The Boston Red Sox are sticking with a new-look lineup Sunday, and with good reason. Manager John Farrell bumped Mookie Betts up to the lead-off spot and batted Andrew Benintendi cleanup Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, and the change produced an 11-1 Red Sox rout at Target Field. That same lineup will take the field Sunday in the Red Sox’s series finale versus the Twins, with one exception: Deven Marrero will start at third base and bat ninth in place of Josh Rutledge. Benintendi will play center field, meaning Jackie Bradley Jr. is out of the lineup for the second straight game. Boston’s bats should be in good hands with Chris Sale on
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Chris Young Provides Huge Offensive Lift In Red Sox’s 11-1 Win Over Twins
Share this: Chris Young isn’t an everyday starter for the Boston Red Sox, but the veteran outfielder made his start against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday count. Young clubbed two home runs in Boston’s 11-1 rout of the Twins, his first two long balls of the season. After the game, Young praised the Red Sox’s pitching and coaching staff for helping him keep his timing and be ready whenever his name his called. To hear what Young had to say, check out the video above from “Red Sox Final,” presented by Plainridge Park Casino. Thumbnail photo via Jesse Johnson/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
#AmericasGP: Michelin preview
Piero Taramasso, Manager of the Two-Wheel Motorsport Group: “COTA is another very demanding circuit and features many changes of direction, slow turns, fast bends and a long straight. There are also hard braking areas and all this together makes for a big challenge for a tyre to cope with. The riders are always demanding the very best and that is always our target- to be able to give the optimum tyre for all riders and bikes to use. We were unable to produce the very good performance that we had hoped for in 2016, but this season we are going there fully prepared – thanks to data we got after last year’s race – and with a range of rubber
Despite Ugly Loss Friday Night, Red Sox Pitching Off To A Good Start
Despite the performance by Rick Porcello and the Red Sox on Friday night, the pitching is already off to a better start 10 games into the season compared to last season. Through 10 games in 2017, the Red Sox offensive numbers are down from a year ago, but their pitching has improved and is trending in the right direction. The team currently has a 4.40 ERA compared to a 4.81 ERA through their first 10 games of 2016. The addition of Chris Sale has certainly helped and should get even better when David Price returns. For more on the Red Sox pitching staff, check out the video above from “Red Sox
Honda’s F1 Engineers Were Laughably Overconfident Going Into 2017 Season
Share this: Honda has a reputation for reliable engines in its road cars, so some might have assumed it would be able to make significant gains before the 2017 Formula One World Championship began. Its engineers apparently also thought so, though the improvements they expected to see were too large. Honda F1 technical chief Yusuke Hasegawa revealed Wednesday he and his team thought — with the engine token system scrapped — its power unites could start the season with as much horsepower as Mercedes’ had at the end of 2016, according to Motorsport.com. That mountain simply was too high to climb, however. For perspective, during qualifying for the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the fastest McLaren-Honda was more than 2 seconds per lap slower than the
Bruins Will Start Tuukka Rask In Net Against Florida Panthers Saturday
Share this: The Boston Bruins will play their in last back-to-back this weekend and Tuukka Rask will get the start in net for the Bruins on Saturday against the Florida Panthers. In Rask’s career against the Panthers, he is 19-3-1 with a 1.46 GAA and a .951 save percentage and four shutouts. It is likely that the Bruins will rest Rask on Sunday and start backup goalie Anton Khudobin against the Chicago Blackhawks. To hear Billy Jaffe break down why Rask should play on Saturday, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today” presented by People’s United Bank. More Stories Source link
Iannone: “For us it’s important to start from the first row”
Rain in the desert? Sadly enough, yes. Saturday’s track action at Losail International Circuit was eventually called off completely after adverse weather both overnight and in the morning made track conditions too dangerous, meaning the grid is decided from combined practice times. That means Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Andrea Iannone begins his first GP with the Hamamatsu factory from P2. Source link