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| Porcello stymies Yankee |
Boston drubbed the Yankees, 15-7, in the opener of their four games at Fenway Park on Thursday, and on Friday, they came back for another win, as Rick Porcello tossed a one-hit, complete game, 4-1 win.
Facing one batter more than the minimum, Porcello was, for the most part, untouchable. The sole hit for New York came in the top of the third. Miguel Andujar connected for a solo home run, cutting into Boston's 4-0 lead, but it proved to be all the Yankees' could muster off the Boston righty, as Porcello retired the next 21 straight batters.
Nothing short of brilliant, Porcello fanned nine and needed just 86 pitches for his 10 career complete game.
Porcello tied the Yankees' Luis Severino for the AL lead in wins, with 14. Severino suffered the loss, his third straight, dropping his record to 14-5. Porcello improved to 14-5.
The victory pushed the Red Sox lead in the AL East to 7 1/2 games. The Yankees have lost three straight but remain the wild card leader, with a 4 1/2-game lead over Oakland.
Game three of the series is scheduled to begin play Saturday, 4:10 pm EDT at Fenway Park.
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| Thames: Game-winning HR |
Eric Thames' three-run homer with two down in the bottom of the ninth propelled the Brewers to a 5-3 victory over the Rockies, Friday night in Milwaukee.
Thames, who spent three years playing professional baseball in Korea, had just one hit on the night, but made it count in the most crucial of situations.
With the Rockies ahead, 3-2, Colorado closer Wade Davis got two outs in the ninth before walking Jesus Aguilar and Travis Shaw, putting the ever-dangerous Thames at the plate. Orlando Arcia had been inserted for Aguilar as a pinch runner, but he never needed his speed, trotting home in front of Shaw on Thames' 404-foot rip into the right field stands.
From late April though early June Thames was on the DL and he's still not completely on his game, with 14 homers and a mere 34 RBI in under 200 at-bats. He's recently back from a 10-day stint on the DL. Since rejoining the Brewers on July 24, he's hit two homers and driven in six runs.
Both teams are vying either for their respective division titles or a wild card spot. The Brewers trail the Cubs by a game in the NL Central and hold the top position in the wild card hunt. Colorado has lost three straight and trail the Dodgers and Diamondbacks by two games in the West.
The teams will get together again in Milwaukee for game two of the series, Saturday, 7:10 pm EDT.
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