TNK - RED SOX FRANCHISE
Game #57 of the season
Boston Red Sox (35-21) @ Baltimore Orioles (23-32)
Pitching Matchup - Chris Sale vs Kevin Gausman
The Orioles got to Chris Sale in the bottom of the 1st as the Red Sox ace struggled to locate his pitches and Baltimore scored a pair of runs with two outs when Jonathan Schoop ripped a RBI single to LF to drive in two runs and give the O's a 2-0 lead. Kevin Gausman left a splitter up in the zone to Jackie Bradley in the top of the 2nd and Bradley hammered a 417 feet bomb to RF for a solo HR making it a 2-1 game. The pitchers took over from there as Gausman allowed 1 run in 6 innings before turning it over to the pen and Chris Sale came out and shut the Orioles down after the rough 1st inning retiring 19 of the next 21 batters he faced as the game would head to the 8th inning with Baltimore leading 2-1. Darren O'Day struck out the side in the top of the 8th in a dominant inning out of the Orioles pen. Sale finished his outing with his 10th K of the game striking out Joesph to begin the bottom of the 8th before giving way to Joe Kelly who hit Adam Jones with a pitch but would get Kim to bounce into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning and send the game to the 9th with the Orioles leading 2-1. The Red Sox would come up in the 9th trailing 2-1 with Baltimore closer Zach Britton on the mound. Britton would get Benintendi to ground out then fanned Bogaerts as the Red Sox were down to their final out. Mitch Moreland would draw a walk to put tehtying run on base with two outs and Hanley Ramirez coming up. Ramirez and Britton had an epic 10 pitch battle as Ramirez fouled off 4 pitches with two strikes and gave the ball a ride to right center but it didn't have enough to get out and Trey Mancini made the catch on the warning track for the final out as the Orioles hold on for a 2-1 victory
* The Red Sox lose a tough one 2-1 and drop 3 out of 4 to the Orioles at Camden Yards
* The Orioles hope to use this series as a turning point in their season as they have disappointed thus far in the season, but they found a way to take 3 out of 4 from the 1st place Red Sox and improve to 24-32 on the season
* Chris Sale suffers his first loss in a Red Sox uniform dropping to 7-1 on the season as he was outstanding after a rough 1st inning and gave the Red Sox 7.1 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits while racking up 10 K
* Kevin Gausman earned the win for Baltimore to improve to 3-5 as he went 6 strong innings allowing just a solo HR to Bradley as he limited the Red Sox to 3 hits while striking out 2
* Jonathan Schoop drove int he only Baltimore runs with a big two run single with two outs in the 1st inning
* Jackie Bradley provided the only run for Boston when he crushed a solo HR in the top of the 2nd that traveled 417 feet for his 9th HR of the season
* Tzu-Wei Lin made his major league debut for Boston as he got the start at 3rd base and went 0 for 3 while playing solid at 3rd base as Marrero shifted over to 2nd base with Pedroia getting the day off
* The Red Sox drop 3 out of 4 in Baltimore to fall to 4-3 on this 10 game road trip and will enjoy an off day before wrapping up the road trip with 3 game in New York against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are 28-28 on the season and 6.5 game back of the Red Sox in the AL East so this will be a pivotal series both teams as the Yankees can make up some ground while the Red Sox have an opportunity to distance themselves from their arch rival in the standings. Boston will have Drew Pomeranz on the mound for the opener against CC Sabathia for New York.
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Jun 4, 2017</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Boston (35-22)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Baltimore (24-32)</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Kevin Gausman (3-5) <b>L:</b> Chris Sale (7-1) <b>S:</b> Zach Britton (14)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">BOS</td><td align="right" width="8%">BAL</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BAL</td><td align="center" width="7%">1</td><td width="70%">Jonathan Schoop singled to LF (Kim & Machado score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Jackie Bradley solo HR to RF (417 feet)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Betts, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.310</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Benintendi, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.262</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Bogaerts, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.306</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Moreland, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.178</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ramirez, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.242</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Bradley, CF</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.226</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Leon, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.263</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Marrero, 2B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.225</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Lin, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>HR:</b> Bradley (9)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Bradley (21)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231f20" colspan="9"><span style="color:#F47D31">Baltimore Orioles</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jones, CF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.281</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kim, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.266</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Machado, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.277</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Trumbo, DH</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.286</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Schoop, 2B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.285</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Mancini, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.290</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hardy, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.236</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Flaherty, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.219</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Joseph, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.302</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Machado (18)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Schoop 2 (27)<br /><b>HBP:</b> Jones<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Kim</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chris Sale (L, 7-1)</td><td align="right">7.1</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.04</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Joe Kelly</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.98</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Sale - 102 pitches (66% strikes)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231f20" colspan="9"><span style="color:#F47D31">Baltimore Orioles</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kevin Gausman (W, 3-5)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">4.70</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Richard Bleier (H, 6)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.10</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Darren O'Day (H, 5)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.48</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Zach Britton (S, 14)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.45</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Gausman - 88 pitches (72% strikes)</td></tr></table></body></html>
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