“That’s supposed to be me?” There was nothing Girardi said tonight to indicate the Yankees are thinking of pulling Severino back out of the rotation. “I didn’t think I was going to be out, but he made a heck of a play and a heck of a throw”.
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Despite being third in the American League East, the Boston Red Sox are not far from the lead but they have been inconsistent the last week or so.
Ortiz, who has spent the past 14 seasons with Boston, announced last November that he would retire following the 2016 season, prompting the Red Sox to schedule several promotions to honor the fan favorite.
Porcello (15-3) allowed two runs and struck out six.
Porcello recorded his 100th career win and is 11-0 in 12 starts at Fenway this year. The bad news: the Yankees still scored a run off him as he walked not one, not two, not even three, but four batters in the process of recording two outs, so completely wild was he.
Asked if he could say definitively that Friday would be his final game as a player, Rodriguez hedged his bets.
Rodriguez made his major league debut for Seattle at Fenway in 1994. It’s between me and him. “He expressed that he wanted to play, and our plan right now is (to play him Thursday against) Steven Wright”.
“It’s a great chance to give me one great, loud boo on the way out and send me to Miami”, said Rodriguez.
Talk about insane. As Headley, still stunned at being thrown out by Bradley, stood up and brushed off his trousers, Porcello appeared to say something to him. Benches cleared after Headley had words with Porcello, and the two briefly came face-to-face. “Things turned out incredible for the Red Sox, things turned out well for us”.
With what looks like two more games remaining in a controversial, yet Hall of Fame-worthy career numbers-wise, Rodriguez is four home runs short of 700 as his days as a player look destined to be coming to an unceremonious end. He was lucky to get away with those long fly balls without any home runs, but considering the performance he eventually put up, that can be forgiven.
And the right-hander was knocked out after surrendering three extra-base hits in the fifth, starting with catcher Sandy Leon’s triple that caromed past right fielder Aaron Hicks in the corner.
Luis Severino was hit hard as the Yankees lost to the Red Sox, 5-3, on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Pedroia chased Severino from the game with his double as former Red Sox reliever Tommy Layne came into the game to face David Ortiz.
NOTES: Red Sox manager John Farrell said left fielder Blake Swihart is likely out for the season and will require surgery.
It was the eighth win in his last 10 starts, and Porcello has now worked through at least eight innings in three straight games.
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The Tampa Bay Rays thrashed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Cleveland Indians got the better of the Washington Nationals 3-1, and the Texas Rangers defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-5.
