Catcher Sandy Leon went out to the mound after the second pitch to Drew and the meeting appeared to be to go over signs. Sox’ reliever Robbie Ross finally got Mark Teixeira to pop up to end the inning.
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What happened next couldn’t be predicted if 1 million bucks was on the line.
Buchholz had been important in Boston’s strong play of late, having won four straight starts with an 0.87 ERA. Gardner grounded out, second baseman B.Holt to first baseman Napoli.
The ascendance of Brian Johnson to the majors is something Red Sox fans have been hoping for, but not at the expense of Buchholz who has been their best pitcher this year (7-7, 3.26).
Yankees manager Joe Girardi used Dellin Betances for the eighth and Andrew Miller for the ninth in a non-save situation.
Ross Settles Down, But Where’s The Offense?!
Clay Buchholz (left) and Michael Pineda (right) provide for a good pitcher’s duel tonight. Hinojosa pitched one game this season in which he threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief.
He allowed seven hits, no walks and struck out six.
The momentum swung back in the Red Sox’ favor with a two-run seventh inning highlighted by an RBI triple by Mookie Betts. Fitting that he made the catch on Jacoby’s old stomping grounds!
In 16 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket this season, the 24-year-old lefthander has a 2.73 ERA with 81 strikeouts and 26 walks in 85 2/3 innings. Ellsbury infield single to second. They remained in last place in the East, but they closed to 5 1-2 games out in the division. Wapenski was hit in the forehead with a foul ball and returned home Saturday morning after spending some time in the hospital and getting stitches.
Right-hander Raisel Iglesias will come off the disabled list to make a spot start for Cincinnati against Miami in place of right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, who is bothered by lingering tightness in his gluteus.
-Before his homer in the first, A-Rod was 11-27 (.407 BA) against Buchholz in his career. That brought Xander Bogaerts to the plate and Pineda jumped ahead of him, 0-2.
The unidentified woman was attended to initially by fellow fans, one man stripping off his shirt to help stop her bleeding.
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Clay Bucholz counters for the Red Sox and the righty is pitching better than he has perhaps ever. These last seven days have seen the Sox break across the horizon into the thick of things to make it a five-team battle. Ultimately, it didn’t matter very much while the Red Sox errors were much more costly.
