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DYLAN COVEY |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
Dylan Covey out duels Chris Sale and
keeps the Red Sox silent
June 8,
2018 ... One run off Chris
Sale was enough for Dylan
Covey and the Chicago
White Sox even in Fenway Park. Covey pitched
six scoreless innings and Chicago’s bullpen finished up a
three-hitter, lifting the White Sox over the The
Red Sox 1-0.
Kevan Smith had
two hits and scored the only run after leading off the seventh with a
ground-rule double, scoring on Trayce
Thompson’s one-out single to left off Chris Sale.
Covey (2-1) more than kept pace with Sale (5-4), who lost his third
straight start despite striking out 10 in eight innings.
Jace Fry and
Nate Jones each pitched a scoreless inning, and Joakim
Soria earned his seventh save. Chicago has won three of
four. Covey allowed three hits and struck out seven, one below his season high,
in his first start against the Red Sox. He pitched into the seventh before
Bogaerts hit a leadoff single and Fry came on in relief for Chicago.
After Andrew
Benintendi’s leadoff double in the first, Rafael
Devers and Xander
Bogaerts were the only other The Sox players to get a
hit. The Red Sox stranded four runners on base and were 0 for 6 with runners in
scoring position.
Sale allowed six hits and one walk. He also carried a shutout into the
seventh, when Smith led off with a blooper down the right field line that landed
fair, then bounced into the stands.
Fry got Mitch
Moreland to ground into a fielder’s choice that was
initially ruled a double play. The replay showed Moreland just beating the throw
to first, and the call was overturned after a quick review. Eduardo
Nunez reached on an error by Jose
Rondon at third, but Fry kept the shutout intact by
retiring Devers and Jackie
Bradley Jr. I
t was the Sox’s first 1-0 loss at Fenway Park since 2016
against Baltimore.
The Sox right-fielder Mookie
Betts was eligible to come off the disabled list, where
he’s been with a left abdominal strain. Manager Alex Cora said Betts would take
some swings Saturday and see how he’s feeling, then the club will decide when
it’s time to activate him. The Red Sox were missing Betts, who is hitting .359
with 17 home runs and 37 RBIs, as well as designated hitter J.D.
Martinez (.314, 20 home runs, 52 RBIs) while getting
shut out for the second time this season. |
