The Dominican Republic native owns 149 strikeouts in 125 1/3 innings this season but had two of his lowest strikeout performances (three in five innings and four in six) against the Red Sox earlier in the season. Red Sox RF Mookie Betts left Wednesday’s game with calf tightness and is day-to-day.2. David Ortiz was helped off the field in the ninth inning after fouling a fastball from NY closer Dellin Betances off his shin, and the slugger needed plenty of assistance to get down the dugout stairs. Streve started his outing with six straight balls, walking Ortiz before working through Hanley Ramirez, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Travis Shaw to end the inning.
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Boston has labored this season with capitalizing in bases-loaded situations, posting a.235 batting average, including a.111 showing over its last 27 at-bats.
Some good news to end what has been a truly very bad baseball night for the Red Sox: X-rays (and something called a “fluoroscan”) on David Ortiz’ shin have come back negative.
NY received another health scare when pitcher Nathan Eovaldi left after one inning because of right elbow discomfort.
Playing without a rested long reliever, the Yankees had to use every pitcher in their bullpen, but it worked.
The Red Sox opened scoring in the third and fourth innings, as both Betts and Andrew Benintendi hustled down the line and broke up potential double plays to bring in a pair of runs off of fielder’s choices.
Eovaldi was sent back to NY for tests; he missed the rest of last season after September 5 due to elbow inflammation.
Despite being third in the American League East the Red Sox are right in the mix for the division lead.
Didi Gregorius cut the deficit to 2-1 with a leadoff homer off Drew Pomeranz in the fifth before they batted around in the seventh.
The Yankees did not relent in the frame, as Jacoby Ellsbury hit a screaming RBI single off of Abad to make it a one-run game before Chase Headley knotted the contest at 4-4 off of an RBI single into left.
Tyler Clippard (1-0) pitched one inning for his first victory with the Yankees since being acquired from Arizona last week.
Houston Astros pinch-runner Carlos Gomez runs to home to score the tying run on Tony Kemp’s single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Houston. While the designated hitter position may suit McCann best, Sanchez will have anything but a clear path to the everyday catcher role handed to him.
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When David Ortiz was helped from the field in the ninth inning Wednesday, unable to put weight on his right foot, it appeared to be a calamitous moment for the Boston Red Sox.
