Share this: With the Boston Red Sox playing three straight four-hour games and back-to-back extra-inning affairs, the team needed help from its bullpen toward the end of the current homestand. And the bullpen delivered. The Sox’s relievers combined to pitch 11 scoreless innings in Boston’s two wins over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday and Tuesday, including six frames in Tuesday’s 4-3 12-inning victory at Fenway Park. Boston left-handed starter David Price went the first six innings and allowed three earned runs before turning it over to the bullpen. Robby Scott, Blaine Boyer, Craig Kimbrel, Heath Hembree and Fernando Abad (2-0) then took it from there. There certainly were some close calls for the bullpen, including a deep drive from Maikel Franco that just barely missed
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Red Sox Notes: Josh Rutledge’s Glove Might Make Him Regular In Boston’s Lineup
On a night when he got the start because of his defense, Josh Rutledge made the most of his time at the plate. The Boston Red Sox third baseman got the start Saturday night against the Detroit Tigers because he is reliable with the glove, and Pablo Sandoval has struggled with routine plays this season. With Chris Sale on the mound for Boston, it seemed prudent for manager John Farrell to start Rutledge after Sandoval struggled in the field behind lefty Brian Johnson on Friday night. But while Rutledge did his job in the field during the Red Sox’s 11-3 win at Fenway Park on Saturday, he made his presence known with his
Pablo Sandoval Has To Earn Redemption, Third Base Job, John Farrell Says
Share this: The Boston Red Sox traded away Travis Shaw and Yoan Moncada, making it seem as though Pablo Sandoval is a lock for the third base job. But it’s not going to be that simple. Red Sox manager John Farrell joined WEEI’s “Trenni and Tomase Show” on Sunday, and one of the topics they talked about was Sandoval’s return to the team after missing almost the entire 2016 season recovering from shoulder surgery. And Farrell didn’t downplay how much of a challenge that will be for the 30-year-old third baseman. “No one’s going to say the first two years of Pablo’s tenure in Boston have gone well,” Farrell said, per WEEI.com. “That’s obvious. … Pablo’s mindset is almost a redemption approach. It