Hours after learning that skipper John Farrell would miss the rest of the season to undergo treatment for lymphoma, the Red Sox set season highs for runs and hits (21) in a series-opening 15-1 win Friday. King Felix allowed 12 hits, 10 earned runs, and three homers through 2.1 innings in what might be regarded as the worst outing of his career. “Any time we do it and they see something, I’m always, ‘Go ahead and take care of it, ‘ right when you do”.
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The 22 runs were the most allowed in a game in Mariners history. “We got our butts kicked”, manager Lloyd McClendon said.
“You’re shocked”, Ventura said. “Just no deception at all”.
Cruz went 1-for-7 but hit his MLB-leading 36th homer in the seventh inning.
But Boston’s coaching staff needed to make a couple of notable decisions late in Sunday’s series finale. Hernandez walked one and struck out two on the afternoon.
Farrell said the cancer of the lymphatic system was discovered when he had hernia surgery in Detroit earlier this week. Farrell said he planned on being back with the team for spring training.
Boston finished the game with 26 hits. David Ortiz went 3 for 3 with three RBIs.
Marco Estrada (10-7) lost for the first time in four starts, allowing two runs and three hits in six innings. It was part of a 26-hit night for Boston, as they tagged Hernandez for 10 runs before terrorizing Seattle’s bullpen.
The Red Sox had manager John Farrell’s news on their minds in their most lopsided win of the season.
Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald reported Sandoval was pulled in the second inning after taking a pitch to the elbow, while Tim Britton of the Providence Journal passed along the results of Sandoval’s X-rays. He could manage only a weak ground ball, but the Mariners couldn’t manage to get the out, and Travis Shaw hit a line drive to left behind him to tie the game, though an ill-advised send from Brian Butterfield of David Ortiz kept Blake Swihart from having a chance to end it. His second staked Seattle to a 7-0 lead. He’s raised his average. “But he sounded really good”, Francona said.
Jackie Bradley Jr.is 0-for-2 against Nuno. When he met the media Saturday, he had a bandage over his nose and one on his neck.
“He’s such a tough guy and he has so many people that care about him that I just honestly feel like he will come through this with flying colors”, he said before the Indians played at Minnesota.
Red Sox: RHP Steven Wright was put on the seven-day concussion DL. Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki unofficially passed Ty Cobb when he got his 4,192nd hit. He now leads the Red Sox in HRs, RBIs, SLG, OPS and XBHs.
It was an entirely different game for Boston starter Wade Miley.
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Public enemy No. 1 in Nuno’s last start against the Orioles on Monday was Adam Jones, who crushed a solo shot in the first inning to get the scoring started.
