TNK - BOSTON RED SOX FRANCHISE
Game #63 of Season
Boston Red Sox (34-28) @ Los Angeles (41-22)
Pitching Matchup – Garrett Whitlock vs Patrick Sandoval
The Red Sox opened the scoring in the top of the 2nd when Alex Verdugo and Trevor Story singled with 1 out then both moved into scoring position when Sandoval bounced a pitch in the dirt that got away from Stassi. Bobby Dalbec was up next and stayed on a pitch away lining a ball into RF for a two run single to give Boston a 2-0 lead. Max Stassi hit a solo HR to LF in the bottom of the 2nd and we would go to the 2nd inning with Boston up 2-1 and Stassi would come up again in the bottom of the 4th and punch a RBI single into CF to tie the game at 2-2. Sandoval retired the first two batters in the top of the 5th before JD Martinez jumped a first pitch fastball and launched a solo HR to LF putting Boston up 3-2. Whitlock retired the Angels in order in the bottom of the 5th sending the game to the 6th inning with Boston leading 3-2. Tyler Wade and Mike Trout singled to begin the bottom of the 6th bringing up Shohei Ohtani with two men on and nobody out. Whitlock came back with a couple of huge Ks as Ohtani and Walsh both went down swinging on the changeup away bringing up Max Stassi who has driven in both runs for LA in the ball game. Stassi would foul off several tough pitches before Whitlock would get him on a slider away as Whitlock comes back to strike out 3 straight batters and bring his total to 10 Ks on the night as we would go to the 7th inning with the Red Sox leading 3-2. Janson Junk pitched a scoreless top of the 7th and Jake Diekman took over on the mound for Boston and got into trouble as Taylor Ward singled and Diekman hit Monte Harrison with a pitch to put two men on with nobody out. Diekman bounced back and did a great job to get out of the inning as Andrew Velazquez struck out on a sinker in the dirt and Diekman would jam Matt Duffy to induce a 6-4-3 inning ending double play as the Angels blow a golden opportunity and we would go to 8th inning with Boston up 3-2. Junk retired the side in the top of the 8th and Diekman retired Tyler Wade for the 1st out in the bottom of the 8th and Alex Cora would go to Matt Barnes who came on to pitch with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th for Boston with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani due up. Barnes would get Trout to pop out to Vazquez in foul ground fora big 2nd out but Barnes was holding his midsection after the pitch and left the game with an injury. Matt Strahm would come on to face Ohtani with the bases empty & 2 outs and he would get Ohtani to chase a filthy slider away sending the game to the 9th inning with the Red Sox clinging to a 3-2 lead. Andrew Wantz pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 9th for the Angels who would come up to bat in the bottom of the 9th trailing 3-2 with Tanner Houck coming on to try and close it out for Boston. Jared Walsh hit a ball deep to RF leading off the bottom of the 9th but Refsnyder would make the catch on the warning track and Max Stassi would fly out to Bradley in CF and the Angels were down to their final out. Taylor Ward was up next and he would fly out to Bradley in CF for the final out as Houck records the save and the Red Sox hang on for a 3-2 victory
GAME NOTES
* The Red Sox win another tight ball game as they hang on for a 3-2 win and take 3 out of 4 from the AL West leading Angels
* The Red Sox have won 3 in a row and have gone 4-3 through the first 7 games of this 10 game road trip improving to 35-28 while the Angels drop to 41-23 on the season.
* Garrett Whitlock was coming off a solid performance in his last start where he earned the win while striking out 9 over 7 innings in Oakland and turned in another fine outing as he pitched 6 strong innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits while striking out 10 and picks up the win to improve to 7-4 with a 4.24 ERA on the season
* Patrick Sandoval was solid over 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 7 hits with 4 Ks and gets saddled with the loss falling to 8-4 with a 3.09 ERA
* JD Martinez went 2 for 4 and snapped a 2-2 tie with a solo HR leading off the top of the 5th for Boston. Martinez is now hitting ,262 with 18 HR & 33 RBI on the season. Bobby Dalbec also went 2 for 4 and knocked in 2 RBI
* Max Stassi drove in both Angels runs with a solo HR in the 2nd and a RBI single in the 4th as he goes 2 for 4 wand is now hitting .268 with 7 HR & 29 RBI
* The Red Sox will travel to Seattle to wrap up this 10 game west coast road trip with a 3 game series against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. The Red Sox will have Josh Winckowski on the mound to open the series while Seattle will send Chris Flexen to the mound. Winckowski will be making his major league debut after being called up from AAA Worcester when Rich Hill went on the injured list after his last start.
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<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 Los Angeles Angels</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Jun 9, 2022</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 (35-28)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles (41-23)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</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" class="active">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Garrett Whitlock (7-4) <b>L:</b> Patrick Sandoval (8-4) <b>S:</b> Tanner Houck (3)</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%">LAA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Bobby Dalbec singled to RF (Verdugo & Story score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">LAA</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Max Stassi solo HR to LF</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">LAA</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Max Stassi singled to CF (Trout scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">JD Martinez solo HR to LF</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</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="#0D1B3F" colspan="9"><span style="color:#ee1422">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>Refsnyder, RF</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.259</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Arroyo, 3B</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">.172</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Martinez, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.262</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><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">.267</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Verdugo, 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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.300</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Story, 2B</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">.278</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dallbec, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</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">.263</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Vazquez, C</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">.283</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Bradley, CF</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.199</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</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> Martinez (18)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Dalbec 2 (29), Martinez (33)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</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>Duffy, 3B</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">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.248</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Wade, 2B</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">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.206</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Trout, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</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" class="active">.285</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Ohtani, 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">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.266</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Walsh, 1B</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">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.302</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Stassi, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.268</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ward, 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">.264</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Harrison, LF</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" class="active">.200</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Velazquez, SS</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">.210</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">12</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> Stassi (7)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Stassi 2 (29)<br /><b>HBP:</b> Harrison<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Duffy 2</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#0D1B3F" colspan="9"><span style="color:#ee1422">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>Garrett Whitlock (W, 7-4)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">4.24</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jake Diekman (H, 6)</td><td align="right">1.1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.45</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Matt Barnes (H, 2)</td><td align="right">0.1</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" class="active">2.74</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt Strahm (H, 5)</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.82</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tanner Houck (S, 3)</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.54</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">12</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> Whitlock - 95 Pitches (73% Strikes)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</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>Patrick Sandoval (L, 8-4)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3.09</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Janson Junk</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Andrew Wantz</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.86</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</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> Sandoval - 90 Pitches (63% Strikes)</td></tr></table></body></html>
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