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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
June 21, 2018 ... Rick Porcello allowed one hit in seven innings, while Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi homered, as the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins, 9-2. Xander Bogaerts had two RBIs for the Red Sox, who had a season-high 16 hits, and finished 6-4 on a road trip through Baltimore, Seattle and Minnesota. Porcello was dominant in a game that was 2-0 through six innings. After a first-inning single by Logan Morrison, ending a 0-for-30 stretch against Boston, Porcello (9-3) retired 19 of 20 Twins hitters, including the last 16. Throwing 97 pitches, he struck out five and walked one. Porcello finished seven innings for the first time in 10 starts since April 29th. His best previous start of the season was April 12th against the Yankees, when he allowed two hits and struck out six in seven innings. Kyle Gibson (2-5) allowed seven hits and two earned runs in six innings for Minnesota, striking out five for his ninth quality start this season. Mookie Betts hit the first pitch of the fifth inning into the front row of seats in right-center for a 2-0 lead. He finished with three hits and has reached base eight times in his last three games. Bogaerts’ two-run double keyed a three-run seventh against Ryan Pressly. Benintendi hit a two-run shot in the eighth. The Red Sox were 5 for 14 with runners in scoring position, finishing the three-game series 7 for 36. With left-handed hitting Joe Mauer up, Betts, playing right field, shifted to right-center and barely had to move to catch a fly ball. Betts then waved a card telling him where to play toward the dugout. Porcello moved into a tie for the American League with his 10th hit batsman in the first, when he knocked Eduardo Escobar down with a fastball that plunked the major league leader in doubles just above his right elbow. Escobar stayed in the game for two more innings, but was removed after striking out in the third, and was diagnosed with a bruise. In the top of the inning, J.D. Martinez had to hit the dirt to dodge a high-and-inside pitch from Gibson. |
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