August 20, 2014

G126: Angels 8, Red Sox 3

Angels  - 000 150 101 - 8 11  2
Red Sox - 111 000 000 - 3 11  0
David Ortiz went 4-for-4 and hit his 30th home run of the year.

Ortiz has reached base four times in each the first three games of the Angels series, the first Boston player to reach base 4+ times in three straight games in 12 years (Johnny Damon, June 3-5, 2002).

Ortiz has hit 30+ home runs in eight seasons for the Red Sox, tying Ted Williams for the most seasons in team history.
Example
Garrett Richards / Clay Buchholz
Holt, 3B
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Cespedes, LF
Nava, RF
Johnson, 1B
Bogaerts, SS
Betts, CF
Ross, C
From ESPNBoston:

Highest ERA in a season by a Red Sox pitcher (min. 20 starts)
2011  John Lackey       6.41
2000  Ramon Martinez    6.13
1964  Jack Lamabe       5.89
2014  Clay Buchholz     5.79
2010  Josh Beckett      5.78

1 comment:

allan said...

Alex Hassan and David Ross with the Red Sox, with Steven Wright and Dan Butler sent to Pawtucket.