C4 Sports The Boston Globe THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
ChadFinnTuesday night at Fenway Park
SAN FRAN Yastrzemski lf CISCO AB 72 RH 211 BI BB SO 3.266 Avg.
Belt 1b 61111 3.236
Longoria3b 412032 .260
Vogt c7Pillarcf 711111102 02.262.264
Crawfordss6 0321 2.234
Shaw dh3 0000 2.100
Solanoph-dh3 1201 0.337SlateDickersor rfn ph (^60000100310) 0.288.255
Gerberrf 000000 .048
Dubon 2b 701000 .274
Totals 56 7147719
BOSTON AB RHBI BB SOAvg.
Benintendi lf 700011 .269
BogaertsDevers3bss6 8020202003 2.304.310
Martinezdh 20000 1.301
Travisph-dh 101000 .225
GHerndzpr-dh 21100 0.133
CentenoHoltrf ph-dh 100510032110 .167.309
Moreland1b 611110 .244
Vázquezc2 1112 0.274
León c3Bradley cf 71022203001 .200.221
MHernández2b 712001 .270
Totals 57 6145 10 14
San Francisco ... 103 100 000 000 101 — 7 14 0
Boston ............... 010 013 000 000 100 — 6 14 1
E —Bogaerts(11). LOB —S.F.12, Bos.17. 2B —
Yastrzeno (13), Moreland (15), Vázquez (26).mski (18), Vogt (23), Crawford 3B (23),—TraSola-vis
(1). HR —Yastrzemski(20), off Eovaldi,Belt (17),
off Eovaldi,Bradley (19), off Webb.
San Francisco IP HRER BB SO NP ERA
WeSuarezbbBS 11 (^533322023439) 23 6.52 76 .5 1
Rogers ‚2 00008 1.54
Abad „0 00017 4.50
Gustave 10001 0181.61
CoonrodWiSmith 1‚„1 10001002 0193.0020 2.89
Anderson2 00013 38 5.15
Selman ‚1 1111137 .11
BuSmithPeralta ‚0 010000000314 5.606.43
Barraclough ‚0001010 6.37
RodríguzW 6-92 20011 34 4.98
Boston IP HRER BB SO NP ERA
Eovaldi 47553 6866.19
Brewer 10000 2114.41
PoynerBrasier1‚0 10000000 0207.003265.29
Taylor „0 001 1112.93
Workman1 10002 14 2.00
Barnes 10002 0184.05
WaldenCashner 10024110100 2133.3628 4.49
Johnson „1 00118 6.56
Kelley L 0-2 1‚ 11101 18 9.00
T —5:54. A —35,925 (37,755).
HOWTHE RUNSSCORED
FIRST INNING
GIANTS— Yastrzemskistruckout.Belthom-
ered to left. Longoout to short. ria struck out. Vogtgrounded
SECOND INNING
RED SOX — Martinez struck out. Holt walked.
On wild pitch, Holt to second.Vázquez walked, Holt to third, MorelMoreland walkand to sec-ed.
ond.Bradleysingledto left,Holtscored,More-
landto third,Vázquez to second.M.Hernández
grouMorelandednd out, Vázquezintofielder’s choice,to third,thirdBradleto catcher,y to sec-
ond. Benintendi flied out to left.
THIRD INNING
GIANTS— Yastrzemskiwalked.On wildpitch,
Yastrzemskito second.Belt struckout. Longoria
walked.Vogt doubledto right,Yastrzemski
scored,Longoriato third. Pillargroundedout to
short,ter, VogtLongoriascored.scored.ShawCrawford singled to cen-groundedout to second.
FOURTHINNING
popped out to secoGIANTS — Slater flied out to right.nd. YastrzemskihomeDubonred to
center.Belt walked.Longoriasingledto left, Belt
to second. Vogt struckout.
FIFTH INNING
RED SOX — Bradleyhomeredto right.
M.Hernández groundedout, pitcherto first. Ben-
intendi lined out to first. Bogaerts walked. Devers
groundegaertsout.d into fielder’s choice,shortto third, Bo-
SIXTHINNING
RED SOX — Travis, pinch-hittingfor Martinez,
tripled to rightTravis. Suarez pitching.. G.Hernández pinch-rHolt struckout. Morelandunning for
doubledto left, G.Hernández scored. Vázquezhit
a ground-ruledouble to right,Morelandscored.
