You know what? There’s a good chance he bounces back in 2016.
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The six-game winning streak has been highlighted by an explosive offense that has been missing for the entire season.
“We’ve been slapped in the face right from the get-go”, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “We need to keep our heads up”.
OF Jackie Bradley Jr. was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket and started in center field Wednesday night. David Ortiz and Xander Bogaerts led Boston’s attack with three hits each. 500 mark for the first time since May 22.The White Sox are just 2 1/2 games out of the second American League wild-card position, and their charge likely means they won’t be dealing right-hander Jeff Samardzija at the trade deadline.
REDS 15, PIRATES 5: In Cincinnati, Brandon Phillips hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs, powering the Reds to victory that kept Pittsburgh winless in Cincinnati this season.
Porcello allowed six runs, five of them earned, on 10 hits – including a leadoff homer on a slider that stayed up – in two-plus innings of work. He gave up seven runs in a loss at Toronto on July 1.
“Had a bad game”, Porcello said. “Our guys put together some good at-bats”. “They got some big hits in a couple of big innings there”.
The White Sox, who had four-, five- and two-run first innings in the first three games of the series, added two more when Abreu sent a 1-1 pitch into the Red Sox bullpen for his 17th homer.
Napoli gained his second RBI of the night with a solo home run to left in the bottom of the seventh, making the Sox lead 8-2. Wright picked up eight strikeouts, including three of Tyler Saladino as he pitched through the seventh inning without allowing another run. After Jose Abreu walked, LaRoche was hit by a pitch putting the visiting Sox on top 5-0.
Their styles couldn’t be more different, but when Wright took the mound Thursday night, Sale’s track record was the last thing on his mind. Craig Breslow relieved and left the bases loaded.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book GT Bets, the Red Sox are -120 money line favorites over the White Sox, who are +105 money line underdogs. He was hurt grounding out on Tuesday and had to be helped to the dugout.
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Pablo Sandoval left tonight’s game for a significantly more painful reason in comparison to last night’s dehydration issue. Shuck with a one-out, broken-bat RBI single to middle and superior to second on the throw house. The club said it’s the first player since at least 1914 to accomplish both in seven straight games.
