As the game wore on, he had a feeling he would be counted on in a big moment, knew it would be time to lock it in. Mookie Betts hit a single to left but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
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He hit a sacrifice fly to score Holaday from third, but could not produce any more runs after re-loading the bases and Jackie Bradley Jr. hitting into a double play to end the inning.
Brad Miller is 2-for-5 with 1 home run and 1 RBI. Kimbrel struck out the next two batters to finish off the inning to send it to extras. He took a shutout in the sixth, surrendering RBI singles by Robbie Grossman and Eduardo Escobar over his last two innings.
Betts attempted to stretch his single into a double, but was gunned down by Mahtook from left field on what was a flawless throw to Logan Forsythe to end the inning and any further threat of the Red Sox trying to come back that inning. In addition, Farrell said that Benintendi does not have much swelling in the knee and that the team is hoping that his season has not come to an end.
“It’s one of those freak things”. The Red Sox are tough outs for opponents, leading the AL with 9.9 hits per game. His 123 pitches were a career high. They have managed to pull off a flawless record over their last ten games playing as the favorite, and have an 8-2 SU record over the same span. They lost Wednesday night in a 4-3 walkoff loss. The Rays have recorded an overall money line of -2,674 and have shown a weak performance as an underdog this season with a record of 20-35.
Porcello got out of trouble early, as the Rays had runners at second and third with one out in the second.
With the loss, Boston has slipped out of first place.
Hear more about the Red Sox’s outfield situation from NESN’s Tom Caron and The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham on “Red Sox Gameday Live” in the video above.
Not even David Ortiz could help the Boston Red Sox overcome missed opportunities in the final game of a long trip away from Fenway Park.
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