The Sox will oppose Erasmo Ramirez (10-6) on the Rays.
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– Evan Longoria hit his 20th home run of the season and finished the night 3-for-4 with a homer and double.
“I like playing here”, Longoria said.
RHP Erasmo Ramirez allowed a two-run homer to DH David Ortiz in the first inning then sailed through the rest of his outing, retiring 18 of the final 20 batters he faced. “We are thrilled to have him in this position, and I’m excited to have him working with me on every aspect of baseball operations”. “As time went, Ben was really one of my largest supporters in this, and I appreciate that a lot”. But I also think the way you approach something like that is, we’ve watched him move around in the past. It was his ninth season doing so, which is third all-time in the American League – only Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig have more. They get injured. They make mistakes.
NOTES: Mike Hazen was named senior vice president/general manager of the Red Sox.
With Boston (72-80) leading 2-0 in the sixth, Longoria hit a solo shot off Red Sox left-hander Wade Miley that started a two-out rally.
“Unfortunately his shoulder was just not responding the way we wanted it to”, interim manager Torey Lovullo said.
Kiermaier tacked on a solo homer in the seventh to give the Rays a two run cushion. “I think that’s what, six runs in three days”.
Big Papi also set a club record for most seasons with 35 or more homers and 100 RBI with his sixth.
WASHINGTON – Catcher Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer off reliever Blake Treinen in the eighth inning Thursday, and the Baltimore Orioles kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals, whose postseason aspirations are dwindling by the day.
He now has 101 RBI, which make this his ninth 100-RBI season, tying Ted Williams for most in team history. Souza Jr. then homered over the Green Monster against Roman Mendez. Either way, there’s a good chance Farrell or Lovullo are no longer with the Red Sox in 2016. Earlier this week it was called a significant upper respiratory infection, but Wednesday it was found out to be worse. “On Saturday, he’ll be re-evaluated and we’ll have an update at that point”.
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“I think John Farrell – if he comes back from his health issue – I would assume he’s going to be managing the Boston Red Sox“, expert analyst Dan Plesac said on the Major League Baseball Tonight. Rays LHP Jake McGee (knee) is on pace to return Friday. Tampa Bay is fourth in the AL East, 2 1-2 games ahead of Boston.
