BOSTON — The Crimson Sox offense exploded for 12 runs and obtained strong pitching from Brayan Bello, Brennan Bernardino and Josh Winckowski for an all-around complete-team victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Monday.
“Possibly that is the best way we play the remainder of the season,” Crimson Sox supervisor Alex Cora stated after the sport. “Type of like platoon the remainder of the best way and attempt to maximize the roster. Be aggressive with pinch hitters and all that, and see the place it takes us. We’re proper there. Nonetheless proper there. They present up on daily basis. They work onerous, and so they did an incredible job offensively as we speak.”
Bello surrendered the primary run of the sport within the first inning after permitting a leadoff double to Gunnar Henderson and Anthony Santander knocked him in with a single two batters later. Bello obtained out of a jam in the identical inning after putting out two batters with the bases loaded to finish Baltimore’s menace.
“He made some large pitches,” Cora stated of Bello. “The primary inning, he was means off command-wise. That is one thing we talked about proper earlier than the sport. His stuff has been actually good all through the season. The distinction is the command of his pitches. When he is commanding, he is actually good. When he is struggling, that occurs. However he made some large pitches.”
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The 25-year-old earned his thirteenth win of the season, surrendering two runs on three hits whereas putting out 5 Baltimore batters throughout 5 1/3 innings.
Boston’s offense was led by Rob Refsnyder, Tyler O’Neill and Ceddanne Rafaela, who mixed for 9 of the Crimson Sox’s 15 hits and all the the runs scored.
“It was good to come back out and rating a bunch of runs,” O’Neill stated after the sport. “Our bats have been alive all night time up and down the lineup. It was a superb collective effort for positive.”
O’Neill added: “I feel it began within the high of the primary with Bello baring down and stranding some runners on the market. That was actually superior to see. We have been capable of get within the backside of the primary and begin to get a pair hits collectively. Get a run again on the board. Simply good for the momentum. Good for the dugout. Good for the perspective collectively. We have been capable of hold issues rolling from there.”
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Listed here are extra notes from Monday’s Crimson Sox-Orioles Recreation:
— Refsnyder and O’Neill hit back-to-back residence runs twice within the win, changing into the primary Crimson Sox duo since Mo Vaughn and Tim Naehring achieved the feat in 1994. It was simply the second time in franchise historical past a pair of teammates recorded back-to-back residence runs in the identical recreation.
— Rafael Devers went 3-for-5 from the plate and scored two runs within the win. Refsnyder believes the Crimson Sox can construct off the win.
“All the blokes really need it. Hopefully, tonight, can type of construct off of that and construct some confidence,” Refsnyder stated. “Guys actually like one another. Guys are speaking throughout the recreation, after the sport, earlier than the sport. It is good to see Raffy hit the ball onerous tonight. If Raffy goes, our entire workforce goes. That is how we really feel.”
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— With the Minnesota Twins dropping to the Los Angeles Angels, the Crimson Sox sit three video games again for the ultimate American League wild card spot.
“I feel we’re in a superb place,” O’Neill stated. “It is all about momentum. This time of 12 months it looks like issues are coming collectively. Pitching has been wanting lots higher. … Something can occur during the last couple of weeks. That is what it is all about; taking part in significant baseball in September and hopefully into October.”
— The Crimson Sox and Orioles will take the sphere once more at Fenway Park on Tuesday. Kutter Crawford and Albert Suárez are slated to oppose each other on the mound. First pitch from Fenway is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET., and you may watch the sport, plus an hour of pregame protection, on NESN.