Bradleypassedball, Vázqstruckout.uez scored. M.HernVázquezstoleández sin-third. On
gledto center. Benintendilined out to left.
13TH INNING
bledGIANTS — Pillar singled to right.to left,Pillarscored,Crawford out advanc-Crawford dou-
ing, left to short to catcher to third.Solano sin-
gledto left. Slater struck out. Dubon flied out to
right.
RED SOX — Selmanpitching.Bradleystruck
out. M.Hernánwalked, M.Hernández singledez to second.d to left. BeniSmith pitching.ntendi
Bogaerts singled to right, M.Hernándezto third,
Benintendito second.Peralta pitching. Devers
struckout. Barracloughpitching.Centeno,pinch-
hittingscored,for G.Hernández,Benintendito third,walked,BogaertsM.Hernándezto second.
Holtgrounded out to third.
15THINNING
GIANTS— Crawfordstruckout.Solanohit a
ground-rule doubleto right. Dickerson pinch-hit-
tingfor Slater. On wildpitch,Solanoto third.
Dickerson hit a sacrifice fly to center,Solano
scored.shortstop. YastrzemDubonsafeat firstski popped out to third.on throwing errorby
Giants7, Red Sox 6
At FenwayPark
SANFRANCISCO AB RHBI BB SOAvg.
Yastrzemskirf 421111 .265
Belt 1bPillarcf 52523100200 2.238.267
Dickersonlf4 01002 .2 87
a-Rickardpr-lf 110000 .257
Vogt dh 32141 0.263
CrawfordAdames3bss5 50310212101 .236.500
Dubon2b 501202 .269
Garciac5 11003 .143
Totals 42 11 15 10 213
BOS Benintendi lf TON AB 400001 RHBIBBSOAvg. .267
Bogaertsss4 00001 .302
Devers3b 311110 .310
Vázquezdh 400000 .271
Holtb-Centenorf ph 201010100000 .310.143
Moreland1b 300000 .242
c-Owings ph 100001 .124
BradleyMHernándezJr. cf2b 322110401000 .224.269
Leónc2 01110 .204
Totals 31 36343
San Francisco ................... 301 000 025 — 11 15 0
Boston ............................... 000 001 101 — 3 6 1
a-ranfor Dickerson in 8th, b-fouledout for Holt
in 9th, c-struckgaerts(12). LOB out for Moreland—S.F. 7, Boston5.in 9th. 2B —Belt E —Bo-(31),
Crawford (24), Garcia (1). HR —Vogt(10), off
Chacín,Devers(30),off Samardzija, BradleyJr.
(20), off Franco. SB —Pillar (12),Rickard(1). SF —
Vogt.(Adames Runne 2, Garcia), rs left in scoring posit Boston2 (Benintendi, ion —S.FLeón).. 3
RISP —S.F. 7 for 14, Boston 1 for 4. Runners moved
up —Pillar. GIDP —Benintendi,Moreland. DP —San
Francisco1.
San Francisco IP HRER BB SO NP ERA
SmrdaW 11-12 62114 2993.64
Abad1Rogers 100311000 0144.910101.42
Franco 11110 1239.00
Boston IP HRER BB SO NP ERA
Chacín L 0-12„54 426 72 4.32
Poyner‚ 00001 46.75
JohnsonLakins1 200001000 2196.210174.58
Shawaryn 1„ 22203 35 7.58
Brewer ‚1000 19 4.38
VelázquezWeber „4420‚210 00 0325.6818 5.20
Samardzijapitchedto 1 batter in the 7th. Inher-
er 1-1, Weber ited runners-scored 2-2. Ump —Abad ires 1-0, Poyner—Home,Eric Cooper;2-0, Brew-
First,SeanBarber;Second,Will Little;Third, Joe
West. T —3:34. A —35,697(37,755).
HOWTHE RUNSSCORED
FIRST INNING
GIANTS — Yastrzemski walked. Belt doubled to
center,Yastrzemski to third.Pillargrounded out
to short,out. Vogt homered to right,Yastrzemskiscored.Belt scored. CrawfordDickersonstruck
hit an infieldsingle to short. Adames struckout.
