WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 The Boston Globe Sports C3
Chad Finn
DODGERS 7, ORIOLES 3
LA DODGERS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Pollock lfFreese 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .2573 1 2 0 0 1 .313
Beaty ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Taylor3b 311010.266
Bellinger cf 411111.306
Hernández rfSeager ss 411010.242522501.263
Smith c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .271
Pedersondh 302000.250
Gyorko ph-dhRíosph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 100001 .2 78
Lux2b 413101.250
Totals 38 7 13 7 4 8
BALTIMORE AB RHBIBBSOAvg.
Villar ss 401003.277
Mancini 1bSantander lf 411001.2774 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Núñezdh 401102.251
Ruiz 3b 400000.234
Alberto 2b 401000.320
Williams cfHays ph 3 0 2 0 0 1 .3531 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stewart rf 311102.235
Trumbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Sisco cTotals 34 3 7 2 1 132 1 0 0 1 1 .214
LA Dodgers..............402 010 000 — 7 13 1
Baltimore..................000 000 030 — 3 7 0
more 5.E—Pollock (2).2B—Taylor (25), Pederson (15), LuxLOB—LA Dodgers 10, Balti-
(2).HR—Seager 2 (16), off Blach, off Blach,
Lux (1), off TannScott, Stewart (1), off Sadler.
DP—Baltimore 2.
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Buehler W 13-3 7 4000113.14
Sadler 1332112.70
Ferguson 1000014.50
BaltimoreBlach L 1-3 2‚ 9 6 6 1 3 11.32IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Phillips 1„ 1 0 0 1 1 7.77
TannScott 1111014.87
KlineBleier 1100106.881000016.14
Tate 1100017.07
Castro 1000114.33
NP—Buehler 91, Sadler 27, Ferguson 17,
Blach 64, Phillips 26, TannScott 10, Kline 9,
Bleier 9, Tate 17, Castro 16.Umpires—Home,
Additon; First, Gonzalez; Second, Holbrook;
Third, Wolf.T—2:46.A—12,356 (45,971).
BREWERS 4, MARLINS 3
MILWAUKEE AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
CainGrandalccf4 412101 00001.253.254
Yelichrf 100001 .329
Grishamph-rf 301000.263
Thames1b 300000 .255
Austin ph-1bBraun lf 000100300000 .193.282
Moustaks ph-3b 000010 .260
Spangenbrg 2b 411002 .245
Pérez ssShaw3b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .239 400001 .151
CAnderson p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .057
Freitas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gamel lf 100001 .255
Totals 32 4 6 4 2 8
MIAMIRojas ss AB R H BI BB SO Avg.4 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Brinson cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .182
Cooper1b 300012 .280
Castro3b 421100 .269
Alfaro cDíaz2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .274 402201 .158
Dean lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .210
Sierrarf 200000 .250
Ramírez ph-rfHernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .2721 0 0 0 0 1 .056
Granderson ph 100000 .185
Walkerph 100001 .263
Pradoph 101000 .238
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 9
Milwaukee................021 000 001 — 4 6 0
Miami........................010 100 010 — 3 8 1
2BE—Grandal (23), Grisham (5), CAnderson—Alfaro (10).LOB—Milwaukee 4, Miami 8.
(1), Alfaro (13), Díaz (3), Dean (8).HR—Pérez
(7), off Hernandez, Castro (19), off JuGuerra.
CS—Alfaro (4).SF—Austin.DP—Milwaukee 1.
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO ERA
CAnderson 432222 4.57
Albers 1‚ 1 0 0 1 1 4.99
ClaudioBlack ‚10000‚ 0 0 0 0 0 2.383.70
JuGuerra BS 8;
W 9-5^211114 3.72
Pomeranz S 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 5.19
Miami IP H R ER BB SO ERA
HernandezGarcía 543305200001 5.242.78
Conley L 2-9 1„ 2 1 1 1 2 6.75
Kinley ‚000103.86
NP—CAnderson 64, Albers 20, Claudio 9,
Black 4, JuGuerra 30, Pomeranz 18, Hernan-
dez 86, García 24, Conley 28, Kinley 9.Um-
piresLivensparger; Third, Carlson.—Home, Danley; First, Gibson; Second,T—3:20.
