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“DIARY OF A WINNER” |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ... August 19, 2018 ... Jalen Beeks made his major league debut at Fenway Park earlier this season, and it didn't go well. Neither did his next appearance on that mound. Traded away by the Sox last month, Beeks returned with the Tampa Bay Rays and fared a lot better. Beeks pitched four strong innings and the Rays limited the Sox to two hits, blanking the AL East leaders 2-0. He allowed three runs in just 2 1/3 innings against Texas, leaving him with a 12.79 ERA for The Sox. That was the end of his career with the Red Sox, who dealt Beeks before the trade deadline for pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Facing the team with the best record in the majors, Beeks (2-1) gave up one hit in relief, striking out three and walking two. The Red Sox has lost only four of their last 21 games. They were shut out for the fifth time this season. Joey Wendle and C.J. Cron homered as the Rays topped the Sox for just the fifth time in 16 games this season. Six of those Tampa Bay losses have been by one run. Sergio Romo worked the ninth for his 16th save and 100th of his career. Reliever Diego Castillo started for the Rays, getting five outs. It was the club's 34th time to have a reliever start, and was Castillo's first major league start. Wendle hit his homer into The Sox's bullpen in the second. Cron hit his 24th off a billboard above the Green Monster seats in the ninth. Hector Velazquez (7-1) gave up a run and three hits in four innings. He took Chris Sale's turn in the rotation a day after the ace lefty was put on the 10-day disabled list for the second time in nearly three weeks with mild shoulder inflammation. The Sox best chance came with two on and no outs in the fourth, but MLB RBIs leader J.D. Martinez bounced into a double play. Martinez went 0 for 3, snapping his streak of reaching base successfully in home games at 51 straight, the third-longest string in club history. Ted Williams owns the record with 69 in 1941 and Joe Foy is next with 54 in 1966. Mookie Betts made a charging, diving catch of Cron's liner in the fourth and 3B Eduardo Nunez made a sliding stop to his left on Tommy Pham's grounder before throwing him out. Eduardo Rodriguez is slated to have a rehab start for Double-A Portland. Steven Wright is expected to pitch a live batting practice this week. |
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