Tampa – The Red Sox ‘1-0 wins on the rays Here Wednesday to George M. Steinbrenner Field It includes a “terrible change”, a home career that no one expected to erase the wall, the dominant relief launch and an assist from one of the non -known Monday heroes.
It happened a lot. Let’s break down:
The doubt
David Hamilton Hit a doubt, not a non-double.
He entered his third addition to 1 for 21 (.048 average battle) this season. He provided the game’s lonely test when his 335 -foot house almost did not clear the right field wall to drive the entrance.
He said that “at all” he believed he returned when the ball left the bat.
“He hoped he would reduce (a success), but no, he didn’t think it would happen,” Hamilton said.
Manager Alex Cora did not think so.
“Double, Triple,” Cora said about his first thought when the ball left Hamilton’s bat. “And it just came out.”
Line Drive Homer, which had an output speed of 105.8 mph and a 20 -degree launch angle, would not have been a home in any other park in the major leagues, according to Statcast.
Cora laughed, and said, “He hit him on the right side of the ball park.”
Hamilton added, “I have been fighting, as I am sure you all know. To help the team, it means a lot.”
Hamilton connected to a rapid 92.5 mph of four seams from the first Zack Littell rays holder, which was half. He had been fighting the fast balls so far this season.
“If we look at my career, I’m usually a quick ball beat, so this is frustrating,” Hamilton said. “I was really trying to put the ball into play and put a good swing and it happened.”
The terrible change
GARRETT WHITLOCK He was one of the three lifeguards to combine 4 tickets without score after the headline Sean Newcomb left the game.
He retired six of the seven batters he faced for a seventh and eighth entrance. It allowed a simple one and removed four (three swings, including two free kicks).
It was a dominant exit with a change of 88.9 mph that Whitlock launched to get Jonathan Aranda flying 259 feet to the left campers Jarren Duran for the final of the eighth post.
There was a little buzz in x on the pitch. You tweeted the estimated statistics of the account X Red Sox“Any Who Whitlock had just launched to Aranda to get out of the entrance was the first time he launched it this season, with a time for it. 88 mph.”
Whitlock confirmed that the pitch was a change. After showing the details of the releases, Whitlock said, “I did not see what the veil was or nothing was, but if it was 88, it was a terrible change I was lucky with.”
The Whitlock change has had an average of 83.5 mph this season. So he threw it much more.
Whitlock said he felt the strongest he has this season.
“This is the feeling of attack I want to have,” he said. “I hate being back in counts and I hate walking.
The dominant relief
Whitlock, Greg Weissert and Justin Slaten combined for 4 tickets without score.
Weissert took over Newcomb with two outings and two runners at the base in the fifth post. Hit Yandy Díaz making a change to preserve the 1-0 advantage.
“Gotta launch -Early,” Weissert said about his approach when he inherited Baserunners. “I didn’t do it.”
Weissert fell behind 2-0 in the count before fighting.
“It was nice to return to the count and make a playing field at once,” he said.
Weissert hit two more batters (Junior Caminero Swinging and Christopher Morel Mirant) for a sixth perfect post.
“The quick ball plays,” Cora said. “He keeps the ball in the ball park. When he launches strike, he is unpleasant. And last year he made some adjustments when we opted for Triple A. He returned, he did an incredible job.”
Weissert made a slight adjustment, passing from the third side of the rubber to the first side of the base After being deposed last year. He did not allow a career won at his last 16 tickets after being remembered. It has allowed two runs in 8 entrances (2.08 era) to the present year.
The closest Aroldis Chapman did not throw the ninth entry after throwing three of the previous four days. Slaten won the savings with a perfect entry. Cora said the plan is to use Slaten to close games as long as Chapman is not available.
The non -known heroes
The Red Sox were exploited by 16-1 in the first gameThen he won the two final games to take the series.
Cora said that a victory by 1-0 Wednesday would not have been possible if it were not for the four lifeguards, including Weissert, who saved Monday.
“For the disappointment we were on Monday, Michael Fulmer He went out there and gave us what we needed, “said Cora.” Wink (Josh Winckowski) did the same. “
Cora mentioned the four lifeguards who launched Monday after starting Tanner Huck recorded only seven outings and left 12 runs. Fulmer passed 2 tickets. Weissert, Wincckowski and Brennan Bernardino Each launched an entry, which Cora said that “it helped us to configure the next two days.”
“This is what is needed,” Cora said. “In games like this, someone has to take the bullet and try to give us as many releases as possible and save the bullpen.”
Cora also called the 2 ⅔ tickets from Zack Kelly to the “huge” Tuesday victory to keep Weissert, Whitlock and Slaten all fresh for Wednesday.
“When these boys are fresh, this is what they have,” said Cora. “It is to us to assure us.”
Cora said that long -term perspectives are important when managing a game and launch staff.
“This is the difficult part of this business,” Cora said. “Everyone sees the use and not removing the headline early and all this. But you have to manage a series. We have to manage a series. You cannot manage a game because if you try to manage a game pedal in the metal, do not survive. We will not survive. And they did a good job on Monday and save some arms in the coming days.”