His contract was set to expire at the end of the year. Boston won the World Series two years later, and added two more titles in 2007 and 2013.
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Loney’s two-out double to right in the fourth scored Cabrera to cut the Rays’ deficit to 3-2.
Already with the blown game, Tazawa gave up a bloop RBI single to James Loney next batter and the Rays took a 4-3 lead, which was the final.
Major League Baseball cameras found the man during the bottom of the sixth inning between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. The Red Sox chase their fourth straight victory following a stretch in which they dropped 13 of 16.
Rusney Castillo knocked in three more while Xander Bogaerts went 4-5 with three RBI’s.
Kelly is in line to make his next start after earning his first win since June 6th. Right fielder Steven Souza Jr. then reached on an infield hit thanks to a bad throw by third baseman Josh Rutledge as a run scored.
Later the manager said, “makes you feel old when one of your teammate’s kids are playing for you”.
Tampa Bay let Pablo Sandoval’s replacement, Travis Shaw, have a historic performance in an 11-7 defeat Sunday. He was projected to have his best season to date and play a major role in the projected Red Sox playoff run. His second – a two-run shot – went into the center-field bleachers in the eighth.
“I tried to stick to my approach and not do too much”, said Shaw, who finished with a career-high four hits and was a triple short of the cycle. The third baseman is considered day-to-day, but he might get a longer chance to heal after batting.
Larry Lucchino is stepping down this year as the Boston Red Sox’s president and CEO. Lucchino has been with the Red Sox since February 2002. He’s 2-3 with a 4.99 ERA.
Miley, though, has dominated the Rays, going 3-1 with a 1.07 ERA in four starts.
Ventura (6-7) allowed six hits and five runs in seven innings while Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.
Tampa Bay looked to be primed for a game three salvage, as Guyer blasted a leadoff dinger before fans could even sit in their sun-filled seats on Sunday afternoon.
– Swihart delivered a two-run single into left field in the first inning. Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi matched his career high with 113 pitches, though that was only enough to get him through six innings of a no-decision.
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White Sox: LHP Chris Sale (9-5) is slated to start the third game of the four-game series on Thursday.
