Blake Swihart Homers Twice In Win Over Yanks

CF Adam Jones missed his fourth straight game with back spasms but was close to a return. Dustin Pedroia followed with a single to advance him to third. Pineda would finally falter again in the fifth, hanging a slider to Mookie Betts who blasted it to left field for his 16th homer of the year, but would manage to pitch through the sixth despite his bad start. Betts scored to put Boston ahead quickly.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Adrian Beltre went 3-for-4, including what turned out to be a game-winning double in the fourth, to lead AL West Division-leading Texas to a badly needed win over Detroit. Sox 6-4. Gulp. More so, if Tanaka is not effective, and if the Yankees have to come from behind, they need the bat of A-Rod to be effective.

One thing is certain about Alex Rodriguez.

And it is a matter of the Yankees not being able to handle a lefthander on the mound, though Porcelllo, a righty gave them an opportunity. After Brian McCann’s RBI ground out scored a run, Carlos Beltran delivered an RBI double and Dustin Ackley hit a two-run homer for New York.

And for the fans who were disappointed in the rest of the season, it doesn’t get much better than holding back the New York Yankees.

After batting through the order in the first, the Sox went down 1-2-3 on 12 pitches in the second inning as Pineda adjusted well. Fortunately for Boston, this would not do any damage. “I ruin the first inning, but I have to keep pitching”. Porcello finished off the 8th inning easily and was in line for the win. The Sox starter then hit Didi Gregorius to put two on with two out for Ellsbury. Swihart then homered to right field, taking advantage of the short porch at Yankee Stadium.

Darin Ruf connected on a three-run home run in the first inning and the bullpen worked 4 1/3 effective innings to lead Philadelphia, which is looking to avoid its first 100-loss season since 1961 (47-107).

The last time the Red Sox scored six or more runs in the first inning against the Yankees was an eight-run barrage at Fenway Park on September 26, 1989. It allowed Boston to slow down the New York Yankees’ progress with a 5-1 win. Ackley started at second base again.

Houston’s Oliver Perez (0-3) took the loss after one of the two batters he faced, outfielder Seth Smith, singled and eventually came around to score the game-winning run on O’Malley’s hit. Holt challenged the weak arm of Jacoby Ellsbury and hustled in for a double.

The eighth inning would provide better results for Boston. 245 with a. 292 on-base percentage, .366 slugging percentage and 10 home runs, continuing a five-year offensive decline in which his OPS has slid from. Since coming off the disabled list the final week of August, Porcello has averaged more than seven innings per start and compiled a 3.23 ERA.

Starting Pitching Game Ball, Rick PorcelloC+.

After striking out Greg Bird, Porcello got a little wild in the seventh. Porcello managed to get all the way through the eighth without allowing another run, actually leaving his outing quite reasonable on the whole. A ground out by Ellsbury moved Gregorius to third, but Porcello closed the door by dropping in a nasty curveball for strike three on Gardner.

However, both pitchers seemed to settle down after that barrage to start the game. Betts led off with his 42nd double as six of the first seven hitters reached.

From the second inning on, Porcello (9-14) allowed only two hits and the Yankees advanced one runner beyond first base.