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NOAH SNYDERGAARD |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
Snydergaard cools off the Sox
September 14,
2018 ... Noah
Syndergaard pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and New York hit
four homers to cool off the Red Sox, 8-0, and snap Boston's four-game
winning streak. The Mets right-hander struck out six and walked three
to lead the Mets to their fourth straight victory and sixth win in
their last seven games.
The Red Sox, who lead the majors with 101
victories, had their lead in the AL East reduced to 9 1/2 games. The only team
in baseball to have already secured a playoff berth, the Sox’ magic number to
clinch its third straight division title remained at six.
Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer in the third, Austin
Jackson hit a two-run shot in the eighth, and Jeff McNeil and Amed Rosario had
solo shots for New York. McNeil and Brandon Nimmo made diving catches in the
outfield, and Syndergaard won a footrace covering first base in the third inning
to end Boston's only real threat.
Ian Kinsler singled and stole second, Jackie Bradley Jr. walked and they
pulled off an uncontested double steal -- the only time in the game a Red Sox
runner reached third base. Andrew Benintendi hit a grounder to second, and
Syndergaard barely beat him to the bag as dove head-first.
The Mets starter also picked Kinsler off first in the seventh.
Bruce also had a run-scoring double in the first against
Red Sox emergency starter William Cuevas, who was making his first major league
start because Hector Velazquez got sick. Cuevas (0-1) allowed back-to-back
doubles to Michael Conforto and Bruce in the first, and then left after giving
up Rosario's leadoff single in the third.
Robby Scott hit Conforto with one out and then gave up Bruce's homer to
right. McNeil made it 5-0 in the fourth and Jackson cleared the Green Monster
and the billboards above it to give the Mets a 7-0 lead. One out later, Rosario
also put one over the left-field wall to make it 8-0 and chase Tyler Thornburg. |
