The Red Sox didn’t get off to a good start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, but Boston’s young players lifted it to a 4-3 win. In winning the rubber match of the three-game series, the Red Sox (71-77) took the season series with the Blue Jays 10-9. It’s really pretty remarkable. Most guys probably would have been done for the year. “Just a great story”. I stayed in rhythm.
It didn’t do much for the atmosphere of a sold-out Rogers Centre that had been in hysterics only minutes earlier.
“There is a tradition between Montreal and Boston in hockey and between Toronto and Boston in baseball – it seemed like a natural”, said Beeston. “It’s just incredible. Right when I jogged out there the whole crowd started cheering me”. “I had the chills from that point on, throughout the whole game”. Hill had actually managed to strike out the side, if far from in order, in that three-run inning, and proceeded to pick up two more whiffs in a 1-2-3 third.
Carrying a 4-2 lead into the final frame, closer Roberto Osuna returned to the mound in an attempt to register a four-out outing after he finished off the eighth inning. 2B Dustin Pedroia, who hit two home runs Wednesday, did not play, in part to protect his right hamstring from Toronto’s artificial surface….
Recently, the Jays had given him extra rest and, before his previous start, a cortisone shot in his left shoulder. He has yielded just three home runs in 127 appearances as a reliever – all within a two-week span in that 2013 season.
First place in the American League East is on the line. I’ve never fully bought in to the idea of Dickey throwing hitters off balance for the next man up, at least not to the extent that many others do, but there’s undoubtedly something to it. “I’ve got to locate my fastball better”. In this environment, with this crowd, the team we were going against, the pitchers we were going against, it was very impressive.
Ortiz, the designated hitter, broke the tie with an RBI single against right-hander Aaron Sanchez as Boston scored five runs in the ninth.
Mercifully Leon would pop out to Pennington to end the inning limiting the damage to one run.
Tulowitzki was hurt when he collided with center fielder Kevin Pillar while chasing Didi Gregorius’ popup in the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader. Bradley led off with a single and was forced at second by right fielder Mookie Betts.
Even if Stroman emerges as the number two pitcher in terms of win likelihood, John Gibbons may still choose to sandwich Dickey in between Price and Stroman to force opposing lineups to swing back and forth between vastly different velocities.
Travis Shaw tagged Buehrle with a broken-bat single to first that Colabello couldn’t reach and there was no Buehrle there in time to back up the play. He was forced at second on a grounder to second by left fielder Rusney Castillo.
DETROIT (AP) – Dixon Machado hit an RBI single with two outs in the 12th inning, capping a two-run rally that sent Detroit over Kansas City. Bogaerts had reached on a single and advanced to second on the groundout, but Bogaerts took off for third on the play and Jays starter Mark Buerhle made an errant throw to third allowing Bogaerts to score.
“(Stroman) threw the ball well”, Shaw said. Home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman issued a warning to both teams. He was just attacking the zone, especial early in the count.