Dustin Pedroia won’t make it back to Boston in time to take a spot in the starting lineup as the Red Sox try to re-find their footing against the Rays.
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ROCKIES 9, NATIONALS 4 (11) Charlie Blackmon hit two home runs, including the goahead shot in the 11th inning, as Colorado beat host Washington to snap a four-game losing streak.
Mookie Betts had five hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox. “Get back here tomorrow, get to work and next time make the results a little different”.
Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz, right, hits a home run as Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez, left, looks on in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in Boston.
The consecutive hits streak ended when he grounded into a double play in the eighth inning of Saturday’s game (BOS 8, KC 3). He had a real hot streak and what’s fantastic to me is he keeps his bat in the zone for so long he can handle so many pitches. The native of New Jersey has won 11 of his last 12 overall decisions and has allowed a total of four earned runs over 22 innings in his last three victories. Ventura went 6.0 innings, surrendering zero runs, striking out six and walking one in a 1-0 win over the Marlins in his last outing.
And then he walked Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer to start the sixth inning. Mondesi then hit a stand-up triple to the triangle to clear the bases and give Kansas City a 6-4 lead. Cheslor Cuthbert had a run-scoring fielder’s choice grounder before Lorenzo Cain added an RBI single.
“I thought Eddie came out and was trying to establish his release point”, Farrell said. “I hate we get in at 4 o’clock in the morning”.
Kansas City’s bullpen extended its scoreless streak to 41 1/3 innings pitching before allowing a run in the ninth inning.
Betts hit his 29th, a solo shot, in the fifth and Ramirez followed with his two pitches later to almost the same spot, two rows into the Monster seats about three fans apart.
Danny Duffy just didn’t have it Saturday night.
Betts homered over the Green Monster, hitting a billboard with the ball bouncing onto the field. Ortiz has already notched the most single-season home runs (30) and doubles (41) for a player at age 40 or older.
He’s expected back after Monday’s game starts following the services, so he won’t be on the bereavement list that requires three games missed. Urias (5-2) pitched better at home than the last time he faced the Cubs.
He knows there are a lot more important things he’s helping the Boston Red Sox chase.
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In the first year of a five-year contract extension worth $82.5 million, Porcello (17-3, 3.23 ERA) is a legitimate Cy Young Award candidate.
