He probably would've had double No. 10 on his game-winning hit, but Hanley Ramirez injured his hamstring while rounding second and was removed from the game.
"The one thing coming out of spring training, he showed us in RBI situations, he didn't panic, he used the whole field, had a pretty good plan at the plate, wasn't overaggressive, and that was the case again (yesterday) on a cutter from Cedeno that stayed up", manager John Farrell said.
Sale (1-1) allowed one run on three hits with three walks, and struck out seven of the last nine batters he faced. More notably, he hit two three-run home runs in the game and drove in six runs.
Marco Hernandez (3-for-3), Chris Young (1-for-1) and Andrew Benintendi (0-for-1) each have an RBI against Snell. For the fourth time in five games, the Red Sox fell into a first-inning hole after Pomeranz gave up three runs, including a two-run triple to Brad Miller.
Last season, Ramirez turned in one of his best offensive seasons in recent memory as he generated a.281/.361/.506 slash line and parlayed it with 30 home runs, which marked his highest total since 2008, the same season he made his first ever All-Star appearance. He has 29 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings, allowing 11 hits. "We had a few opportunities, but were unable to hold the lead".
Coming up early on Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will be finishing up their Major League Baseball series.
John Geils, Guitarist Of The J. Geils Band, Dies At 71
Geils tune in light of this sad breaking news", one person asked Josh Kantor, who plays the organ at Red Sox games. Authorities said no foul play is suspected but Geil's death is being investigated.
"Chad pitched a fantastic game", Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.
Sandoval had tied the score 4-4 in the third when he homered off Alex Cobb, who gave up four runs and 11 hits in five innings.
Odorizzi left the game after throwing his first pitch in the second inning, trying two warmup pitches before departing - and he will go oin the disabled list.
Red Sox: CF Jackie Bradley Jr., on the 10-day DL with a sprained right knee, is scheduled to start in pair of games at Triple-A Pawtucket during an injury rehabilitation assignment before he is activated. They're also just 17-37 in their last 54 road games and have dropped 20 of 28 games when facing a left-handed starter. "You've got to have times in the game where you can rely on that swing and miss pitch". "Getting, I guess, the proverbial monkey off your back is nice". The Red Sox put runners on base in every inning but the sixth.
Red Sox: Knuckleballer Steven Wright (0-1, 13.50) is set to start Monday in his first outing since giving up four homers in 1 1/3 innings against Baltimore.
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