The Boston Pink Sox managed to attain solely three runs within the day-night doubleheader sweep by the hands of the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Tuesday.
Within the two video games mixed, the Pink Sox have been 0-for-19 with runners in scoring place and left 20 males on base.
“I feel we have been 0-for-19 with 10 strikeouts. Should you don’t put the ball in play, that’s the distinction immediately between them and us,” Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora advised reporters after the sport, as seen on NESN’s postgame protection. “… It’s important to put the ball in play. As we speak, we didn’t.”
The Pink Sox took the lead in each video games off solo dwelling runs from Rafael Devers within the first recreation and Ceddanne Rafaela within the second. Boston couldn’t muster a lot offense after that, scoring solely a second run within the first recreation when Triston Casas scored off a wild pitch within the fourth inning.
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Boston left 12 males on base within the second recreation and eight within the first. Mixed, the Pink Sox solely managed 13 hits in 65 at-bats.
Rafaela, 2-for-5 within the second recreation, and Casas, 3-for-4 within the opening recreation, have been the one two batters for the Pink Sox to report a number of hits.
After dropping the doubleheader to the Yankees, the Pink Sox are seven video games again within the AL Wild Card race and Kutter Crawford mentioned the staff is just not waving the white flag.
“We maintain preventing. We maintain battling,” Crawford advised reporters, as seen on NESN’s postgame protection. “Clearly, we all know that our likelihood is slim, however exhibiting as much as the ballpark along with your tail tucked between your legs on daily basis doesn’t make it any extra enjoyable. Profitable is enjoyable. So, as a clubhouse, we’re nonetheless going on the market making an attempt to compete and win each ball recreation.
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Crawford gave Boston an opportunity to win the sport permitting one run on three hits by 4 2/3 innings of labor. He threw 61.2% of his pitches for strikes (57 of 93 pitches), putting out seven batters and strolling three.
“I do know I have to pitch off my fastball,” Crawford mentioned. “Within the first inning, I struggled with that, however because the outing went on you can see the worth in that and because the outing went on, form of pitched slightly backward and acquired them on the spin. Then threw the fastball late within the rely and it appeared to freeze them up; had them slightly confused up there. Pitching the fastball is big for me.”
Extra Pink Sox
Listed below are extra notes from Tuesday’s Pink Sox-Yankees doubleheader:
— The loss in Sport 1 snapped a seven-game successful streak vs. the Yankees, which was their longest streak since successful eight straight from 2020-2021.
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— Issues led to disappointing vogue within the matinee matchup, with Pink Sox rookies Ceddanne Rafaela and Enmanuel Valdez combining with Reese McGuire to load the bases on three-consecutive walks earlier than Alex Verdugo swung on the first pitch he noticed and grounded out right into a double play.
— The loss within the second recreation put the Pink Sox tied for final place within the American League East with the Yankees. Each golf equipment have a 73-72 report and play one another two extra instances on this collection.
— The Pink Sox fell to 37-36 at dwelling, 46-44 in night time video games, 4-7 in September and 21-20 towards the AL East
— The Pink Sox and Yankees will likely be again in motion Wednesday night time, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. The sport will air dwell on NESN following an hour of pregame protection.
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