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MICHAEL KOPECH |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
James Shields shuts down the Red Sox
September 2, 2018 ...
James Shields threw six scoreless innings, Tim Anderson and Daniel
Palka homered and the White Sox beat the major league-leading Red
Sox 8-0, to split their four-game series.
Anderson had three hits, including two doubles, for the
White Sox, who have won seven of their last 10 games. Xander Bogaerts and J.D.
Martinez had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who had won four of its last five.
With Chris Sale and David Price out with injuries, the Red
Sox have just two quality starts in their last 17 games. Their starting pitchers
combined to allow 12 earned runs in 14 innings in the series.
Shields (6-15) struck out six and allowed four hits and two
walks. Three relievers completed the five-hitter. Five Red Sox pitchers combined
to strike out 12 but gave up 15 hits. Brian Johnson (4-4) allowed four runs and
seven hits while recording four outs in his shortest start of the season.
Anderson hit his 18th home run this season on the first
pitch with one out in the first inning. Kevan Smith's single added another run.
Matt Davidson's two-run double chased Johnson in the second.
The White Sox extended their lead to 5-0 on Adam Engel's
single off Bobby Poyner in the third inning. Palka smacked his 20th home run in
the fourth off William Cuevas - four pitches after he hit a long drive just foul
and completed a jog around the bases before heading back to the plate.
In a pregame ceremony, the White Sox honored TV
play-by-play announcer Ken ''Hawk'' Harrelson, who is concluding his 34th and
final year in the booth. Harrelson played nine seasons in the majors with four
teams and rose to stardom in 1967, when he helped the Red Sox win the AL
pennant. The following season, he led the majors with 109 RBIs and finished
third in AL MVP voting. He became a broadcaster in 1975 with the Red Sox and
served a season as the White Sox general manager. |