A—7,215 (37,446).PHILLIES 6, BRAVES 5
ATLANTA AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Acuña Jr. cf 5 1 3 0 0 2 .283
Albies 2bFreeman 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .288 413100 .305
Donaldson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .261
Camargo rf 3 2 2111 .234
Swanson ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .255
Cervelli c 4 0 0002 .222
Riley lf 2 0 0 1 1 2 .234
Friedp 200002 .212
Ortega phJoyce ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .1971 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Totals 34 5 10 4 3 12
PHILADELPHIA AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Segura ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284
Realmutoc 311111 .282
Harper rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .254
Hoskins 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .236
Kingery cf 311110.267
Dickerson lfHernández 2b 4 2 2 3 0 2 .3072 0 0 0 2 0 .279
Rodríguez 3b 300002.214
Bruce ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Vargasp 100000.077
Pirela ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Franco 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 10
Atlanta......................004 000 010 — 5 10 0
Philadelphia.............401 001 00x — 6 8 1
E—Vargas (1).LOB—Atlanta 6, Philadelphia
5.HR2B—Camargo (7), off Hughes, Realmuto (24),—Camargo (12), Hoskins (31), Pirela (1).
off Fried, Harper (31), off Fried, Kingery (19),
off Fried, Dickerson 2 (12), off Fried, off Mint-
er.1; Philadelphia 1.CS—Acuña Jr. (9).SF—Riley.DP—Atlanta
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Fried L 16-5 5 7 5 5 1 5 4.02
O'Day ‚0000027.00
MinterSwarzak „„ 0 0 0 1 0 3.24111017.06
Blevins ‚ 000013.86
Sobotka 1 0 0 0 2 3 6.59
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Vargas 3 6 4 2 3 3 4.31
Vincent 1100025.19
Parker W 2-0 2 1 0 0 0 4 4.82
Suárez ‚100003.48
Hughes 1„ 111024.45
Neris S 25 1000012.90
Inherited runners-scored—Blevins 1-0,
Hughes 1-0.Swarzak 11, Blevins 4, Sobotka 31, Vargas 77,NP—Fried 79, O'Day 2, Minter 9,
Vincent 15, Parker 22, Suárez 7, Hughes 16,
Neris 9.Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale;
First, Ted Barrett;Second, Roberto Ortiz;
Third, John Tumpane.(42,792). T—3:06.A—24,220METS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2
ARIZONAMarte cf AB R H BI BB SO Avg.4 1 2 0 1 0 .329
Flores2b 500001 .313
Escobar 3b 412200 .272
ChriWalker 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260
Rojaslf 200021 .253
Jonesrf 401000 .267
Ahmedss 402001 .263
Avilac 300002 .207
CaKelly phGallenp 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 200002 .105
Lamb ph 101000 .201
Cronph 101000 .213
Totals 35210238
NY METS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
McNeillf 400003 .322
Alonso1b 400003 .268
Conforto rf 401002 .258
RamoscCanó2b 400001322001 .298.262
Rosario ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .288
Nimmocf 200011 .199
Frazier 3b 3 0 2 3 0 1 .236
Wheeler p 2 00000 .220
Guillorme ph 100000 .220
Totals 29353212
Arizona......................100 000 010 — 2 10 0
NY Mets....................020 100 00x — 3 5 0
LOB—Arizona 9, NY Mets 4.2B—Marte (32),
Conforto (26), Canó (24), Frazier 2 (17).Escobar (34), off Brach.SB—Marte (10), RojasHR—
(2).DP—NY Mets 2.
ArizonaGallenL3-5 653329IP H R ER BB SO ERA2.66
Sherfy „ 00001 1.38
McFarland ‚ 00000 5.03
Crichton 100002 4.24
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Wheeler W 11-7 7 71127 4.21
Brach „ 1 1 1 0 0 5.98
WilsonS2 1‚200112.38
NP—Gallen 88, Sherfy 8, McFarland 2,
Crichton 17, Wheeler 104, Brach 10, Wilson
33.ry Meals; Second, Ron Kulpa; Third, GabeUmpires—Home, Doug Eddings; First, Jer-
Morales.T—3:02.A—20,843 (41,922).AL
EAST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
New York 95 51 .651 — — 7-3 L 1
Tampa Bay 87 59 .596 8 — 9-1 W 6
Boston 76 69 .524 18½ 9 3-7 L 4
Toronto 56 89 .386 38½ 29 2-8 W 1
