The Red Sox will send their high-priced free agent hurler, 30-year-old David Price, to the mound, for his 24th start of what overall has been a disappointing season for the southpaw after he signed a seven-year, $217 million contract with Boston in the offseason.
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(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill).
The lefty hurled 5 innings vs. the Dodgers, allowing six runs, three earned runs, on six hits (one homer by Justin Turner to lead off the fourth) and five walks while striking out three.
For Gonzalez, it was the 300th home run of his career, and one of his three hits on the night, his second straight three-hit game.
LOS ANGELES When Bud Norris was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a back strain, that meant Ross Stripling would get another chance to help the Dodgers.
Wright was greeted with a big bear hug from Ortiz after he put the finishing touches on his first career shutout.
“It’s definitely nice to do it in a homecoming”, said Wright, whose mom, dad, sister, brother and wife were in attendance.
Wright’s tantalizingly slow pitches, which ranged from 63-77 miles per hour, dipped and darted all over the strike zone and left the Dodgers baffled and bewildered.
McCarthy’s 65 pitches were the fewest he’s thrown in a game since May 2014.
Pitching all nine innings of the game has been seen before from Wright this season, as Friday’s complete game was his fourth of the season.
Gonzalez and Hernandez hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning to add two crucial insurance runs.
Ellis lined an RBI single to left, scoring Gonzalez, for a 1-0 Los Angeles lead in the second inning. It was especially sweet for Shaw, the son of former Dodger closer Jeff.
His wife Robin, who will be induced August 19, so her husband can attend the birth of their son, Robinson, was shown cheering on his run-scoring hits along with her mother, Suzanne Friedman, a longtime resident of Plantation. Saturday was the rookie’s longest start since May 13.
Detroit’s Matt Boyd (3-2) allowed three runs and six hits in five innings, and New York’s Logan Verrett (3-7) yielded six runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Wright has become a train in Boston’s rotation.
“It’s gone by real fast, but I’m trying to take things in and learn as much as possible”, Benintendi said. “I just wanted to go out there, grind and get some good at-bats performing against some of the best players in the game”. Overall, Boston improves to 8-5 in the all-time matchup between the two powerhouses.
“Overall, he just really didn’t command the fastball tonight”, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. So I’m going to continue to work. The ball was moving, changing speeds, eye level.
Ortiz was on the field as the Dodgers honored him in a pregame ceremony.
Ortiz is expected back in the lineup Saturday. He’s not just a slugger, he’s an offensive threat as his.395 on-base percentage for the season suggests. X-Rays on his shin were negative.
Newly acquired outfielder Josh Reddick got his first taste of driving in Los Angeles traffic going to the stadium from Glendale, a Los Angeles suburb. After having to leave Friday’s game due to an injury suffered from fouling a pitch off of himself, Dustin Pedroia was thankfully back on the field. He did so masterfully Friday night. Boston claimed Bryan Holaday off waivers from the Texas Rangers to solidify its catching corps.
OF Trayce Thompson was transferred to the 60-day disabled list and won’t be eligible to return to the Dodgers until September 9. He slugged.550 and reached base at a.333 clip as a non-roster invitee to spring training, then continued to mash at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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“Grant’s been great”, Roberts said. “I didn’t know what to expect. That’s his business, right?” With David Price set to face Brandon McCarthy in the pitching matchup, the over/under now sits at 7 runs.
