They could not have swept, however the Boston Red Sox seemed fairly spectacular of their four-game sequence towards the White Sox this weekend.
The Red Sox walked away with a 9-2 victory at Guaranteed Rate Park on Sunday because of one more stellar all-around efficiency. It was the crew’s third straight win, including to their latest success following a depressing begin to 2019.
Manager Alex Cora was happy to see one more outing during which the Sox excelled on a number of fronts.
“It was a pretty good baseball game by us all around,” Cora stated, as seen on NESN’s postgame protection. “We played good defense, we pitched well, put (in) good at-bats … It was cool to see (the Red Sox win) three-out-of-four (games against the White Sox).”
Cora reiterated that the crew has felt the road transferring since their most up-to-date sequence towards the Tampa Bay Rays.
“We feel good where we’re at,” he stated. “As a team, it’s getting better. We still have stuff to work out to get where we want to go, but it’s good. We’re almost there in neutral.”
The Sox will attempt to carry this momentum into their three-game sequence towards the Baltimore Orioles starting Monday.
Here are some extra notes from Sunday’s Red Sox-White Sox sport:
— After a dismal begin to the 2019 season, the Sox appear to have lastly turned a nook. Boston has gained seven of their final 10 video games, a marked enchancment from their 5-10 document throughout the primary 15 video games of the season.
There continues to be loads of room for enchancment, nevertheless, as they continue to be one sport below .500.
— If you’re searching for extra affirmation that the Sox are turning issues round, look no additional than the crew’s starters.
Red Sox starters now personal the perfect ERA (3.08) within the American League since April 12.
On high of that, Boston starters have tossed a mixed 122 strikeouts and 34 walks whereas permitting simply 34 earned runs since April 14.
— Six of 10 Boston batters recorded a success towards Chicago Sunday, together with two gamers with multi-hit video games.
Andrew Benintendi, Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Eduardo Nuñez every had one hit within the contest. Rafael Devers and Mitch Moreland had two hits apiece.
— The Red Sox have scored 30 runs over their final three video games.
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