Baltimore 46 98 .319 48 38½ 1-9 L 6
CENTRAL W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Minnesota 89 55 .618 — — 6-4 W 1
Cleveland 84 61 .579 5½ 1 5-5 W 2
Chicago 64 80 .444 25 20½ 4-6 W 2
Kansas City 53 92 .366 36½ 32 6-4 L 2
Detroit 43 100 .301 45½ 41 4-6 W 1
WEST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Houston 95 51 .651 — — 7-3 L 1
Oakland 85 60 .586 9½ — 6-4 W 1
Texas 72 74 .493 23 13½ 6-4 L 1
Los Angeles 67 78 .462 27½ 18 3-7 L 2
*Seattle 58 86 .403 36 26½ 2-8 L 6
NL
EAST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Atlanta 90 56 .616 — — 8-2 L 1
Washington 79 64 .552 9½ — 4-6 L 1
Philadelphia 75 69 .521 14 2½ 6-4 W 1
New York 74 70 .514 15 3½ 6-4 W 2
Miami 51 93 .354 38 26½ 3-7 L 2
CENTRAL W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
St. Louis 81 63 .563 — — 6-4 L 1
Chicago 77 66 .538 3½ — 5-5 W 1
Milwaukee 76 68 .528 5 1½ 8-2 W 5
Cincinnati 67 77 .465 14 10½ 4-6 W 1
Pittsburgh 63 81 .438 18 14½ 6-4 W 1
WEST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
d-Los Angeles 94 52 .644 — — 6-4 W 2
Arizona 75 70 .517 18½ 3 6-4 L 3
San Francisco 69 75 .479 24 8½ 3-7 L 2
*San Diego 66 77 .462 26½ 11 4-6 L 1
Colorado 61 84 .421 32½ 17 2-8 W 1
- — Not including late game
p — Clinched playoff berth
d — Clinched division
RESULTS
TUESDAY
At Toronto 4 Boston 3 At Chi. White Sox 7 Kansas City 3
At Detroit 12 NY Yankees 11 Oakland 21 at Houston 7
At Philadelphia 6 Atlanta 5 At Colorado 2 St. Louis 1
LA Dodgers 7 at Baltimore 3 Pittsburgh at San Francisco
At NY Mets 3 Arizona 2 Cleveland at LA Angels
Milwaukee 4 at Miami 3 Chi. Cubs at San Diego
At Minnesota 5 Washington 0 Cincinnati at Seattle
Tampa Bay 5 (11 inn.) at Texas 3
MONDAY
NY Yankees 5 at Boston 0 At Houston 15 Oakland 0
Atlanta 7 at Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 6 at San Francisco 4
At NY Mets 3 Arizona 1 Cleveland 6 at LA Angels 2
Milwaukee 8 at Miami 3 Chi. Cubs 10 at San Diego 2
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
........2019 ........ Team ........2019 vs.opp........ ........Last 3 starts........
Odds W-L ERA rec. W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA
BOSTON AT TORONTO, 7:07 p.m.
TBA -150 — — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 0.0 0.00
Thornton (R) +130 4-9 5.23 9-19 0-2 10.1 12.19 0-1 13.2 4.61
NY YANKEES AT DETROIT, 6:40 p.m.
Sabathia(L) -2 10 5-8 4.93 9-11 0-0 0. 00 .00 0-2 10.0 6.30
Boyd (L) +175 8-10 4.57 10-19 0-0 6.1 1.42 2-1 18.1 7.36
ATLANTA AT PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 p.m.
Keuchel (L) -135 7-5 3.47 9-6 0-1 7.0 2.57 3-0 19.0 0.95
Eflin (R) +115 8-11 4.31 9-15 0-2 5.2 19.06 1-0 18.0 2.50
LA DODGERS AT BALTIMORE, 7:05 p.m.
Stripling (R)Means (L) +170 10-10 3.50 9-14 0-0-200 4-4 3.42 8-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 13.0 2.770.0 0.00 2-1 20.2 2.18
ARIZONA AT NY METS, 7:10 p.m.
Ray (L) +100 12-7 4.03 17-12 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 14.1 4.40
Matz (L) -120 9-8 4.00 14-12 0-1 6.0 7.50 1-1 16.2 2.70
MILWAUKEE AT MIAMI, 7:10 p.m.
Davies (R) -160 9-7 3.69 15-12 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 13.2 3.29
López (R) +135 5-8 4.75 6-11 1-0 6.0 0.00 0-3 14.1 7.53
WASHINGTON AT MINNESOTA, 7:40 p.m.
Strasburg (R) -145 16-6 3.5018-1 10 -0 0.0 0.00 1-1 20.0 2. 25
Pérez (L) +125 10-6 4.75 15-10 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-1 14.2 6.14
TAMPA BAY AT TEXAS, 8:05 p.m.
TBA Off — — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 0.0 0.00
Jurado (R) Off 7-10 5.40 5-12 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-3 13.2 10.54
CLEVELAND AT LA ANGELS, 8:07 p.m.
Plutko (R)Peters (L) Off 6-4 4.44 11-5 1-0Off 3-2 4.45 4-4 0-0 5.1 1.69 1-1 16.0 3.947.2 3.52 0-1 15.1 7.04
KANSAS CITY AT CHI. WHITE SOX, 8:10 p.m.
Sparkman (R)López (R) +140 3-11 5.97 4-15 1-1 16.2 3.24 0-3 12.2 10.66-165 9-12 5.17 13-16 2-1 21.2 4.57 2-1 14.2 4.30
OAKLAND AT HOUSTON, 8:10 p.m.
