Enrique Hernandez comes through in 10th as Red Sox edge A s
Field Level Media
03 Jul 2021, 15:25 GMT+10
Center fielder Enrique Hernandez hit a go-ahead single in the top of the 10th, then threw out a runner at the plate in the bottom of the inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the host Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Friday.
The Red Sox, who blew a lead in the ninth, rallied to take the opener of a three-game series. It was Boston s eighth consecutive victory. Oakland fell for the fifth time in seven games.
After the A s got solo home runs from Jed Lowrie in the eighth and Elvis Andrus in the ninth to pull even at 2-2, Hernandez wasted no time giving the Red Sox a new lead. He blooped Lou Trivino s first pitch of the 10th into right-center field, scoring Michael Chavis, who had started the inning at second base.
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Hernández drives in winning run in 10th inning as Boston wins eighth consecutive game.
By MICHAEL WAGAMANThe Associated Press
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Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez tags out Oakland Athletics base runner Seth Brown at home plate during the 10th inning Friday, July 2, 2021, in Oakland, Calif.
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OAKLAND, Calif. Kiké Hernández drove in the go-ahead run with a broken-bat single in the 10th inning and then made a tremendous defensive play to throw out a runner at home plate from center field as the Boston Red Sox held off the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Friday night for their eighth straight win.
Hernández helps Red Sox beat A s in 10th inning
Kiké Hernández drove in the go-ahead run with a broken-bat single in the 10th inning and then made a tremendous defensive play to throw out a runner at home plate from center field as the Boston Red Sox held off the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Friday night for their eighth straight win.
The Canadian Press Xander Bogaerts , The Canadian Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Kiké Hernández drove in the go-ahead run with a broken-bat single in the 10th inning and then made a tremendous defensive play to throw out a runner at home plate from center field as the Boston Red Sox held off the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Friday night for their eighth straight win.
MLB roundup: HBP leads Braves to 1-0 win over Marlins
Field Level Media
03 Jul 2021, 17:40 GMT+10
A crazy first inning, which included the ejection of Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez, manager Don Mattingly and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr., helped the host Atlanta Braves escape with a 1-0 victory Friday night.
Lopez hit Braves leadoff man Ronald Acuna Jr. with the first pitchof the game, which prompted a meeting from the umpires and an eventual ejection of Lopez.
Acuna ended up scoring later in the inning on a sacrifice fly from Ozzie Albies, which was enough to edge the Marlins and saddle Lopez with a loss; the first time a pitcher has lost a game throwing just one pitch since Baltimore s Art Schallock in 1955.