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JONNY GOMES |
BOSTON STRONG -
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION
Jonny Gomes delivers the
go-ahead
base hit as the
Sox comeback
June 28, 2013 ...
In a pinch-hitting role, Jonny Gomes raked an RBI single to left with one out in the seventh that snapped a tie and helped fuel the Red Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Blue Jays. With lefty Brett Cecil pitching for Toronto, John Farrell called on Gomes to bat for switch-hitter Daniel
Nava in a bases-loaded situation.
Though Gomes's overall numbers (.217 average, five homers, .371 slugging percentage) are nothing to write home about, he has had a knack for coming through in big situations in his first season in Boston. Consider that as a pinch-hitter, Gomes is 4-for-12
with a double, two homers and three RBIs. And with runners in scoring position, the veteran is hitting .321, more than 100 points higher than his overall average. Gomes is the classic example of the role player who comes to the park every day envisioning how
he might help the team in that particularly game. After Gomes put the Red Sox in front, Jarrod Saltalamacchia drew a bases-loaded walk against Darren Oliver to make it a two-run game.
The win was another example of Boston bouncing back quickly from adversity.
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ANDREW MILLER |
In the top of the seventh, the slumping Andrew Bailey served up a game-tying homer to Edwin Encarnacion, completing Toronto's comeback from a 5-0 deficit. After the Red Sox regained the lead, Andrew Miller and Koji Uehara finished off the Jays. For
Uehara, who was promoted to the closer's role a week ago, it was his third save in the last three days.
Allen Webster's fourth Major League start was a mixed bag. Over six innings, he scattered six hits and four runs while walking two and striking out three. Webster left with a 5-4 lead. Unlike in his previous two starts, Webster made it through the first
inning without giving up a crooked number. In fact, Webster opened with a 1-2-3 frame and took a shutout into the fifth.
The Blue Jays had won 11 out of 13 before losing the first two of this four-game series at Fenway. Meanwhile, the Sox have won four in a row and are 49-33 on the season.
Daniel Bard, who has not pitched for Double A Portland since May 15, has recovered from what the Red Sox said was an abdominal strain. He could pitch in a game soon. Jose Iglesias reached 50 hits in 118 at-bats, the quickest for a rookie in a single season
since rookie status was set in 1958, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Tony Oliva of the Twins got to 50 hits in 119 at-bats in 1964 |