Anderson (L) Off 11-9 4.08 17-11 0-2 10.1 6.10 1-0 17.0 4.24
TBA Off — — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 0.0 0.00
ST. LOUIS AT COLORADO, 8:40 p.m.
Hudson (R) -160 15-6 3.40 20-8 1-0 6.0 0.00 3-0 19.2 1.83
Senzatela (R) +135 8-10 7.19 10-11 0-1 1.2 32.40 0-3 9.2 15.83
PITTSBURGH AT SAN FRANCISCO, 9:45 p.m.
TBA -110 — — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 0.0 0.00
Webb (R) -110 1-1 6.50 2-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 13.0 8.31
CHI. CUBS AT SAN DIEGO, 10:10 p.m.
Hamels (L) -110 7-6 3.95 14-10 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 14.1 5.65
Paddack (R) -110 8-7 3.54 13-11 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 14.2 4.30
CINCINNATI AT SEATTLE, 10:10 p.m.
Gray (R)Gonzales (L) +120 14-11 4.37 15-15 0-0-140 10-6 2.75 18-10 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 18.2 1.450.0 0.00 1-1 18.0 5.00
Team rec. — Record in games started by pitcher this season
LEADERSNATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTINGAB R H Avg.
Rendon, Was...................489 108 164 .335
Yelich, Mil........................488 100 161 .330
KMarte, Ari......................547 96 180 .329BReynolds, Pit ................442 79 145 .328
McNeil, NYM...................457 73 147 .322
Blackmon, Col ................525 102 167 .318
Newman, Pit ...................423 52 132 .312
Arenado, Col...................534 94 165 .309Bellinger, LAD................. 504109154 .306
Freeman, Atl...................558 111 170 .305
HOME RUNS
PAlonso, New York..........................................47
Yelich,Milwaukee............................................44
Bellinger, Los Angeles.....................................44
ESuarez, Cincinnati..........................................44
Freeman, Atlanta.............................................38
AcunaJr, Atlanta...............................................38
Donaldson, Atlanta..........................................37
Arenado, Colorado...........................................37
Bell, Pittsburgh.................................................36
Schwarber, Chicago........................................35
RUNS BATTED IN
Freeman, Atlanta...........................................116
Rendon, Washington.....................................114
Bell, Pittsburgh...............................................114
EEscobar, Arizona..........................................112
PAlonso, New York........................................109
Arenado, Colorado.........................................108
Bellinger, Los Angeles...................................106
Soto, Washington...........................................101
Harper, Philadelphia......................................101
Yelich, Milwaukee............................................97
PITCHING
Fried, Atlanta.................................................16-4
Strasburg, Washington................................16-6
DakHudson, St. Louis...................................15-6
LCastillo, Cincinnati.....................................14-6
Buehler, Los Angeles...................................13-3
Kershaw, Los Angeles.................................13-5
Quintana, Chicago........................................13-8
DOUBLES
Blackmon, Colorado........................................41
Rendon, Washington.......................................41
Albies, Atlanta..................................................39
Seager, Los Angeles........................................39
Baez, Chicago...................................................38AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING
AB R H Avg.
TiAnderson, ChW...........431 69 144 .334
LeMahieu, NYY...............536 100 175 .326Brantley, Hou..................526 86 170 .323
Alberto, Bal.....................462 54 148 .320
Devers, Bos.....................574 116 180 .314
Altuve, Hou .....................440 84 135 .307Martinez, Bos .................523 90 160 .306
Merrifield, KC .................605 94 185 .306
Bogaerts, Bos................. 552102 168 .3 04
Gurriel, Hou.....................516 78 157 .304
HOME RUNS
Trout, Los Angeles...........................................45
Soler, Kansas City............................................41
Kepler, Minnesota............................................36
Cruz, Minnesota...............................................35
Bregman, Houston...........................................35
GTorres, New York..........................................35
Martinez, Boston..............................................35
GSanchez, New York.......................................34
CSantana, Cleveland.......................................33
2 tied at 32.
RUNS BATTED IN
JAbreu, Chicago.............................................112
Devers, Boston...............................................107
Bogaerts, Boston............................................105
Trout, Los Angeles.........................................104
Bregman, Houston.........................................103
Soler, Kansas City..........................................102
Gurriel, Houston...............................................98
Rosario, Minnesota..........................................94
Martinez, Boston..............................................94
Cruz, Minnesota...............................................92
PITCHING
Verlander, Houston......................................18-5
German, New York.......................................17-4
ERodriguez, Boston......................................17-6
GCole, Houston.............................................16-5
Fiers, Oakland...............................................14-4
Morton, Tampa Bay.....................................14-6
Odorizzi, Minnesota.....................................14-6
DOUBLES
Bogaerts, BOSTON...........................................49
Devers, BOSTON...............................................49
Betts, BOSTON..................................................40
Gurriel, Houston...............................................40
Benintendi, BOSTON........................................39
Brantley, Houston............................................39
Baseball
TIGERS 12, YANKEES 11
NYYANKEES AB RHBIBBSOAvg.
