Springer singled before Guerrero Jr.’s RBI single to right tied the game.
with a dose of changeups.īut with two outs, Bello couldn’t protect the lead as he entered a third time through the order. After Whit Merrifield singled, Bello then struck out Jackie Bradley Jr. He struck out Teoscar Hernandez with two changeups before repeating the approach to Bo Bichette, who struck out after missing two changeups.īello continued the changeup-heavy attack in the fifth, when he struck out Matt Chapman swinging at a 98 mph four-seamer that was set up by the changeup. After throwing just one changeup over his first three innings, he went to it heavily to finish his outing. Two batters later, Alejandro Kirk hit an RBI single to cut the Red Sox’ lead in half.īut Bello found a way to limit the damage. drew a walk, which led to a mound visit from Red Sox pitching coach Dave Bush. Springer led off the fourth with a single before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He needed just 26 pitches to do so as his 96 mph sinker continued to play and ground balls, which have gone for cheap hits in past starts, finally started going his way, which included a well-executed 6-4-3 double play started by Bobby Dalbec to end the second inning.īello, like past starts, started getting into trouble the second time through the Jays’ lineup as he nursed a 2-0 Red Sox lead on Franchy Cordero’s early home run. The rookie, who entered with an 8.47 ERA through his first five outings (four starts), returned from a three-week spell on the injured list and breezed through a dangerous Blue Jays lineup the first time through the order. Though it didn’t end the way he wanted, Bello walked away with easily the best start of his young career, a step in the right direction after experiencing growing pains and tough luck in his first handful of outings.
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The Red Sox dropped to 3-12 against the Blue Jays this season and have now lost all five series against them. Martinez grounded out, and after Rafael Devers was intentionally walked, Kiké Hernandez struck out to end the game. The Red Sox, despite the automatic runner on second, couldn’t tie the game as Alex Verdugo flew out, J.D. They wasted a pair of bases-loaded opportunities in the late innings, which paved the way for extras, where Springer smacked Ryan Brasier’s first pitch off the left field wall, giving the Jays the lead for good. George Springer delivered an RBI double in the 10th inning, which was the difference as the Red Sox lost another series to an American League East opponent with a 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays.īello gave the Red Sox a chance over five innings, but the Red Sox’ offense failed to deliver. On a night rookie starter Brayan Bello delivered a sparkling start, frustration continued to carry the Red Sox further out of the Wild Card race. But their disappointing present continued to follow them. The Red Sox got a glimpse of a promising part of their future on Wednesday night. Red Sox waste Brayan Bello’s strong start, drop another series to Blue Jays
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