All you need to know about the Red Sox’s 4-1 win over Baltimore Sunday afternoon in quickie form, complete with BSJ analysis and insight.
HEADLINES
Chris Sale returns and dominates the O’s for five: Fresh off the disabled list following shoulder inflammation, the Red Sox ace came back looking positively refreshed. Five innings of one-hit ball on 68 pitches, 48 of which for strikes. He struck out 12, including the side twice. In all, Sale faced one hitter over the minimum (16) and looked like he could go, at the very least, one more inning to give the bullpen that much more rest. But Alex Cora said he was on a 75-pitch limit (the NESN guys said 85-90), and 68 was plenty.
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) August 12, 2018
Bullpen bends:
Tyler Thornburg
Joey Rickard
Jonathan Villar
Adam Jones
Ryan Brasier
Trey Mancini
Brian Johnson
Matt Barnes
Craig Kimbrel
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Sleepy Sox bats come alive in the ninth:
Alex Cobb
Mychal Givens
Eduardo Nunez
Sandy Leon
Jackie Bradley, Jr.
Mookie Betts
Pearce, J.D. help buoy offense early:
Steve Pearce
Brock Holt
J.D. Martinez
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— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) August 12, 2018
TURNING POINT
FOUR UP
Chris Sale:
Heat don’t lie
Eduardo Nunez:
J.D. Martinez:
Jackie Bradley, Jr.:
TWO DOWN
Tyler Thornburg:
One job, man
Rafael Devers
Mitch Moreland:
TAKE THAT SWEENS MAY REGRET
Dave O’Brien
Steve Lyons
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- The Red Sox are now 85-35, a full 50 games over .500. It’s the first time in 72 years — 1946 — that Boston has been this good.
- That’s now 12 times the Red Sox have broken out the brooms this year. No one has swept them.
- Lyons brought up a great point in the ninth: The Sox entered this game 76-1 when leading after the eighth. Drive home safely.
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Rick Porcello