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Final: Red Sox 4, Padres 2 - Sale was spectacular, Valdez powers offense
Chris Sale tossed seven innings, giving up two runs and threw a season high 111 pitches in the Red Sox 4-2 win over the Padres. Enmnauel Valdez hit his third home run of the season, doubled to right field while driving in three runs pacing the Red Sox offense. Kenley Jansen had another shaky ninth inning, earns his 10th save. Boston is now winners of four straight games and will look to sweep the Padres on Sunday.
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WHO: Red Sox (26-20) at Padres (20-26)
WHEN: 10:10 p.m.
WHERE: Petco Park, San Diego.
SERIES TO DATE: Red Sox 2-0
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Chris Sale (3-2, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (1-1, 6.63 ERA)
TV/RADIO: NESN/MLBN; WEEI-FM 93.7
LINEUPS
RED SOX
1. Verdugo RF
2. Yoshida DH
3. Casas 1B
4. Devers 3B
5. Duran CF
6. Tapia LF
7. Hernández SS
8. Valdez 2B
9. Wong C
SP Chris Sale
PADRES
1. Tatis Jr. RF
2. Kim 3B
3. Bogaerts SS
4. Soto LF
5. Cruz DH
6. Cronenworth 2B
7. Dixon 1B
8. Azocar CF
9. Nola C
SP Joe Musgrove
WHAT'S UP
The Red Sox opened their three game series against the Padres with a 6-1 win on Friday night. Rafael Devers paced the offense with two home runs off Blake Snell while driving in four RBIs. Devers enters Saturday night’s game on the brink of achieving two milestones, he is one double away from 200 and one RBI from 500 for his young career. ... Boston owns a 4-6 record over their last 10 games, following a season long eight-game winning streak. ... James Paxton earned his first win in 1,007 days, the lefty earned his last win against the Red Sox when he was a member of the Yankees on Aug., 15, 2020.
Who’s Hot
Chris Sale takes the mound for the Red Sox coming off a stellar performance last Saturday against the Cardinals. Despite not earning the win, Sale tossed eight innings, surrendering one run, giving up three hits, one walk and had nine strikeouts. The southpaw has thrown six-plus innings in each of his last three starts, he’s posted a 2-0 record with a 2.21 ERA with 24 strikeouts during that span. Boston starting pitchers have tossed five innings in 21 of their last 22 games, including each of their last eight.