Orioles fly ball bounces off Rays rookie's head, turns into inside-the-park HR
Tampa Bay Rays v Baltimore Orioles BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JULY 27: Trey Mancini #16 of the Baltimore Orioles hits a single in the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 27, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)After years as an AL East doormat, the Baltimore Orioles have found new life this season. That continued on Thursday, with a little help from the Tampa Bay Rays. In the eighth inning with Baltimore leading 1-0, Orioles designated hitter Trey Mancini hit what should have been a routine fly ball for Rays right fielder Josh Lowe for the second out of the inning. It was center fielder Roman Quinn who eventually corralled the ball after an unfortunate bounce further into right field.
wftv.comBlue Jays crush Red Sox 28-5 in record-setting game at Fenway Park
Friday night was a rare -- and painful -- exception for the Red Sox, who fell into a hole early and never recovered. The Red Sox finished in last place in the American League in both of those seasons. The Blue Jays’ previous mark was 24, set on June 26, 1978, against Baltimore at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, according to Retrosheet.org. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had six hits to tie a Blue Jays record set on May 1, 2004, by Frank Catalanotto against the Chicago White Sox, the Star reported. “It was tough to be in the dugout to be honest with you,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after the game.
wftv.comTapia inside-the-park slam lifts Blue Jays over Red Sox 28-5
APTOPIX Blue Jays Red Sox Baseball Toronto Blue Jays' Raimel Tapia (15) celebrates his inside-the-park grand slam that scored Lourdes Gurriel Jr., center left, Danny Jansen, left, and Santiago Espinal (5) during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Boston. Every Blue Jays starter had at least two hits, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied Frank Catalanotto's franchise record with six of them. Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi (4-3) lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing a homer and charged with nine runs. Red Sox: Red Sox slugger J.D. Red Sox: RHP Kutter Crawford (2-2, 4.50) has a 2.84 ERA in his last five outings.
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The Blue Jays surpassed the franchise record for runs in a game when they scored their 25th in the fifth inning. The relay home wasn’t close to nabbing Tapia, who picked up speed when he realized Duran had lost the ball. The 25-year-old Duran, in his second major league season, came into the game in a 2-for-30 slump. A left-handed hitter, Smithwas batting .194 with no homers, 17 RBIs and a .560 OPS in 58 games. Robert exited Chicago’s win at division leader Minnesota on July 15 in the second inning because of lightheadedness.
wftv.comBlue Jays' Tapia hits inside-the-park grand slam vs Red Sox
APTOPIX Blue Jays Red Sox Baseball Toronto Blue Jays' Raimel Tapia (15) celebrates his inside-the-park grand slam that scored Lourdes Gurriel Jr., center left, Danny Jansen, left, and Santiago Espinal (5) during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Boston. Tapia hit the second inside-the-park slam in Toronto's history — both of them at Fenway. The Blue Jays beat Baltimore 24-10 on June 26, 1978 for what had been the club scoring record. Junior Felix had Toronto's previous inside-the-park slam on June 2, 1989 in Boston against Bob Stanley. Matt Chapman, Teoscar Hernández and Danny Jansen also homered for the Blue Jays, who entered the day with a two-game lead over the Red Sox for the AL’s final wild-card spot.
wftv.comRed Sox OF's blunder turns into inside-the-park grand slam
Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran plays against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)There is nothing worse than seeing your MLB team's outfielder lose a routine fly ball in the lights. At the time, the Red Sox were down 6-0 in the third inning with two outs and the bases loaded. By the middle of the fourth inning, Red Sox would be down 14-0, but at least broke the shutout with some runs in the bottom of the inning. Going off Statcast numbers, Tapia's fly ball only had an 18 percent chance of being a hit despite reaching the warning track.
wftv.comRed Sox ace Sale nearing return from rib injury
CHICAGO — (AP) — Chris Sale will make at least one more minor league rehab start before the Boston Red Sox decide if their ace is ready to join their rotation after being sidelined all season because of a rib injury. We'll talk about it and go from there.”Sale, signed through 2024 on a five-year, $145 million deal, fractured his rib cage in spring training. He has thrown 42 2/3 innings for the Red Sox since the end of the 2019 season. Sale went 5-1 with a 3.16 ERA in nine starts in his return from Tommy John surgery last year. The Red Sox were tied for second in the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays at 43-33 entering Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs.
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Seattle’s Jesse Winker was hit by the first pitch of the second inning by Andrew Wantz. The Angels lost Wantz, Iglesias and reliever Ryan Tepera, while Winker, Rodriguez and J.P. Crawford were ejected. Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran and closer Tanner Houck won't be with team in Toronto because they aren’t vaccinated for COVID-19. The 26-year-old righty had allowed five earned runs in six innings during his first two starts this season for St. Louis. SHAKY GIOLITOWhite Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito (4-4, 5.40 ERA) looks to get back on track after a recent rut.
wftv.comOF Duran latest Red Sox player added to COVID-related list
BOSTON — (AP) — The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Jarren Duran on the COVID-19-related injured list Friday, bringing the team’s total to nine players added to the list in a span of a week. The Red Sox announced the move before Friday night’s home game against the Cleveland Indians. Manager Alex Cora said earlier Friday that Duran wasn’t feeling well and would not be with the team as he underwent testing. The club announced a few hours later that Duran had been added to the list, which has been growing since Boston placed infielders Kiké Hernández and Christian Arroyo on it Aug. 27. Pitchers Martín Pérez, Matt Barnes, Josh Taylor and Hirokazu Sawamura and infielder Yairo Muñoz were also placed on the list this week.
wftv.comStruggling Red Sox put slugger Martinez on COVID-19 list
Red Sox Blue Jays Baseball Boston Red Sox's J.D. Martinez hits a home run during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex) (Joshua Bessex)TORONTO — (AP) — The Boston Red Sox put slugger J.D. Martinez on the COVID-19-related injured list Saturday, further weakening a struggling offense that has scored five runs or fewer in 13 straight games. Boston, which had lost seven of eight and fallen out of the AL East lead, put rookie outfielder Jarren Duran on the COVID-19-related injured list Friday. To replace Martinez, the Red Sox recalled catcher Connor Wong from Triple-A Worcester.
wftv.comYanks reliever throws 4 wild pitches in 10th, Red Sox rally
Matt Barnes (5-2), the sixth Red Sox pitcher of the night, gave up a run in the 10th but got the win. New York took a 4-3 lead in the 10th on a sacrifice fly by Brett Gardner that scored Tyler Wade. The long pause prompted Red Sox manager Alex Cora to pull starter Tanner Houck, who had been pitching well in his first major league start since April. Red Sox: Placed INF/OF Danny Santana on the 10-day injured list with a left groin strain and recalled OF/1B Franchy Cordero from Triple-A Worcester. ROOKIE SIGNINGSThe Red Sox announced the signings of two of their top selections from the MLB amateur draft earlier this month.
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