![]() I honestly almost put no one here, because Ort did settle down really well after his first inning. Pablo Reyes (0-for-3)Īt least Reyes had one quality highlight. I guess it’s good not to be noticeable meaning you didn’t commit any errors. Not noticeable on offense or in the field. Three Duds (of the day) Christian Arroyo (0-for-4) To bare down in your second-ever MLB appearance and shove like he did against the Yankees, color me impressed. If he lets this game get out of control taking over for Ort, there’s no knowing if that comeback happens. Murphy doing what he needed to do led the Red Sox to that win. I know Pivetta got the win in Game 1 by tossing three frames, but hear me out. We talked a lot in Spring Training that this had to be Verdugo’s breakout season. He isn’t flashing power, but the consistency in his contact and run-producing acumen this season has been a massive jump in his career. If I had to venture who could be a Red Sox representative at this year’s All-Star game in Seattle might be, Verdugo would be in that conversation (with Yoshida). ![]() Alex Verdugo (4-for-8, 4 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 BB) We all knew from the minors that Bello had the stuff. sGpFXKpORE- Steve Perrault June 19, 2023 In the 10 starts since then he’s averaged 1.8 ER per start. Yoshida hustling for a stellar triple into the triangle and then scoring on a balk in the seventh did nothing but prove that.īrayan Bello gave up 5 ER in his first start of the year on Marathon Monday. You could see the wheels fall off for the Yankees then and there. Dugey follows up with an RBI double of his own, then Justin Turner gives the Red Sox a three-run lead driving in Verdugo on an RBI single. Connor Wong has impressed me this season, as he skies a two-out, RBI double off the Monster, scoring Kiké from first. Then, the sixth inning is where it all came together. Adam Duvall then ties the game on a screaming line drive single off the Monster. You know what that does? It keeps your team in the game to compete! The Sox turned things around in the fifth and never looked back. Little did I know every pitcher would bear down to give up just four hits total-yes, that includes the two hits Ort gave up in the first. I have to be honest when Gleyber Torres hit his two-run homer in the top of the first, I thought there was no way we’d take the first game. Let’s start with Game 1-a bullpen game started by Kaleb “The Ort Cloud” Ort, with Chris Murphy, Nick Pivetta and Chris Martin also shouldering the load. I won’t go so far as to say it’s full-blown swagger, but Sunday’s matches showed a little of everything the Red Sox need going forward. Is there the caveat that Aaron Judge has been sidelined with a toe injury? Yeah, but that’s one big caveat I’d have to grant to excuse how poor the Yankees looked all weekend against what felt like a really deflated Boston squad before Friday. Who knew the Red Sox could win against their AL East foes? Not only that but their most historic rivals? Both games were structured quite differently for these Red Sox, yet produced important wins regardless.
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