“DIARY OF A WINNER”

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ

THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ...
 Alex Bregman's homer beats the Sox

September 8, 2018 ... Alex Bregman hit his 30th home run, Charlie Morton returned from the disabled list with five solid innings and the Astros beat the Red Sox, 5-3, for their seventh straight win.

Martin Maldonado homered for Houston and Morton (14-3) delivered a few hours after being activated from the DL. Morton, who missed his last start with discomfort in his right shoulder, allowed two runs and seven hits, striking out three and walking two. He allowed a run and three hits in the first inning, but Boston didn't score again until Xander Bogaerts' solo homer in the fifth.

Roberto Osuna took over in the ninth and got his 15th save despite allowing a run. Osuna got out of a jam when J.D. Martinez grounded into a double play.

The Red Sox were 3 for 13 with runners in scoring position after going 1 for 9 in the opener.

Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4) pitched 3 1/3 innings. Houston tagged him for five runs and six hits, including solo homers by Bregman and Maldonado.

Tyler White hit an RBI triple and scored on Jake Marisnick's sacrifice fly in the third, when a pair of runs put Houston up for good.

Bregman made it 3-1 in the fourth with his towering shot that bounced off a sign above the Green Monster, and Maldonado led off the fourth with his ninth of the season.

Bogaerts, who went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, gave Boston a 1-0 lead in the first on a single after back-to-back singles by Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi.

Rodriguez was pulled after walking Springer with one out in the fourth. Maldonado led off the inning with a homer to left-center, the second in two innings off Rodriguez.

The Red Sox were a swing away from walking off with a win. After getting one run against Osuna in the ninth, J.D. Martinez, who has 39 homers and 117 RBIs, was up with runners at first and third with one out. He hit a grounder to short that started a routine double play, ending hopes of a comeback.

 

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BOSTON RED SOX

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W-Charlie Morton (14-3)
S-Roberto Osuma (15)
L-Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)
Attendance - 36,684

 2B-Betts (Bost), Moreland (Bost), Correa (Hou)

 3B-White (Hou)

 HR-Bogaerts (Bost), Bregman (Hou), Maldonado (Hou)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB

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AVG

 

 

 Mookie Betts rf 3 1 2 .341  

 

 Andrw Benintendi lf 5 0 2 .293  

 

 J.D. Martinez dh 5 0 0 .332  

 

 Xander Bogaerts ss 4 1 3 .285  

 

 Mitch Moreland 1b 4 0 1 .247  

 

 Ian Kinsler 2b 4 0 0 .249  

 

 Rafael Devers 3b 4 0 0 .239  

 

 Christian Vazquez c 2 0 0 .214  

 

 Blake Swihart ph 1 1 1 .229  

 

 Jackie Bradley Jr cf 4 0 1 .229  
               
    IP H ER BB SO  

 

 Eduardo Rodrigez 3.1 6 5 3 4  

 

 Brandon Workman 1.2 2 0 1 0  

 

 Bobby Poyner 2 1 0 0 3  

 

 Tyler Thornburg 2 2 0 1 1  

 

 

          

 

 

 

2018 A.L. EAST STANDINGS

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

 97 46 -

 

 

 New York Yankees 89 53 7 1/2

 

 

 Tampa Bay Rays 77 64 19

 

 

 Toronto Blue Jays 64 78 32 1/2

 

 

 Baltimore Orioles 41 101 55 1/2

 
     
 

Number to clinch - 11