The Boston Red Sox (71-77) return home seeking an opportunity to climb out of the basement of the AL East when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays (72-77). The Orioles only had to get two runs to go to extra innings, and this Baltimore lineup is definitely capable of doing that.
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So basically, Houston can only win three more games, LA can only win 4 more games, etc. These teams have schedules that say it’s possible.
The Red Sox used a lot of relief pitchers… They hit some balls hard for sure, but even the dinkers were in places where nothing could be done about it. Just another frustrating game in a frustrating season.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow had appeared in 523 major league contests before making his first career start Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles.
In four career starts versus the Red Sox, Kevin Gausman has posted a 2.08 ERA.
Baltimore Orioles’ Wei-Yin Chen pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Saturday, September 26, 2015.
“We gave up a bunch of hits, but they were all singles”, Porcello said. He pitched four years for the Cubs (05-08), a portion of one for the Orioles (in 2009), three for Boston (10-12), one for Cleveland (13), and split last year between the Angels and Yankees. “I’ll be the first to tip my hat to the other team, but we’re capable of better”.
Problem is, Buehrle has been struggling physically in the second half and has not pitched eight innings since July 6, so it looks as if his innings streak might end short of his goal.
In his 11th big-league season, which has spanned six teams, Hill is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA.
Dombrowski gets the owner’s calls, Hazen is the prime minister, and, most important, while he learns with Dombrowski, he knows that the decision has been made that he is going to be at the top of John Henry’s pyramid until all four boys are through Westwood High School. “Fortunately they were willing to share their secrets so I got here a little bit later than most of the guys”.
Boston has had Jimenez’s number historically. He also struck out 10 batters for the third start in a row. Heath Hembree (2-0) worked one inning for the win. He’s batting.359 with five extra-base hits in 39 at-bats against Jimenez.
In the seventh, O’s Manny Machado made a fielding error which allowed for Blake Swihart and Mookie Betts to score and Xander Bogaerts to be safe at first. He has faced the Red Sox three times this season and given up one earned run over 18⅓ innings while striking out 24. “… I think I just did a poor job those last few innings”. As the days and weeks went by, those in the organization felt increasingly comfortable with the change, as much as they felt loyal and deep respect for Cherington.
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The rather fantastic resurgence of Rich Hill continued at Fenway Park on Friday night – and ended with a rather incredible play.