Torres 2b 511101 .287
Gardner cf 5 22302.247
Sánchez c 4 1 1 0 1 2 .234
Encarnación dh 5 11201 .243
Gregorius ss 4 22200 .252
Urshela 3b 4 11001 .331
Ford1b 311110 .233
Frazier lfWaderf 431120011002 .274.232
Voit ph-1b 100000 .275
Totals 38 11 11 11 2 9
DETROIT AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Reyes cfHaCastro 2b 55 2100123100 .309.293
Cabrera dh 3 11211 .289
Candelario 1b 5 13300 .202
Lugo 3b 4 10011 .241
Stewart lf 3 12211 .243
Demeritte rf 5 11102 .230
Greiner c 5 13201 .188
WiCastro pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .189
Mercer ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 .273
Totals 39 12 16 12 4 7
NY Yankees..............150 110 300 — 11 11 1
Detroit.......................006 013 101 — 12 16 0
E—Torres (16).LOB—NY Yankees 2, Detroit
8.2B—Urshela (34), Greiner (4).3B—Wade
(1).HR—Torres (36), off Alexander, Gardner 2
(23), off Jackson, off Jackson, Encarnación(33), off Schreiber, Gregorius 2 (16), off Alex-
ander, off Stumpf, Stewart (10), off Cessa.
SB—Estrada (4).SF—Cabrera, Stewart.DP—
NY Yankees 1.
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO ERA
CortesJr. 2‚642125.23
Cessa 2„ 33100 3.81
Gearrin ‚ 22200 4.35
Loaisiga BS 1 ‚ 21120 4.94
Dull ‚0000013.06
Ottavino BS 6 1 11013 1.73
Britton 1 00001 2.04
CAdams L 1-1 ‚ 21101 7.50
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Jackson 2 66612 9.76
Alexander 4 22204 5.40
Schreiber BS 1 „ 22201 11.81
Stumpf 0 11100 4.50
Cisnero ‚000003.68
Farmer 1 00010 4.27
JoeJimnz W 4-7 1 00002 4.70
PB—Sánchez.NP—Cortes Jr. 46, Cessa 35,
Gearrin 15, Loaisiga 23, Dull 2, Ottavino 27,
Britton 9, CAdams 11, Jackson 51, Alexander
63, Schreiber 21, Stumpf 3, Cisnero 2, Farmer11, JoeJiménez 18.Umpires—Home, Vic Cara-
pazza; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Nick
Mahrley; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt.T—3:33.
A—16,733 (41,083).
TWINS 5, NATIONALS 0
WASHINGTON AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Turnerss 401001 .300
Eatonrf 400002 .284
Rendon3b 200010 .335
Sotolf 300001 .295
Kendrick dh 301000 .326
Cabrera 2b 300000 .342
Zimmerman 1b 300000 .239
Gomesc 300002 .215
Roblescf 300000 .249
Totals 2802016
MINNESOTA AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Arraezlf 412000 .342
Polanco ss 411200 .298
Cruzdh 400002 .302
Rosario rf 311012 .276
Garver cAdrianza3b 300101 3 11211 .275.278
Astudillo 1b 301000 .276
Cron 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254
WadeJr.cf-lf 300000.083
Schoop2b 110010 .255
Totals 2956537
Washington..............000 000 000 — 0 2 0
Minnesota................000 000 23x — 5 6 1
E—Berríos (1).LOB—Washington 2, Minne-
sota 5.2B—Arraez (16), Polanco (35), Rosario
(21).HR—Garver (30), off Sánchez.SF—Adri-
anza.DP—Minnesota 1.
