Instead, we got a little “ball don’t lie” action when Isiah Kiner-Falefa ripped a line drive that was snagged by a leaping Xander Bogaerts, who then tossed it over to second to end the inning on a double play.
That put two men on with just one out, and it was a real chance for things to take a dive in the wrong direction. However, since he was pulled in the ball snuck up and over his head, falling in for a single without even reaching the outfield. Rafael Devers was pulled in, which would prove to be important as Hernandez hit a little flare of a line drive out towards third base.Īt normal depth, Devers makes the play without issue. Andy Ibáñez started the inning off with a solid line drive single into center field, and then a couple batters later Yonny Hernandez came to the plate with one out. It did appear the third may cause some trouble, however, again with some bad luck. Texas had nothing on him in the first couple of innings, managing just a weakly-hit single in the first two frames. Things got a little weird for him at one point, but all in all it was a great day for the righty. The best way to do that is to get good starting pitching, and fortunately Eovaldi was up to the task. And they were desperately looking to take the momentum first in this Monday makeup game after Sunday’s contest was postponed.
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A huge two-out double from Rafael Devers kept the game alive in the tenth, and after 2 2⁄ 3 massive innings from Garrett Whitlock they got a walk off grand slam from Travis Shaw to end it.Ĭoming off what seemed to be, by my conservative estimate, the fifth “worst game of the season” in the month of August, one that frankly should have counted as two losses, the Red Sox did still have a chance to take this series against the reeling Rangers. This time, however, the Red Sox did not find a way to lose. But then Matt Barnes couldn’t miss bats in the ninth and allowed the Rangers to tie it up. Boston was leading most of the day over Texas thanks to a dominant performance from Nathan Eovaldi and a couple of homers from the offense. And it seemed like it would be that way in this one as well. Watching the Red Sox these days is an exercise in expecting the worst and hoping for the best, w ith the ultimate outcome almost exclusively being of the former category.
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