THIRD INNING
GIANTS — Beltstruckout.Pillarhit an infield
singlesecond.to third. Dickerson struckVogtwalked.Crawforddoubledout. Pillarto right,stole
Pillar scored, Vogt to third. Poyner pitching.
Adamesstruckout.
RED SOX — Beninten SIXTHINNING di struckout.Bogaerts
struck out. Devershomeredto right.Vázquez
grounded out to short.
SEVENTH INNING
ing. MorelandREDSOX — Holtgroundedsingled to centerinto a double play, third. Abad pitch-
to shortto first,Holtout.Bradleyhit an infield
singleto second.M.Hernándezsingledto center,
Bradleyto second.Leónsingledto left,Bradley
grouscorndeded, M.Herintofielder’s choice,nándezto thirdsecond. Beninto shorttendi,
León out.
EIGHTH INNING
Dickerson singled to right, Pillar to third.GIANTS— Pillarhit an infield singleto short.Rickard
pinch-runningfor Dickerson. Vogt hit a sacrifice
fly to center,Pillar scored. Crawford struck out.
Rickard stolesecond. Brewerpitching.Adames
hit an infieldDubon strucksingleout. to second,Rickardscored.
NINTHINNING
GIANTS — A.Garcia doubled to left. Yastrzems-
ki singled to center, A.Garcia scored.Belthit an
lar singledinfield singleto left,to third,YastrzemskiYastrzemskto third,i to secondBelt. Pil-to
second.Rickardfouledout to first.Vogtground-
ed intofielder’schoice,second to short,Yas-
trzemskipitching.Crawfordscored,Beltsafe at first on fielder’sto third,Pillarout. Weberchoice
plus fieldingerrorby shortstop, Belt scored, Vogt
to second.Adames singled to left, Vogtto third,
Crawford to second. Dubon singled to right,Vogt
and Crawfolined out to right.rd scored, Adamesto third. A.Garcia
REDSOX— Centeno,pinch-hitting for Holt,
fouledout to short. Owings,pinch-hittingfor Mo-
reland,struckout.Bradleyhomeredto center.
M.Hernández fliedout to center.
Giants11, Red Sox 3
Finding interest in these lost, final days
It’s all over but the account-
ing.
Maybe you were with me
throughthe summerin believ-
ing that the defending champi-
on Red Sox would find their
strangely absent mojo, go on a
winning streak reminiscent of
their 2018magic, and reward
faith by slipping into the post-
season and perhaps even stick-
ing around a while.
It’s not happening, of
course. It never really came
close to happening. They never
got hot, some important play-
ers got hurt, and the slog
throughthe spring and sum-
mer will end with a suspense-
free September.
There’s no more resisting
what the math is insisting on
telling us. After Tuesday’s 7-6,
15-inning loss to the Giants at
Fenway Park, there were 12
games left in the season, seven
on the road, and they werenine
games out in the wild-card
race.
These are the last days of the
2019 Red Sox. There will be no
postseason, just portmortems.
There will be a new World Se-
ries champion this year.
I suppose many of you real-
ized this several weeks, ball-
games, and degrees on the
Fahrenheit scale ago. Maybe
you wrote ’em off when Chris
Sale wentdown for the season
with an elbow injury a month
ago, or the bullpen blew its
20th save (or its 21st, or 22nd
... ), or whenanother Joe Har-
dy clonecame through for the
Yankees, or when you’d check
the box scores after a Red Sox
win and realize the Indians, A’s,
and Rays all refused to yield in
the wild-card chase.
Maybe you cameto grips
with it whenpresident of base-
ball operations Dave Dom-
browski did not add a helpful
pitchingarmattheJuly 31
deadline.
You probably came to grips
with it before Dombrowski was
informed he was no longer the
president of baseball opera-
tionssix weeks later.
There’s a little less hustle, a
little less bustle around Fenway
now, with the kids back in
school and the knowledge that
thetensionofthepostseason
isn’t comingto Jersey Street.
