Buchholz tosses complete game, Red Sox beat Astros | Sports – WMTW Home

When the Astros allow at least one home run, they are 18-24.

Sentinel and Enterprise staff photos can be ordered by visiting our SmugMug site. “So for (Buchholz) to go out there and play the way he did right there, hats off. Just move on to Sunday”. McCullers went 7.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out six and walking two in a 6-1 win over the Royals in his most recent start. It was his first since August 31 of last season and his first at Fenway since June 7, 2012. He is 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA in four starts against the Astros. It doesn’t happen often like that, ” he said. They benched the struggling Mike Napoli today and used David Ortiz at first base at Fenway Park for the first time since 2005, allowing Ramirez to DH.

After relief pitcher Alexi Ogando surrendered consecutive home runs in the seventh inning to hand Houston a 4-3 lead, this appeared to be morphing into just one of those afternoons for Boston. “I don’t know if the position players like it, but it’s smart to try to turn the page (and) realize, ‘This game is over, so let’s just play it out.’ You have a little fun with it at the same time”. He already has a complete game with 11 strikeouts against the Baltimore Orioles and today he’s coming off a fine performance against the always unsafe Kansas City Royals. “We gave them a couple extra opportunities, and they took full advantage, and get beat on a front-foot, one-handed home run or a one-arm home run, so it’s a tough day”.

Boston Red Sox rookie right-hander Noe Ramirez made his major league debut last night against the Houston Astros.

The pitching remains a question mark, despite the continued efforts of Clay Buchholz and Eduardo Rodriguez.

“He’s been on a run”, Red Sox manager John Farrell said.

The Astros lost 92 games past year with a bunch of kids and were supposed to be marginally improved after adding veteran relievers Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek and hiring manager A.J. “We are playing pretty good baseball right now”. “This game was almost entirely about him”.

The situation looked bleak for Boston; still, the team was able to garner a crucial offensive strike against left-hander Tony Sipp (L, 2-4).

With the game tied at 1, Will Harris of the under 1.00 ERA, came into the game and actually gave up runs… but only because there were errors, so fortunately for him, his ERA is still 0.93.

“Fastball was sporadic, especially early on”, McHugh said.

Red Sox fifth. B.Holt safe at second on Conger’s error. Sandoval roped a double to left next, and third base coach Brian Butterfield was going to hold up Ramirez at third, but proceeded to waive him home as left fielder Evan Gattis bobbled the ball and couldn’t control it. Ramirez scored easily, giving Boston a 2-1 lead at that point.

With men on first and third with one out, Hanley Ramirez hit a grounder to the hot corner. His second RBI double came in a two-run eighth.

Leon, who also had three hits Saturday, has had a good rapport with Buchholz since the two first worked together in spring training.

BOSTON (AP) – Pablo Sandoval made a running catch of a foul pop and began tumbling over the railing into the Houston dugout when pitcher Vincent Velasquez reached out to help brace his fall.