Rafael Devers plated the Sox’ first run with an RBI single in the first inning. The Sox offense scored the three runs off Cardinals starter Steven Matz. BOSTON (AP) Kenley Jansen blew a ninth-inning lead for the second straight day when shortstop Kiké Hernández’s throwing error on a potential game-ending double play allowed Nolan Gorman to. I came out in the eighth inning and looked down in the bullpen and the big man is throwing and I’m like, ‘All right, here we go.’ His performance that season earned him a spot on the American League All-Star Team, his only career. But he’s a ninth-inning guy for a reason. 335/.401/.427, leading the MLB in hits and plate appearances. “How he’s been throughout the whole year, the expectation level is obviously really high.
“Very surprising,” Sale said of Jansen’s back-toback blown saves. Sale, who has seen his share of struggles this season, is confident Jansen will turn the corner. Starting at shortstop on Thursday, a spot where the Red Sox have desperately needed a strong defender, Chang saved a run from scoring with a sliding grab and throw to end the fifth inning. Over the past three games, starters Brayan Bello, James Paxton, and Sale, have combined to allow only five runs in 19 innings.īut as the rotation has found some footing, it’s important for the closer to get back on track. The move was made due to right-hander Brayan Bello no longer qualifying as a. 30 prospect in the Red Sox system according to MLB Pipeline.
110, resulting in a fly out to right, was clocked at 97 m.p.h.Īfter a rocky start to the season, the Sox’ rotation should bring some optimism. 18-year-old shortstop Luis Ravelo is the new No. Originally feared to be lost for most or all of the. Manager Alex Cora let Sale come back out for the eighth and he registered a 1-2-3 frame. Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story has missed the entire early going of the season after undergoing an elbow procedure this offseason.
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