The sausage guy and the
program peddlers still compete
for your attention and dollars
as you headtoward the en-
trance,but it’s a quieter experi-
ence, even as you encounter
moments of denial about the
team’s status here and there.
The scoreboard still plays a
“We were born for this” high-
light reel before the anthem
that leaves you wondering ex-
actly what “this” is this year.
Third place in the AL East?
Even Tuesday night, with
Carl Yastrzemski’s 29-year-old
grandson Mike making his an-
ticipated Fenway Park debut as
the leadoff hitter for the Giants,
the crowd fell somewhere be-
tween late-arrivingand non-ar-
riving.
If the actual attendance was
within a few thousand of the
announced 35,925, it must
have been because many of
themweremasterfully dis-
guised as red seats. By the time
the 5-hour-54-minute affair —which featured a major league-
record-tying 24 pitchers — was
finished, the crowd seemed to
consist mostly of Yastrzemski’s
buddies from Andover and St.
John’s Prep.
But Tuesday’s game, if pro-
longed, was a nice reminder
that smallsatisfactionscan be
found at the ballparkeven if
the outcome takes too long to
arrive and carries little conse-
quence.
Jackie Bradley Jr. homered
in the fifth — helping the Red
Sox rally froma 5-1 deficit —
and madea spectacular leaping
catch at the wall in the 12th.
Juan Centeno — go ahead,
Google him — tied it at 6 with a
five-pitch, bases-loaded walk in
the bottom of the 13th.
Did I mentionthat there
were 24 pitchers, a groupthat
may or may not have included
John Montefusco, Greg
Minton, and Ed Halicki?
More than anything, it was a
nice night for the sentimental
and nostalgic. Yastrzemski
crushed a Nathan Eovaldi fast-
ball over the center-field fence
in the top of the fourth — thefirst MLBhome run at Fenway
by a Yastrzemski since his
grandfather hit the 451st of his
452 on July 31, 1983. If that
didn’t make your cynical little
heart grow three sizes, you’re
rather hopeless, Grinch.
If the game had mattered,it
would be considered a frustrat-
ing defeat for the Red Sox. But
it was just one moreline in a
redundant story, one more loss
for a teamthat has lost 17 more
games than it did a season ago,
with nearly two weeks still to
play. You endure enough tough
losses, and eventually they
don’t seem so tough anymore,
as that descent from the fringes
of the playoff race refuses to
cease.
There are reasons to still
watch theseSox in their final
days. Rafael Devers, still play-
ing with joy, is seeking his 30th
homer to go with 50-something
doubles; Xander Bogaerts, the
leader of this teamfor the fore-
seeable future, has already hit
those milestones. There are
young bullpen armsto watch;
Darwinzon Hernandez and
Josh Taylor in particular offerhope for next year. Andrew Be-
nintendi,whohashadansea-
son inferior to Mike Yastrzems-
ki’s, would be well-served by
finishing strong and reminding
us he can be a cornerstone.
On the bummer side, Mook-
ie Betts’s next home run, and
J.D. Martinez’s too, could be
theirlast in a Red Sox uniform.
Let’s hopethat’s not the case,
especially in regard to Betts,
who in his “down” year is on
pace to slash .293/.391/.527
with 30 homers, 85 RBIs, 43
doubles, 183 hits, and 142
runs. He’s a generational play-
er, a Red Sox star who has the
chance to be the Yaz of his time.
Tuesday night, we were
pleasantly reminded of Yaz’s
time,thanks to his grandson.
It’s been that kind of season,
whenthebestwecandowhile
waiting untilnext year is to ap-
preciate a sweet meeting be-
tween the present and the past.
It almost makes a near-six-hour
gamein a lost season worth it.Chad Finncanbe reached at
[email protected]. Follow himon
Twitter @GlobeChadFinn.Wrist finishes Price’s 2019
ByAlex Speierand
JulianMcWilliams
GLOBESTAFF
David Price, who has made
one start since Aug. 4 while
dealing with a cyst on his left
wrist, will be
shut down for
the rest of the
2019 season.
The veteran lefthander will
have a surgical procedure to
address the cyst, and he’ll also
be examined to determineif
there are any other issues with
his wrist that require atten-
tion.
