Share this: The Boston Red Sox will need Drew Pomeranz to return to his All-Star form Thursday if they want to earn a split with the Seattle Mariners. The left-hander is 0-2 with a 7.53 ERA in three starts since joining the Red Sox on July 14. But history will be on his side when he takes the mound in the final contest of Boston’s four-game set with Seattle: Pomeranz is 3-0 with a 1.21 ERA in 11 career appearances against the Mariners. Pomeranz will seek support from a Red Sox lineup that features Dustin Pedroia batting fourth for just the 35th time in his career. The second baseman has thrived in that limited role, however, posting a .385/.430/.654 slash line with seven homers and 29
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Red Sox Notes: Drew Pomeranz’s First Three Starts With Boston A ‘Mixed Bag’
Share this: Drew Pomeranz’s first three starts in a Boston Red Sox uniform couldn’t have been more different. In his Boston debut, Pomeranz pitched well for three innings, but it all came apart for him in the fourth. Start No. 2 went much better, as he allowed only two runs in six innings. The third? Well, as Red Sox manager John Farrell said, it was somewhere “in between” the other two. Pomeranz allowed five earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 5 1/3 innings in Boston’s 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. “Overall, he probably wasn’t as sharp as he was last time out,” Farrell said on NESN’s “Red Sox Extra Innings. “And when they created some damage against
Red Sox Wrap: Drew Pomeranz’s Solid Start Not Enough In Loss To Tigers
Share this: BOSTON — Drew Pomeranz’s second appearance with the Red Sox was the polar opposite of his debut, in more ways than one. The All-Star left-hander delivered a strong performance Monday night at Fenway Park, but this time, his offense couldn’t hold up its end of the bargain, plating just two runs in a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Boston now has lost three of its last four games. Here’s how this one went down. GAME IN A WORDSlip. The Red Sox struck first, but their tenuous 1-0 lead fell apart late, as Boston allowed four runs over the final four innings to let this one get away. IT WAS OVER WHEN…The Red Sox couldn’t come up clutch in the eighth inning. Boston loaded the bases with nobody
Drew Pomeranz Trade Improves Red Sox In Present But Puts Future In Doubt
The Boston Red Sox were in desperate need of a starting pitcher, and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski delivered the goods Thursday by trading for San Diego Padres All-Star Drew Pomeranz. The move gives Boston a solid No. 4 starter and fills a major void in the back end of the rotation. But the cost was high, as the Red Sox sent highly-touted pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza to San Diego in return. So, was trading for Pomeranz a shrewd move that can help Boston make a serious playoff push or a short-sighted gamble on a largely unproven pitcher that could backfire if the 27-year-old left-hander doesn’t pan out? First, the good news: ...