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GREG ALLEN |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
Greg Allen's two catches
helps Shane Bieber defeat the Sox
August 21,
2018 ...
Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber was sure to thank fellow rookie Greg
Allen for making his debut at Fenway Park a successful one. The rare
times Bieber made a mistake, Allen was there to cover with a pair of
catches in deep center field that helped the Indians beat
the the
Red Sox 6-3. Allen, who hit a
go-ahead home run in the seventh inning to beat the Sox on Monday, came back to
double, single and drive in a run. But he made the biggest impact in this
matchup of AL division leaders with his glove. First, Allen raced back and
slammed into the padded wall to take away an extra-base hit from Xander Bogaerts
leading off the fifth inning.
Then, with the Red Sox trying to rally in the seventh,
Allen again came through. The Red Sox had already scored once to make it 5-1 and
had two on with no outs when Mitch Moreland hit a long drive toward the dirt
triangle way back in center. Allen slid to a stop as he caught the ball over his
shoulder - it was a sacrifice fly and finished Bieber, but thwarted the Sox
momentum.
Bieber (7-2) took a shutout in the seventh. He went 6 1-3
innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He struck out five and didn't walk a
batter. Brad Hand got his 25th save.
Melky Cabrera homered for the second straight game and Yan
Gomes also connected for Cleveland, which improved to 15-4 in August. Gomes
singled home Cabrera early, and hit a solo homer in the eighth.
Down 5-0, the Sox scored three times in the seventh. Nathan
Eovaldi (5-5) had been 2-0 in four starts for the Red Sox since coming over from
Tampa Bay in a trade at the deadline, but took his first loss with the Sox.
Eovaldi went 5 1-3 innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits and a walk. He struck
out two.
The Indians have won nine of 10, including the first two of
the four-game series at Fenway Park. |
