Benintendi has combined to hit.312 (116-for-372) with 70 runs, 31 doubles, nine home runs, and 16 stolen bases this season between High-A Salem (34 games) and Portland (63 games).
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Martin had an RBI single in the first, drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the third, singled and scored in the fifth, and doubled over the head of center fielder Mike Trout in the seventh.
The 40-year-old Ortiz hit the first pitch he got from starter Matt Andriese in the first inning for a two-run homer. Chris Archer was the hard luck loser for the Rays, giving up two runs on just five hits, one of them an RBI single to David Ortiz who now has a ten-game hitting streak going, and moved past Bobby Doerr on the all-time Red Sox career hit list with two-thousand and forty-three.
“I think that’s probably a good option”, manager Kevin Cash said.
For the Rays, this time, the play boiled down to two plays at third base.
Pomeranz is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last four starts. The ball got away from him, and Luke Maile charged in from third base to score the winning run just before Hembree’s throw arrived at home. Porcello left a hanging off-speed pitch over the heart of the plate to Longoria, and the Tampa slugger crushed his 30th home run on Porcello’s 113th pitch of his outing. The Sox headed to extra innings and with a frustrating error in the 11th inning, the Sox watched the Rays walk off to victory.
Be it for two weeks or a year, the Red Sox are much worse off without their rookie.
The Red Sox have placed Andrew Benintendi on the 15-day disabled list after his ugly Wednesday night injury against the Rays. Mookie Betts hit a sacrifice fly to bring in the run, but Rays starter Jake Odorizzi got Jackie Bradley Jr.to ground into a double play to get out of the jam.
The Blue Jays also lost last night and remain tied with the Red Sox atop the American League East. Pomeranz still has some trouble keeping the ball in the yard and surrendered at least one home run in each of his seven starts with Boston.
Porcello gave some of the lead back when Brad Miller knocked in a pair with a double down the right field line in the bottom of the inning. Pedroia led the inning off with a walk, and stole second with two outs to get into scoring position for the Sox’ cleanup hitter.
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Rays: INF Tim Beckham (left hamstring tightness) sat out for the second consecutive game.