Washington IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Sánchez L 8-8 742215 4.04
Rainey ‚ 2 3 3 2 1 4.62
Guerra „ 0 0 0 0 1 5.01
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Berríos W 12-8 720014 3.63
Romo 100001 3.50
May 100001 3.04
IBBInherited runners-scored—off Rainey (Rosario).HBP—Guerra 3-1.—by Rainey
(Schoop).WP—Rainey.NP—Sánchez 94,
Rainey 21, Guerra 9, Berríos 94, Romo 16, May
14.Phil Cuzzi; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, TomUmpires—Home, Todd Tichenor; First,
Hallion.T—2:32.A—24,813 (38,544).ATHLETICS 21, ASTROS 7
OAKLAND AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
SemienssBarreto ss 523300.278201100.118
Chapman 3b 422111.255
Neuse3b 200001.120
Olson1b 432411.274
Brown1bCanhacf 100000.375633101.272
Pinder rf 6 1 3 1 0 2 .241
Davisdh 623301.221
Profar 2bMurphyc5332120.220 33400 .357
Taylor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Grossman lf 6 2 3 2 0 0 .249
Totals 51 21 25 21 4 7
HOUSTON AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Springer cfTucker 1b-lf 222200.298301001.292
Altuve 2b 200000 .305
Marisnick cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .241
Brantley lf 201000 .324Stubbs lf-cBregman ss (^3) 200000.298 11000 .226
Strawss 111110 .261
Alvarez dh 200021.313
Díaz 1b-2bToro3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 401101 .255
Chirinos c 1 00001 .235
Maldonado ph-
1b^322201 .227
Reddick rfTotals 36 7 1 4120002735 .269
Oakland......................722 621 001 — 21 25 0
HoustonLOB—Oakland 8, Houston 5......................101 012 002 — 7 12 02B—Semien
(38), Profar (22), Grossman (20), Stubbs (3),
Reddick (17).HR—Semien (27), off Biagini,
Olson 2 (31), off Sneed, off Biagini, Davis (20),
off Sneed, Murphy 2 (3), off Biagini, off De-venski, Springer 2 (33), off Roark, off Roark,
Maldonado 2 (11), off Roark, off Mengden.
SF—Profar.DP—Oakland 2.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO ERA
RoarkW4-1 5„855133.40
Buchter ‚ 000012.88
Mengden S 1 3 42221 4.91
Houston IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Miley L 13-5Sneed 2„644135.48‚ 7 7 7 1 0 3.74
Biagini 056610 4.66
Devenski 232201 5.29
Valdez 442213 5.56
PB—Murphy.NP—Roark 105, Buchter 3,
Mengden 46, Miley 28, Sneed 60, Biagini 27,
Devenski 32, Valdez 53.Conroy; First, Hudson; Second, Blaser; Third,Umpires—Home,
Johnson.T—3:20.A—32,100 (41,168).
RAYS 5, RANGERS 3
TAMPA BAYWendle3b-2b 512101AB R H BI BB SO Avg..231
Meadows lf 311221.289
García rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274
Duffy3bNLowedh 101000.223511002.275
Choi1b 501002.255
Adames ss 511001.248
Wong2b-rf 501001 .250
Heredia cfPérezc 512103300000 .224.238
Sogard ph 100000 .296
Zunino c 1 00000 .170
Totals 42 5 10 4 3 13
TEXAS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Choo rfAndrus ss 410002501002 .263.273
Calhoun lf 512100 .273
Solak3b 512201 .333
Santana 1bOdor2b 400013200020 .283.203
Kiner-Falefa dh 400001 .232
DeShields cf 400001.246
Mathis c 4 00003 .158
Totals 37 353313
Tampa Bay..........000 010 020 02 — 5 10 1
Texas....................000 300 000 00 — 3 5 2
Tampa Bay 7, Texas 5.E—Pérez (1), Clase (2), Odor (12).2B—Heredia (12), Cal-LOB—
houn (12).3B—Wendle (2).HR—Meadows
(29), off Montero, Solak (3), off Yarbrough.
SB—Santana 2 (15), Odor 2 (10).CS—Wong
(1).DP—Tampa Bay 1; Texas 1.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Yarbrough 7 3 3 3 1 7 3.51
AndersonPoche 100003100021 0.604.47
Pagán W 4-2 100002 2.15
FairbanksS1 1200006.43
Texas IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Lynn 741137 3.72
Montero BS 1Leclerc (^1132201) 000024.092.74
ClaseL2-3 1„320032.60
Kelley ‚ 000004.04
NP—Yarbrough 102, Anderson 13, Poche
21, Pagán 20, Fairbanks 13, Lynn 111, Monte-
ro 16, Leclerc 16, Clase 36, Kelley 3.Um-
piresond, Muchlinski; Third, Drake.—Home, Timmons; First, Randazzo; Sec-T—3:45.
A—18,467 (48,114).
WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 3
KANSAS CITY ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Merrifield rf 4 02000.307
Mondesi ss 4 11102.266
Solerdh 400002 .250
Dozier 3b 4 01001 .290
Gordon lf 4 12101 .264
O'Hearn 1b 2 11110 .188
Cuthbert ph-1b 1 00000 .245
Viloria c 2 0 0000 .232
McBroom ph 1 00000.300
Dinic 101000.189
Phillips cf 3 00011.159
Lopez2b 400000.226
Totals 34 3 8327
CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
García rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .277
Anderson ss 4 10012.331
Abreu1b 411002.283
Moncada 3b 4 23201.301
Jiménez lf 4 11401.249
McCann c 4 0 1001.274
Collins dh 2 00011.100
Sánchez 2b 2 00020.252
Engel cf 4 12101.225
Totals 33 7 9 7 4 11
Kansas City..............120 000 000 — 3 8 2
Chicago.....................410 000 20x — 7 9 0
E—Dini (1), O'Hearn (3).LOB—Kansas City
6, Chicago 7.2B—Merrifield (36), Abreu (34),
McCann (24).HR—Mondesi (8), off Nova,
Gordon (13), off Nova, O'Hearn (12), off Nova,Moncada (23), off McCarthy, Jiménez (25),
off Junis, Engel (3), off Junis.DP—Chicago 1.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Junis L 9-13 5 655375.06
Hill „000013.77
McCarthy 1‚ 2 22035.29
Speier 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Nova W 10-12 5„ 6 3 3 0 5 4.69
Fry 0000105.18
Marshall 1 000103.00
Bummer 1 1 00022.17
Cordero 1‚ 1 00004.05
Junis pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Fry
pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.ners-scored—Hill 2 -0,McCarthyInherited run- 2 -0,Fry1-0,
Marshall 2-0, Bummer 1-0, Cordero 1-0.
Catchers interference—Dini.NP—Junis 93,
Hill 7, McCarthy 24, Speier 23, Nova 98, Fry 7,
Marshall 13, Bummer 10, Cordero 9.pires—Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, DanUm-
Bellino; Second, Jeremie Rehak; Third, David
Rackley.T—3:02.A—15,196 (40,615).
ROCKIES 2, CARDINALS 1
ST. LOUIS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Fowler rf 411000.245
Wong2b 400000.283
Goldschmidt 1b 401102.259
Ozunalf 401001 .255
DeJong ss 300011 .242
Molinac 301001 .274
Edman3b 401000 .278
Badercf 301001 .212
Wachap 100001 .176
Carpenter ph 100000 .226
JoMartínez ph 100001 .267
Gallegos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 16118
COLORADO AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Storyss 401001 .295
Blackmon rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .319
Arenado 3b 412200 .310
Murphy 1b 401000 .281
McMahon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .258
Tapia lf 301000 .282
Hilliard cf 300001 .167
Wolters c 2 00010 .269
González p 2 00000 .000
Dazacf 100000 .198
Totals 30 27215
St. Louis....................000 100 000 — 1 6 0
Colorado...................200 000 00x — 2 7 1
5.E2B—Murphy (9).—Fowler (22).LOBHR—Arenado (38), off Wa-—St. Louis 6, Colorado
cha.CS—Ozuna (2).DP—St. Louis 1; Colorado
2.
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO ERA
WachaL6-7 4522134.97
Helsley 2200011.82
Gallegos 200001 2.20
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO ERA
González W 1-6 6 4 1 1 0 4 6.56
Shaw ‚000105.40
Estévez „ 00002 3.95
DíazS2 220002 4.10
HBPInherited runners-scored—by Shaw (Molina).NP—Estévez 2-0.—Wacha 68,
Helsley 19, Gallegos 19, González 100, Shaw
13, Estévez 9, Díaz 21.Umpires—Home, Brian
Knight; First, Pat Hoberg; Second, Gerry Da-vis; Third, Greg Gibson.T—2:36.A—31,514
(46,897).
Dave Dombrowski, hired as
president of baseball operations
by the Red Sox on Aug. 18, 2015,
in a manner just as abrupt and
obtuse as his firing Sunday night,
could not survive four full sea-
sons in the role.
Yet in his three full seasons,
the Red Sox finished in first place
threetimesinthefierceAmeri-
can League East. And last sea-
son, they won a franchise-record
108 games, then blasted through
three superb teams — the Yan-
kees, Astros, and Dodgers — to
win the World Series with just
three total postseason losses.
Ten months after doing exact-
ly what he was brought here to
do, Dombrowski is out of work,
dismissed on a Sunday night
with the faded Red Sox playing
an irrelevant game against the
Yankees opposite the Patriots’
season opener on “Sunday Night
Football.”
And we thought the February
2017 firing of Claude Julien by
the Bruins just as the champion
Patriots were making their way
down Boylston Street on duck
boats was a clumsy attempt at a
news dump.
The rationale for firing Dom-
browski has been spelled out
with much clarity elsewhere in
this newspaper and on the web-
site. He was brought in to do a
specific job: Take the young tal-
ent that predecessor Ben Cher-
ington had developed and (wise-
ly) protected, add the right high-
end, high-priced talent either via
free agency or trade, and win a
World Series.
