“He’s been working for me for 20 years, right out of college”. “I feel like when I was out there competing that that wasn’t being timid – that was what I had and that was what I had to offer that day”.
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– Swihart delivered a two-run single into left field in the first inning.
Moore lasted just three innings as the Red Sox tagged him for six earned runs on nine hits while winning their third straight game, 11-7.
Kelly (3-6) gave up only one hit through three innings, but the right-hander departed after giving up five runs on nine hits and striking out six in five-plus innings for Boston.
The Red Sox scored three runs in the first thanks to a wild pitch and two errors. To top it all off, he slugged a two-run homer off Kirby Yates in the eighth, finishing the afternoon 4-for-4 plus a walk with a double, two homers, three RBI and five runs scored. Tampa Bay LHP Matt Moore makes his sixth start since returning from Tommy John surgery when he faces Boston’s struggling RHP Joe Kelly on Saturday.
Shaw was 4-for-4, finishing a triple shy of the cycle, with a walk and a run scored in each of his plate appearances.
For these reasons, Shaw’s stints in the majors so far this summer have been inconsistent at best, with the budding prospect constantly being subjected to travel between Boston and Pawtucket, home of the Boston Red Sox’ Triple-A affiliate.
Andrew Heaney (5-1) was charged with two runs and four hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Bogaerts is striking out less and hitting more ground balls that, with his ability to scatter the ball to all fields, have resulted in a drastically higher number of singles.
The left-handed hitter who stands 6-foot-4 said he felt some sense of relief as he had played in eight games before recording his first major league hit in his ninth game (back in early July before being sent down) and then in his 10th he was able to hit his first home run. Kiermaier was caught stealing, catcher Hanigan to third baseman T.Shaw, Kiermaier out.
Rays fourth. Souza Jr. singled to right. Longoria singled to left, Guyer to third.
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Ortiz, who is 2-for-8 with two walks in his career against the McGee, took advantage of his experience against the Rays lefty.
However, 4:00 PM on Friday came and went and none of those players were on the Boston roster.
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Rays: RHP Nathan Karns (6-5) is scheduled to pitch the series finale on Sunday. “[Red Sox owners] have been discussing this with Larry ever since they renewed Sam’s contract in 2012 with the assurance he would one day become president at the appropriate time, ” a club source said Saturday night.
