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THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
Brock Holt's pinch hit HR beats Philly
August 14, 2018 ...
Brock Holt
belted a pinch-hit tiebreaking homer, Rick
Porcello threw seven impressive innings and
the Red Sox beat the Philadelphia
Phillies 2-1.
Sandy Leon also
went deep. The Red Sox increased their total to 168 homers, matching
their number from last year when they hit an AL-low 168.
Porcello (15-5) gave up one run and two hits, striking out 10. He tied Max
Scherzer and Luis
Severino for most wins in the majors.
Rhys Hoskins homered,
but the Phillies wasted a solid outing from Nick
Pivetta. He allowed one run and three hits in six
innings.
Holt hit the first pitch he saw from Tommy
Hunter (3-2) in the eighth off the video screen on the
facing of the second deck in right field. Alex Cora said Holt wouldn't have been
used in that spot in an American League ballpark because he wouldn't have
removed Porcello after only 90 pitches.
Heath Hembree tossed
a perfect eighth, striking out Odubel
Herrera swinging at a pitch that hit his left foot. Craig
Kimbrel finished the two-hitter for his 36th save in 40
chances. He's 41 for 41 in interleague games in his career.
Leon gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead in the third. He sent a 95
mph fastball into the seats in right-center for his fifth homer. Porcello
followed with a liner over right fielder Nick
Williams' head and slid headfirst into second base for
his second career extra-base hit.
Porcello retired his first 12 batters before Hoskins drove
his 23rd homer out to left in the fifth. |
