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“DIARY OF A WINNER” |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ... July 31, 2018 ... Ending a four-game skid seemed barely a footnote for the Philadelphia Phillies. They felt like they accomplished much more, beating the Red Sox 3-1 and leaving town with a split in two games against the team with the best record in the majors. Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven strong innings and Carlos Santana added an RBI single for a key run in the ninth after Hoskins led off with a double. Kapler credited Arrieta for helping leading his younger teammates through the intensity of the two-game visit between divisional leaders. After the Red Sox pulled to 2-1 in the sixth, Kapler said Arrieta was adamant about coming back for the seventh and put down the Sox in order. Jorge Alfaro hit an RBI double in the second and Scott Kingery drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Carlos Santana drove in Hoskins with a single in the ninth and that was all the offense the Phillies would need despite leaving 13 on base and going 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position. Arrieta (9-6) allowed only one run and six hits to finish July 4-0 in six starts. Tommy Hunter pitched a perfect eighth and Seranthony Dominguez closed it out for his 11th save, although he did make it interesting by walking J.D. Martinez and hitting Xander Bogaerts with a pitch to open the ninth. Martinez drove in the Sox only run with a double in the sixth after Blake Swihart led off with a single. The Red Sox were outhit 10-6 and couldn’t rally for a second night against the Phillies’ pitching. Drew Pomeranz (1-5) threw five innings and held the Phillies to two runs and three hits, but hurt himself with four walks and two hit batters. The Phillies scored first on a double to left-center by Jorge Alfaro after Franco walked with one out in the second. Philadelphia added another run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly to center by Scott Kingery. The ball wasn’t very deep and Bradley had a chance to get Franco tagging up, but his throw was slightly up the third-base line and Franco beat the tag and gave Philadelphia 2-0 lead. Maikel Franco went 2 for 3 and scored twice for Philadelphia. Ian Kinsler, making his debut for The Sox after coming over in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night, singled in the fourth. The Sox placed Chris Sale on the DL with soreness in his throwing shoulder. The Sox recalled Brandon Workman from Triple-A Pawtucket. |
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