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“DIARY OF A WINNER” |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ... August 25, 2018 ... Kevin Kiermaier tripled to key a two-run sixth inning, Tommy Pham homered and the Rays won their seventh straight game by beating the major league-leading Red Sox 5-1. Tampa Bay is a season-high eight games over .500 (69-61). The Rays have allowed three or fewer runs in seven consecutive games. J.D. Martinez had two doubles in four at-bats for the Red Sox, who have lost five of seven. The Sox (90-41) had its AL East lead sliced to seven games over the New York Yankees, who swept a doubleheader at Baltimore. Martinez (.337) jumped ahead of teammate Mookie Betts (.335) for the best batting average in the majors. Martinez also leads in RBIs (110) and is second in the AL in homers (38). Betts was hitless in four at-bats and is 6 for 38 (.158) over his last nine games. Tampa Bay threatened in four of the first five innings but went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring positions during that stretch. Brandon Lowe had an RBI single in the fourth that tied it 1-all. The Sox scored in the second on Mitch Moreland's double-play grounder. Tampa Bay chased Rick Porcello (15-7) in the sixth after Kiermaier tripled and Willy Adames was hit by a pitch. Kiermaier scored on a wild pitch by Ryan Brasier before Joey Wendle made it 3-1 later in the inning on a sacrifice fly. Pham hit a solo shot off Brandon Workman in the seventh, and Ji-Man Choi's RBI triple put Tampa Bay up 5-1 in the eighth. Porcello gave up three runs and six hits over five-plus innings. Rays starter Ryan Yarbrough allowed one run and five hits in five-plus innings. Ryne Stanek (2-3) replaced Yarbrough and worked a scoreless inning for the win. Chris Sale (left shoulder inflammation) could resume throwing soon after the team returns home. Eduardo Rodriguez (sprained right ankle) will make a rehab start with Double-A Portland. |
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