600th career double to drive home the winning run in a 6-5 win in 11 innings on Saturday afternoon.
“Anytime you can go to your bench and step in, and we don’t seemingly skip a beat, I think it says a lot about the depth of a roster”, Farrell said.
PHILLIES 4, REDS 3: In Philadelphia, Tyler Goeddel threw out Eugenio Suarez with catcher Cameron Rupp holding onto the ball following a violent collision to end the game and Philadelphia held on for the win. Aaron Hicks hit an RBI double and Didi Gregorius added a run-scoring single with two outs in the second.
Hanigan’s single in the bottom of the frame tied it, and Bogaerts’ three-run bomb three at-bats later spotted Boston a 6-3 advantage. Another standout was Rutledge, who also chipped in with three hits and three runs, raising his average to.407.
Correa evoked a groan from the Fenway fans in the first inning when he smoked a Buchholz fastball an estimated 454 feet over the Green Monster in left field for a solo home run. Boston led 8-4.
RHP Sean O’Sullivan (1-0, 6.43) starts for Boston. Porcello has pitched at least six innings in 15 consecutive starts, the majors’ longest active streak. He then scored the go-ahead run on Mookie Betts’ triple. He exited with one out and the bases loaded in the fifth inning.
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According to a report from Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez will likely return to the big leagues after making one more start at the minor league level.
