Recap - Porcello, Red Sox Stop the Bleeding...For Now
Jim Monaghan
Contributing Writer
A five-RBI night from Travis Shaw and six innings from starting pitcher Rick Porcello helped provide the Red Sox with a much-needed 8-2 win over Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.
Shaw (pictured) began the scoring in the top of the second with his eighth home run of the season. He finished the night a triple short of the cycle.
Porcello held the Rays scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when he loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a single, and then walked a run in. He settled down after that striking out two and getting a fly out to end the threat. He struck out eight in earning his team-leading ninth win of the season.
David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Hanley Ramirez each had two hits for Boston.
The win snapped a three-game Boston losing streak.
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Contributing Writer
A five-RBI night from Travis Shaw and six innings from starting pitcher Rick Porcello helped provide the Red Sox with a much-needed 8-2 win over Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.
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| Photo courtesy of the Associated Press |
Porcello held the Rays scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when he loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a single, and then walked a run in. He settled down after that striking out two and getting a fly out to end the threat. He struck out eight in earning his team-leading ninth win of the season.
David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Hanley Ramirez each had two hits for Boston.
The win snapped a three-game Boston losing streak.
Click here to find more by Jim Monaghan on Red Sox Life. Follow him on twitter - @Monaghan21.
