BOSTON (AP) — Christian Vázquez homered, Xander Bogaerts had three hits and J.D. Martinez went for further bases for the seventh sport in a row on Wednesday to assist the Boston Crimson Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 and full a three-game sweep.
Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) allowed one run, three hits and three walks over seven innings with seven strikeouts. The Crimson Sox, swept by lowly Baltimore of their opening collection over the weekend, beat the defending AL champion Rays in three straight by a mixed 26-9.
Coming into the collection, the Rays had gained eight straight at Fenway Park and 13 of 14.
“On Sunday, going house it was a tricky one,” mentioned Crimson Sox supervisor Alex Cora, whose staff now heads to Baltimore. “Hopping on this aircraft, it’s going to be a distinct feeling. However nothing modifications. We have to work to get higher.”
Ryan Yarbrough (0-1), who pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings in his first outing this season, added three extra scoreless earlier than Bogaerts singled in a run and scored on Vázquez’s line drive over the Inexperienced Monster within the fourth. Vázquez additionally homered on Tuesday night time to tie it within the ninth inning earlier than Boston gained it within the twelfth; he caught the complete sport.
“He wanted a break, however clearly he’s actually good towards lefties,” Cora mentioned. “He’s one of many hardest ones in that clubhouse. He desires to play day-after-day. That catching place is a tricky one; He nails it.”
Boston added six within the fifth — all with two outs — due to sloppy Tampa fielding.
Martinez doubled with runners on first and second to attain two runs — his main league-leading sixth double this season. Bogaerts singled on a hard-hit ball that shortstop Willy Adames couldn’t deal with, then Vázquez adopted with an RBI single.
Hunter Renfroe then hit a grounder to shortstop and Adames threw it vast of first base. Because the ball rolled round within the netting above the picture pit subsequent to the dugout, each Bogaerts and Vázquez scored.
Christian Arroyo adopted with a double to make it 9-1 and ship the Rays to their fourth straight loss. In all, Yarbrough was charged with a career-high 9 runs — six of them earned — and 9 hits in 5 innings.
Martinez, who homered within the 2020 finale, is the primary Crimson Sox payer with no less than one extra-base hit in every of the staff’s first six video games since David Ortiz began the 2005 season with six straight. Martinez additionally has had two or extra RBIs in every of the final 4 video games.
Boston had double-digit hits for the third straight sport.
“I really feel like we now have top-of-the-line offenses in baseball,” mentioned Eovaldi, who has allowed one or zero runs in every of his final six begins relationship to Aug. 20. “Different groups are sleeping on us proper now, which is okay. I really feel like we’re going to have the ability to go on the market and compete.”
TRAINERS ROOM
Crimson Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodríguez (left elbow irritation) will come off the IL and begin the collection opener in Baltimore on Thursday. Tanner Houck, who began Saturday’s sport towards the Orioles and allowed three runs in 5 innings, was optioned to the staff’s alternate coaching website in Worcester.
UP NEXT
Rays: LHP Wealthy Hill pitches within the collection opener towards the New York Yankees.
Crimson Sox: Rodríguez makes his delayed debut when the Crimson Sox open their collection at Baltimore.
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