![]() “When I didn’t see anybody in center field when they threw the ball over there, that’s when I knew I was going to score,” he said through a translator. You don’t see that very often.”ĭíaz knew he had an excellent chance to score when Wong’s throw went sailing past second. Took a little while for them to get to the ball after Yandy kind of dribbled it past the second baseman, and a lot of things kind of went in our favor,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. By the time Verdugo retrieved it and fired toward the plate, Díaz scored standing up to make it 6-2. Boston catcher Connor Wong fired wide of second, and the ball sailed into an open area in center field with all three Red Sox outfielders scampering to get it. Margot raced around to score and Díaz headed for second on the throw to the plate. With the Rays leading 4-2 in the sixth and Manuel Margot running on the pitch from first base, Díaz singled through a vacant second-base position - with Enmanuel Valdez heading over to cover the bag - and into right-center. Josh Lowe, Luke Raley and Díaz each had two hits for the Rays (42-19), who are 6-1 against AL East rival Boston this season.Īlex Verdugo had two doubles, a triple and scored twice for the last-place Red Sox. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven SenneīOSTON - Yandy Díaz’s sixth-inning RBI single turned into a two-run Little League homer, and the major league-best Tampa Bay Rays beat the sloppy Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday. ![]() APīoston Red Sox's Tanner Houck delivers a pitch to a Tampa Bay Rays hitter in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven Senneīoston Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida, right, runs to first after hitting an RBI single as Tampa Bay Rays’ Christian Bethancourt, left, looks on in the third inning Sunday in Boston. Tampa Bay Rays' Taj Bradley delivers a pitch to a Boston Red Sox hitter in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Boston. Tampa Bay Rays' Manuel Margot singles to left field allowing two runners to score on a fielding error in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Boston. Get exclusive subscriber content and more here.Tampa Bay Rays' Isaac Paredes, right, scores on a fielding error by Boston Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida (not shown) following a single hit by Rays' Manuel Margot as Red Sox's Connor Wong, left, is unable to tag him in fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Boston. Tyler Davis can be contacted at or on Twitter subscription makes work like this possible. ![]() Live updatesĬan't see the updates? Refresh the page or check them out on Twitter.įollow the Free Press on Facebook and Twitter for more news. The teams play at 6:40 p.m Tuesday before finishing the series with at 1:10 p.m. He's been great against Jeimer Candelario (.118 batting average in 17 at-bats) and Robbie Grossman (.083 in 12 at-bats) but Miguel Cabrera (.362, six home runs in 69 at-bats) has had some success against him. ![]() In his career he's 13-7 with a 3.32 ERA, 158 hits and 183 strikeouts. ![]() He's faced no team more, with 171 innings pitched vs. Kluber, a two-time Cy Young in nine seasons with Cleveland, is no stranger to the Tigers. He's given up exactly two runs in five innings each of the past two appearances, but looked better the second time out with seven strikeouts and four hits allowed. The Rays took two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays, ending with a 3-0 win Sunday.įaedo makes his third career start. Game notes: The Tigers swept the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend, finishing with a dominating 5-1 win and some great pitching from Tarik Skubal. ![]()
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