Wednesday, Sep 15, 2021. 11:47 PM
(Update : Thursday, Sep 16, 2021. 12:43 AM)
SEATTLE – Kyle Schwarber and Christian Vazquez each produced two runs in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4 on Wednesday.
Designated runner Jack Lopez scored with a passing ball from Tom Murphy in 10th, which broke the 3-3 deadlock.
Five other Sox players crossed the plate afterwards.
JD Martinez, Schwarber and Vazquez hit hits that added to the visitors’ cushion.
“It was playoff baseball,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. It gives that impression. It is can give, quite frankly. “
Boston is at the heart of the fight to advance to the American playoff game, along with Toronto and New York. Oakland and Seattle have very slim chances in this regard.
“In a game like this, you have to be lucky enough to favor you a bit,” said Mariners manager Scott Servais.
“Having said that, we are not yet eliminated. We will continue to fight. “
First hitter in the 10th, Alex Verdugo hit a single against Eric Swanson (0-3), pushing Lopez to third base.
The tie was broken on a quick high at Hunter Renfroe, which Murphy couldn’t handle.
The victory went to Adam Ottavino (7-3), who pitched in the eighth and ninth innings.
Renfroe slammed a 28th home run in the first inning.
Cora proudly wore Roberto Clemente’s number 21, remembering the stories her father told him and his brother when they were little. Cora said her father, Jose Manuel Cora, played winter baseball in Puerto Rico with the Pirates legend.
Clemente was killed in a plane crash on December 31, 1972, while trying to bring food to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
“Where I’m from, we’re not doing enough to educate young people about who this man was,” said Cora. It’s improving a little bit but considering what it represents, we’re always going to come up short, I have a feeling.
“Just because of his personality, he means so much to us. “
The Red Sox will play again Friday against Baltimore, at Fenway Park.
Third straight win for the Yankees
Brett Gardner hit a two-run single in the ninth and the New York Yankees posted a third straight win, winning 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles.
Gardner got a lucky single, with the ball falling into the close end of left field.
Tyler Wade and Gleyber Torres came in to score, bringing the score in the final count.
“You want to be in that kind of situation,” Gardner said. You want to be at bat when the outcome of the game is at stake. “
“He’s the guy you want to see at bat in that context,” Wade said of veteran Gardner. He’s been there a lot for 10 or 11 years.
“He remains very calm, he knows exactly what to do. He delivered the goods (Wednesday). “
The fight for the playoff remains tough, with New York, Toronto and Boston all relishing victory on Wednesday.
Austin Hays had two long balls for the Orioles, who were losing a fifth straight game.
Hays gave his team a 3-2 lead with a two-run homer in the eighth against Chad Green.
In ninth, Tyler Wells (2-3) first conceded a walked goal to Luke Voit, then replaced by Wade. Torres followed up with a single, before a double steal.
The win went to Wandy Peralta (5-3) and the rescue to Aroldis Chapman, his 27th.
Gio Urshela slammed a two-run homer for the Yankees.
Center fielder Cedric Mullins jumped to the fence and deprived Gary Sanchez of a home run in second, the glove well over the field line. A catch that will carve out a place for itself in the most beautiful games of 2021.
Results in other games in American League stadiums:
Milwaukee 1 – Detroit 4
MIL: The Brewers have hit just seven hits in two games
IT: Dustin Garneau hit a homerun
Cleveland 12 – Minnesota 3
CLE: Oscar Mercado and Franmil Reyes hit home runs
MIN: Miguel Sanó hit his 28th homer of the season
Houston 7 – Texas 2
HOU: Jake Meyers and Marwin Gonzalez hit home runs back to back in 3-point 2nd inning
TEX: this is the 3rd time that the Rangers lose against Jose Urquidy in 4 starts
Angels de LA 3 – White Sox de Chicago 2
LAA: Brandon Marsh broke tie with solo homerun at Michael Kopech’s expense in round 8
CHI: The White Sox had runners on base 1st and 3rd cushion in the 9th inning but couldn’t take advantage
Oakland 12 – Kansas City 10
OAK: A’s ended three-game loss in a row but remain 3.5 games and a half behind Toronto, Boston and New York in race for teams drafted in the American
KC: Salvador Perez hit his 44th home run in the 5th round