“If there’s something else,
we’ll take care of that if there’s
something going on,” said
managerAlex Cora. “I think
it’s a head start to next year.
It’s the smart thing to do.... If
we wereone game up or in the
hunt, he’d probably be pitch-
ing out of the bullpen like in
’17. But where we’re at and ob-
viouslyhow important he is,
it’s better off moving forward
and getting right.”
Cora said that the consider-
ation of additionalpossibilities
beyond the cyst is a reflection
of other issues Price has faced
in the past. In 2018, for in-
stance, he was diagnosed with
carpal tunnel syndromeand
circulatory issues.
Price, in the fourth year of a
seven-year, $217 million deal,
was limited to 22 starts this
year, going 7-5 with a 4.28
ERA in 107‚ innings — just
under five innings a start.
Cora noted that Price’s typi-
cal pinpoint command of his
two-seamer has been affected
by his wrist issues, and in re-
cent bullpen outings, he had
been unable to throw his cut-
ter or changeup without dis-
comfort. Given those limita-
tions and wherethe Sox are in
the standings, the decision to
end the 34-year-old’s season
became straightforward.
“When you can’t perform
the way you want to, it’s obvi-
ously frustrating,” said Cora.
“If it’s up to him he’ll be throw-
ing fastballs out there and try-
ing to compete. But we took it
away because we feel that it’s
not conducive to something
positive to the player. But he’s
all in. He knows this is the best
way to start off the offseason
and get him readyand he’ll be
ready.”Firsts and finales
MadisonBumgarner’s first
start against the Red Sox was
in 2010, which was also the
first start of his rookie season
after a four-gamecameo the
prior year. In seven innings,
Bumgarner surrendered four
runs on five hits, losingwhen
two were homersbyDarnell
McDonaldandMike Cameron.
The Sox went 89-73that
year and didn’t make the play-
offs. The young Bumgarner,
the Giants, and managerBruce
Bochywent on to win the
World Series.
Bochy and Bumgarner will
always be intertwined,includ-
ing Thursday, whenthe latter
starts for the first time at Fen-
way Park in the former’s final
gamemanaging there.
“I said this whenwe got
through the trade deadline,”
said Bochy, rememberingan
encounter between him and
his ace. “We had a quick hug
and, for him to be here for the
remainder of my tenure here,
that meant a lot to me. We
have a special relationship
from our time together.”
Bochy, who earned career
win No. 2,000 with San Fran-
cisco’s 11-3 win on Wednesday
night, admitted he doesn’t re-
member much from when
Bumgarner took the ball for
the first time vs. Boston, one of
4,000-plus games he has man-
aged since1995. But he did of-
fer this.“I knowhe’s excited about
pitchinghere.All the players
love to play here.They know
the history of this ballpark
and this organization,” Bochy
said.Loose threads
The Sox will stay away from
MookieBettsagain on Thurs-
day, but there’s a chance he
could play in the seriesagainst
the Tampa Bay Rays as the des-
ignated hitter. “He did some
leg work in the weight room,”
Cora said. “He feels a lot better.
Today was a good day for him.”... Cora, on Bochy’s milestone
victory: “Two-thousandwins at
this level, that’s kind of like
unreal,” he said. “The way he’s
gone about the business, it has
been amazing.”.. .J.D. Marti-
nezleft Tuesday night’s game
with groin tightness, and Cora
doesn’t have a timetable for his
return.. .Sam Travisis still in
concussion protocol,but Cora
believes he’ll be fine. Travis
was trying for a triple Tuesday
and his helmet flew off.Bran-
donCrawford, the shortstop
and relay man, hit Travis in the
headas he attempted to throw
him out at third... The Sox
announced the winners of
their 2019 minor league
awards, tabbing 1B/3BTriston
Casas(Offensive Player of the
Year), infielderRyanFitzger-
ald(Defensive Player of the
Year), righthanderThadWard
(Pitcher of the Year), outfielder
JarrenDuran(Baserunner of
the Year), OF/1BDarel Belen
(Latin Program Position Player
of the Year), and lefthander
NixsonMuñoz(Lation Pro-
gram Pitcher of the Year).
