YANKEES 5, RAYS 3 Rookie slugger Gary Sanchez hit his 17th home run in 42 games this season, a three-run shot in a four-run seventh inning that sent visiting NY past Tampa Bay.
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Boston’s Jackie Bradley Jr. also homered for the Red Sox, who have won the first two of the pivotal series at Baltimore after having swept the New York Yankees in four games. It gave the division-leading Red Sox a four-run lead en route to a 5-2 victory, their sixth consecutive win.
Trey Mancini hit his first home run in the fifth inning of his major league debut, and his mom was there to see it.
Clay Buchholz (7-10, 5.20 ERA) tries to lead the Red Sox to their seventh straight victory.
Not that he stopped them from scoring, mind you, and in fact the Orioles trailed 2-1 at this key juncture in the game, but what’s one run?
Ian Browne of MLB.com reported Ortiz saying, “Everybody wishes in their a year ago playing in front of the fans could have a good season”.
The organization revealed that Betts is now the first major league player since Miguel Cabrera to register at least 200 hits, 100 runs scored and 100 RBI in a season. It’s not any fun for Orioles fans to admit, but there’s a reason that these guys have scored 840 runs on the season, an average of 5.56 runs per game.
“I think there is growing confidence in our clubhouse daily”, Red Sox manager John Farrell said after the ballgame. The good news is, once Boston leaves town, the O’s welcome an abysmal Diamondbacks team which owns the third-worst record in baseball. “We know we need to do better and score more runs”.
The Texas Rangers moved closer to a second straight AL West title by toppling the Los Angeles Angels 5-4, rookie Nomar Mazara delivering the decisive two-run homer in the fourth frame.
Happ (20-4) allowed two runs and one walk over five innings, striking out eight while winning for the 14th time in his past 15 decisions. Mancini became the third player in franchise to accomplish that feat, joining Larry Haney (1966) and current second baseman Jonathan Schoop (2013).
Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel recorded a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his 28th save of the season.
“It was a really special moment, something that I’ve definitely been waiting for my whole life”, the rookie said.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia was back in the lineup after being held out Tuesday to get treatment on his left knee.
“They’ll get it going here”, manager Buck Showalter said.
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (16-6, 3.72) attempts to reach a career-high in wins and keep Baltimore afloat in the AL East.
Orioles: Unbeaten in four starts since August 25, Ubaldo Jimenez (7-11, 5.94) is 2-5 with a 7.39 ERA lifetime against the Red Sox.
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Orioles: Unbeaten in four starts since August 25, Ubaldo Jimenez (7-11, 5.94) is 2-5 with a 7.39 ERA lifetime against the Red Sox.