Mission accomplished. He
traded for Chris Sale and Craig
Kimbrel, signed David Price and
J.D. Martinez, and built a Red
Sox team that for a single year
was probably the best ball club
the franchise has ever had.
In a career that has spanned
more than 30 years and is ac-
complished enough that it
should land him in Cooperstown,
Dombrowski developed a reputa-
tion for having a particular set of
skills — specifically, the ability to
procure high-end talent.
I don’t think that tells his full
story; he developed and acquired
several terrific young players
with the Marlins and Expos, and
he stole Max Scherzer and Marti-
nez among others during his
time with the Tigers. But that’s
his rep — the hired gun, the clos-
er, the exec who can build a sin-
gle-season monster but fails at
the calculus of building a thriv-
ing organization — and it’s one
he’s not going to shake now.
When it comes to firing him, I
get the why. This season has
been a disaster by modern Red
Sox standards. (It would have
looked great on Butch Hobson’s
résumé, though.) They have the
highest payroll in baseball
(roughly $236 million) and
they’re playing meaningless
games (for them, anyway)
against a Yankees team that
leads them by 17½ games in the
division. They also trail Tampa
Bay in the AL East, and the Rays
pay their players in old Zayre’s
gift cards.
There are some huge bills
coming due, and a couple —
starting with Sale at $145 million
— that they never should have
agreed topayinthefirstplace.
It’s a relative mess, and the worst
sequel to something great since
“Caddyshack II.”
What I don’t get is the “why
now?” aspect? Why did they do it
just past midnight Sunday, when
no one was paying attention?
There were pieces missing on the
team Dombrowski put together
this year. Are there pieces miss-
ing in the story of why this had
to happen now?
And then no news conference
to explain it, leaving Alex Cora
and the players to answer all the
questions about why a de facto
GM whose team is the defending
champion doesn’t make it to the
next October. Lousy look for
management, as if they’re trying
to avoid something.
It wouldn’t be too hard for
them to justify, after all. And you
don’t have to look past Foxbor-
ough to know that Boston sports
fans can get on board with ruth-
lessness when there’s rationale
for it. Red Sox management
dumped Cherington, who over-
saw the 2013 champs, in part be-
cause he was too conservative in
roster construction. Dombrowski
was bolder, and that approach
brought a championship, too.
The conventional wisdom
now is that Dombrowski wasn’t
the right choice for the next
phase of Red Sox roster construc-
tion. It’s clear there will be some
payroll reductions, and that
some of his decision-making
could lead, as colleague Alex
Speier put it, to the Red Sox
“likely end up parting with J.D.
Martinez, Mookie Betts, or possi-
bly even both this winter.”
The possibility of losing one
of those players, let alone both,
stinks. Martinez has filled the
David Ortiz void in the lineup,
and no one needs a reminder of
how large that void was. Betts is
trending toward being one of the
best players in franchise history.
The Red Sox should be able to re-
tain those elite talents — espe-
cially Betts — to partner with
Xander Bogaerts and Rafael De-
vers for the foreseeable future.
But paying too much for less-
er talent — the $68 million com-
mitted to Nate Eovaldi is a hard
lesson in the perils of sentimen-
tality — might prevent it. Proba-
bly will prevent it. That’s not the
cost of doing business so much
as it is the fallout of having Dom-
browski know the combination
to the vault at times when money
doesn’t need to be spent.
Maybe he wouldn’t have been
the right choice going forward.
Maybe management did the
right thing. Maybe Eddie Rome-
ro, who has been with the orga-
nization since the Theo Epstein
era, or one of the other lieuten-
ants (Brian O’Halloran, Zack
Scott, Raquel Ferreira) helping to
steer the ship in the interim
would be a fine permanent
choice.
But less than a full year after
the easiest championship the
Red Sox will ever win, they’ve hit
a tenuous and tumultuous time.
They’re looking at hiring their
fourth GM in 10 years, and who-
ever it is will have to make im-
mediate, crucial, future-shaping
decisions on Martinez and Betts
while rebuilding the farm sys-
tem. And if you screw it up, well,
you might just find yourself out
of work after a random Sunday
night game, with no further ex-
planation forthcoming.
No, maybe it wasn’t a job for
Dombrowski. But I’m not sure
it’s a gig for a GM novice, either,
given the stakes.
It seems like a task for an ex-
perienced GM with a proven eye
for young talent.
Say, anyone know how to
reach Ben Cherington? He fits
the latest parameters and re-
quirements. And at least he’d
know what he’d be getting into.
Chad Finn can be reached at
[email protected]. Follow him on
Twitter @GlobeChadFinn.
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With a title in 2018, president of baseball operations Dave
Dombrowski accomplished his mission with the Red Sox.
Timing off in firing of Dombrowski