TrevorKelleywas also recog-
nized as the recipient of the
Lou GormanAward, given an-
nually to a Sox minor leaguer
who best demonstrates dedica-
tion and perseverance in over-
coming obstacles whilework-
ing his way to the major league
team... The Sox honored
Brock Holt, the team’s nomi-
nee for the Roberto Clemente
Award for the second straight
year, during a pregame cere-
mony. The Clemente award sa-
lutes sportsmanship and com-
munity involvement; Holt is
best known for his work with
the Jimmy Fund, helpingto
support the Dana-Farber Can-
cer Institute.. .Carl Yastrzem-
skithrew out the first pitch to
his grandson,Mike, the Giants
rookie who’s 3 for 11 with a
homerun and double in his
first two games at Fenway.
No marathon hereas Red Sox routedte. “But obviously this isn’t the
seasonthat we’ve envisioned
for our team. That’s something
that sticks with me more as op-
posedto personalaccolades.
I’m just glad someof my other
teammates are achieving mile-
stones for themselves, as well.”
Deversjoinedteammates
XanderBogaerts and Martinez
in the 30-homer club. Bogaerts
and Devers are the first team-
mates in majorleague history
to reach 30-plushomersand
50-plus doubles in the same
season. But as
Devers point-
ed out, per-
sonalmile-
stones don’t
erase this
down season.
“The most
important
thing is that
he’s not
pleasedwith
what’s going
on with us,”
Cora said of
Devers. “And
that’s who he
is. That’s the
mentality
that we have
to have as an
organization.Be a winner. It’s
funny because the otherday
he’s like, ‘Oh, this is the first
timeI’m not going to be in the
playoffs.’ I’m like, ‘Dude,you
only have 2½ years in the big
leagues,so you’ll be OK.’ ”
Sox starter Jhoulys Chacin,
meanwhile,couldn’t get out
the thirdinning. The Giants
pounded him for threeearned
runs, including a two-run hom-
er by Stephen Vogt, in the first
inning. Chacin fanned six but
threw 72 pitchesin just 2„ in-
nings.
“He didn’t make a pitch on
Vogt,” Cora said.“Then he
madesomeadjustmentsuREDSOX
ContinuedfromPageC1throughout, but early on no
fastball command, which actu-
ally hurt him with the Brewers,
and he relieson the slider, but
if you don’t respect the fastball
then they can sit on it.”
The Sox usedseven reliev-
ers, and sloppy defense, along
with not making pitches at
critical times, led to the Giants’
additional eight runs, includ-
ing five in the ninth.
Jackie Bradley Jr. homered
to left-center off Enderson
Francoin the bottom of the
ninth,but Marco Hernandez
thenfliedout to centerto end
the game.
The Sox
fell to 79-72.
Their five-
gamehome
losing streak
is their lon-
gest since
2014.Bochy,
meanwhile,
downplayed
his milestone
win.
“It’s not a
number I ever
thought
about,” Bochy
said.“I never
thoughtabout
it this year,
and I’m being
honest. It’s gotten a little atten-
tion hererecently, but that
numberjust representsso
many people — more thanany-
body are those players.”
In the Sox’ lost season, how-
ever, they have found their
player in Devers.
“He’s put it all together. He’s
working hard at it. I do feel like
he was actually pressuring
himselfto hit 30,” said Cora of
Devers,whocame in hitting
just .208 this month. “And now
he can breathe and maybe he’ll
take off again, but overall you
tell me before the season.300,
30, and 100?We’re very hap-
py.”RED SOX
NOTEBOOK
JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF
Red Sox legendCarlYastrzemskithrew theceremonialfirst pitchto hisgrandson,Mike.JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF
XanderBogaerts couldn’t
handlethethrowona
potentialninth-inning
force,makinga bad
Wednesday evenworse.WLPct.GB
Oakland 92 61 .601 —
Cleveland8963.586 —
*Tampa Bay8963.586—
Boston 79 72 .5239½
* — Not including late gameALwild-card raceWLPct.GB
Washington 83 68 .550—
Chicago 82 70 .539 —
Milwaukee 82 70 .539 —
Philadelphia 78 72 .5203
New York 79 73 .5203
Arizona 78 75 .510 4½NLwild-card race