![]() The seemingly never-ending Chris Sale saga and the addition of shortstop Trevor Story were the other top Red Sox stories of an offseason marred by the Major League Baseball lockout. Bogaerts was set to opt out of his contract and become a free agent after the 2022 campaign and Devers was scheduled for free agency one year after him. ![]() When the thrill of the deep postseason run wore off, the focus shifted to the uncertain futures of franchise cornerstones Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers. Their effort inspired optimism heading into the offseason, though it didn't take long for certain storylines to cast a dark cloud over the club for 2022. He threw seven shutout innings Wednesday at the White Sox.The Boston Red Sox shocked the world by advancing to the American League Championship Series in 2021. Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (6-11) looks for another solid outing in his second start since a stretch on the DL with a strained right triceps. Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (9-8) is scheduled to make his second start Tuesday since returning from a stint on the DL with a strained right forearm. The Red Sox went 15-12 in August, only their second winning month this season. In his last start, he was tagged for a season-high seven in four. Ortiz has three homers in his last four games. Luvollo said 2B Dustin Pedroia (strained right hamstring) could return around Sept. Red Sox: LF Hanley Ramirez was sidelined for the fourth straight game with a sore right shoulder, but did take grounders again at first as he attempts a position shift. "I think they'll do some type of imaging to take a look at it." "We're going to run some tests," Girardi said. Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira was sent back to New York to have his bruised right shin re-examined. Ryan Hanigan and third baseman Pablo Sandoval opened the game with consecutive errors - Hanigan's on catcher's interference - before Carlos Beltran's sacrifice fly made it 1-0. New York loaded the bases three times in the first five innings against Rodriguez, who escaped with Bradley's help in the fourth and struck out Greg Bird to end the fifth.īradley nailed Bird at the plate with a one-hop throw from left field after Gregorius' single. Jean Machi escaped the bases-loaded jam for his fourth save. In his at-bat after the homer, Ortiz had the crowd on its feet again when he lined a 3-0 fastball halfway up the wall in left for a double.Įduardo Rodriguez (8-5) labored through five innings, allowing two runs - one earned - and seven hits. Like I said, we had a lot of opportunities tonight. ![]() "But it's really going to come down to how we play, too. "Yeah, we missed an opportunity," manager Joe Giradi said. The Yankees remained 1 ½ games behind AL East-leading Toronto, which lost 4-2 to Cleveland on Monday. But tomorrow's a new day, so we'll pick it up tomorrow." "We fell a little short today with runners in scoring position. He flied out to the warning track with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the ninth. He wants it be about the team."ĭidi Gregorius had four singles for New York, which had scored 20 runs on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep over Atlanta. "David, in his humble way, doesn't want to make it a distraction. Ortiz wasn't around after the game to talk about his chase. It was their ninth win in 13 games.īut it was Ortiz's homer that's getting the attention for the Red Sox, last in the AL East. Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox. It landed about 10-15 feet to the right of three new changeable white numbers on signs with red trim that were affixed to the stanchion of a light tower, signifying his countdown to 500. Ortiz lined a shot into the first row of Green Monster seats off Ivan Nova (5-7). "When we walk in every day, it's bigger than a lot of things that are happening right now. "It's exciting," Red Sox interim manager Torey Lovullo said. had three hits and threw out a runner at the plate to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night. It was only fitting that David Ortiz's homer sliced toward a milestone that many are coming to see in a lost season for the Boston Red Sox.īig Papi hit his 495th home run and Jackie Bradley Jr. BOSTON (AP) - The big numbers are atop the Green Monster for everyone to see.
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