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THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
Luke Maile's walk-off homer
beats the Sox in the 12th
May 11, 2018 ...
Luke Maile hit
two homers, including a two-run shot in the 12th inning that gave
the Toronto
Blue Jays a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox.
Maile’s drive off Brian Johnson (1-2) improved the Blue Jays to 5-0
in extra innings after they overcame a superb outing by Chris Sale.
Maile also hit a game-tying homer off Sale in the seventh. It was the first
multihomer game of his career. Maile went 3 for 5 with three RBIs.
Curtis Granderson walked
to begin the 12th and Maile followed with a drive to right. Maile, who came in
without a home run since May 31, 2017, redeemed himself for a throwing error
that led to the Red Sox taking a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
Brock Holt reached on a two-out fielder’s choice and scored from first base
after Maile couldn’t hold a third strike against Sandy Leon, then threw high to
first base.
Maile tied the game in the seventh, snapping a streak of 15 consecutive
outs by Sale with his first homer of the season. Sale matched his career high by
striking out 15 over a season-high nine innings. The left-hander allowed three
runs and six hits, and walked none. Sale struck out six straight batters over
the fourth and fifth innings, getting all six swinging.
Sale is the third pitcher in Red Sox history to strike out 15 while walking
none. Pedro Martinez had four such games while Roger Clemens had three.
Hanley Ramirez tried to score from first base on a two-out
double by Martinez in the third but ran through a stop sign from third base
coach Carlos Febles and was thrown out at home plate. Xander Bogaerts homered
off Sanchez to begin the fourth, his fourth. |
