Hanley Ramirez was among a number of Boston Red Sox players who went viral at the beginning of this baseball season, not in an Internet way, but in succumbing to a nasty flu virus that swept through the clubhouse. "When you have that, you get pretty comfortable pretty quick I guess". It was a makeup game and a guy seated near me also said he'd gotten his tickets free from someone. After striking out Tim Beckham in the next at bat, he allowed a single to Souza to put two runners on. He said he hopes to face hitters next week "depending how I feel tomorrow".
It's a shame it had to come to an end so soon, but the Rays are now officially below.500 after giving up 7 runs and 17 (!) hits over 8 ⁄2 frames in Boston on Sunday. Now he joins Martinez in 1998 as the only Red Sox pitchers since 1913 to pitch at least seven innings, give up no more than two runs and strike out at least seven batters in his first three games of a season. But the manager said, "Once he got through that inning, he got stronger as the game went along".
Still, the Tampa Bay Rays will certainly miss Jake Odorizzi's talent for the time being.
Entering Friday night's start, Chris Archer had never won at Fenway Park, going 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA (24.2-IP/20-ER) in five starts.
"Chad pitched a fantastic game", Pittsburgh skipper Clint Hurdle said. "Guy punches out 10 or more just to stay in shape like Pedro".
Odorizzi left Saturday's game with left hamstring tightness, 620 WDAE's Steve Carney reports.
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LONDON-At long, long last, after what seemed like aeons, the world's most famous giraffe has given birth. "It's happening. The sensation took a weird turn when park staff prematurely said they expected a birth on the weekend of April 1.
Hanley Ramirez officially assumed the Big Papi role for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon. The Rays recalled Chase Whitley from Triple-A to take his roster spot, although Whitley is unlikely to take his place in the starting rotation. His two hits included a go-ahead knock in the bottom of the seventh that plated Andrew Benintendi and Mookie Betts to give the Red Sox a 6-5 lead that they wouldn't relinquish.
Chris Archer (2-0) gave up one run in 5 2/3 innings, ending his 11-game losing streak against the Red Sox. The Mets bullpen was outstanding in this game, seven relievers combinng to throw ten innings of scoreless ball after starter Robert Gsellman allowed a career-high eight runs in just 4 2/3 innings, but all's well that ends well for the exhausted but streaking NY Mets. It's the first time in 89 career starts he failed to record a strikeout. He also had a wild pitch. "Getting, I guess, the proverbial monkey off your back is nice". "I just try to pass it out".
Archer, 9-19 past year but 2-0 in 2017, beat the Red Sox to start his career back in 2012 but was 0-11 since, the longest string of futility against Boston since Floyd Bannister's 12-game streak from 1982-86.
Betts hasn't struck out in 119 plate appearances, the majors' longest stretch since Juan Pierre - then with Florida - went 147 in a row in 2004. We'll see if Steven Wright can find his way back to Earth after compiling a 13.50 ERA through his first two starts.
After winning 89 games last season and finishing the year one step shy of the World Series, Toronto lost nine of its first 10 games - the worst start in franchise history.
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