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MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
Leonys Martin's homer puts
the Tigers out front early
June 7,
2018 ... Detroit had trouble containing the
Sox offense during the first two games of their series.
Leonys
Martin had a two-run homer to cap a five-run
first inning and the Tigers beat the Red
Sox 7-2. Martin also had a triple and scored
twice. Detroit’s early onslaught spoiled the
major-league debut of 24-year-old left-hander Jalen
Beeks (0-1), who had a night to forget after having
been called up from Triple-A Pawtucket.
Left-hander Matthew
Boyd (4-4) was solid in his third career start against
The Sox, allowing just four hits and two runs while striking out six over 6 1/3
innings. He gave up a solo home run to Andrew
Benintendi and had three wild pitches, but they were
just blips during a quiet offensive night for the Sox.
Trailing late, The Sox loaded the bases with one out in the eighth on
reliever Joe
Jimenez, but he struck out Sam
Travis and Rafael
Devers to end the threat.
Beeks struck out the first batter of the night but ended his first big
league inning by giving up five runs on four hits, to put Detroit in front. That
is the most earned runs given up by a Red Sox starter in his first career inning
pitched, according to Elias Sports Bureau. For the night, Beeks gave up six runs
on seven hits with four strikeouts before being pulled after four innings.
Nicholas Castellanos got
Detroit going in the first when he doubled off the Green Monster. Beeks walked Miguel
Cabrera but Castellanos was able to tag and advance to
third when Victor
Martinez popped out
to right.
Jeimer Candelario then
ripped an RBI double down the left field line. Hicks kept the rally going with a
two-run single. Martin then made it 5-0 with his blast over the Green Monster.
The inning finally came to an end when Beeks got Jose
Iglesias to pop out on the infield.
J.D.
Martinez was pulled after the seventh inning because of
back tightness. Manager Alex Cora said it wasn’t as bad as in the Houston series
and was done for precautionary reasons.
Andrew Benintendi has now homered in four of his last five games. He is the
first Red Sox player other than Betts to hit a leadoff home run since Brock
Holt on July 13, 2014. |
