D4 Sports The Boston Globe TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019
At Progressive Field, Cleveland
BOSTON AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Betts rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .280
Devers 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .317
Bogaerts ssMartinezdh45 0 2 1 0 2 .304 22110 .310
Benintendi lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .287
Vázquez c 4 00001.278
Moreland 1ba-Travis ph-1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .2341 0 1 0 0 0 .270
Holt 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .314
Bradley Jr. cf 411100.218
Totals 37 5 12 5 4 6
CLEVELAND AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Lindor ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .300
MercadSantana 1bocf54 3 3 1 1 0 .286 00001 .272
Reyes dh 4 2 2 2 0 2 .150
JoseRamírez 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .250
RobPérez c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .226
Kipnis 2bGAllen lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .2594 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Naquin rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .284
Totals 34 6 12 6 4 7
Boston..........................................010 200 101 — 5 12 0
Cleveland.....................................203 000 001 — 6 12 0
a-doubled for Moreland in 8th.LOB—Boston 9, Cleve-
land 9.2B—Bogaerts (40), Benintendi (35), Travis (4),
Holt (10), JoseRamírez (31).sac, Bradley Jr. (13), off Clippard, Santana (26), offHR—Martinez (28), off Ple-
Walden, Reyes (1), off EduarRodriguez, JoseRamírez
(17), off EduarRodriguez.SB—Bogaerts (4).S—RobPér-
ez.Runners left in scoring position—Boston 6 (Marti-
nez, Benintendi, Holt 3, Bradley Jr.), Cleveland 4 (Lindor,Reyes 2, GAllen).RISP—Boston 1 for 8, Cleveland 1 for 8.
Runners moved up—Moreland.GIDP—Vázquez, Merca-
do.DP—Boston 1 (Bogaerts, Holt, Travis); Cleveland 1
(Plesac, Lindor, Santana).
BostonEd.Rodriguez IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA6 10 5 5 3 5 113 4.31
Hernandez 1‚ 1 0 0 1 2 28 4.08
Walden L 7-2 „ 1 1 1 0 0 7 3.41
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Plesac 573322783.27
Wood „ 1 0 0 0 0 15 2.14
ClippardWittgren 1‚ 1 1 1 0 2 21 2.80„ 1 0 0 0 1 9 2.58
OliPérez ‚ 1 0 0 0 0 6 2.81
Hand BS 4; W 6-3 111121202.74
ners-scoredWalden pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.—Walden 1-0, Clippard 1-0, OliPérez 1-0.Inherited run-
IBB—off Hand (Martinez).WP—Plesac.Umpires—
Home, Lance Barksdale; First, John Bacon; Second, Ted
Barrett; Third, John Tumpane.T—3:34.A—24,770
(34,788).
HOW THE RUNS SCORED
FIRST INNING
INDIANS — Lindor grounded out, second baseman
Holt to first baseman Moreland. Mercado grounded
out, second baseman Holt to first baseman Moreland.Santana walked on a full count. Reyes homered to cen-
ter on a 0-1 count, Santanascored. J.Ramírez struck
out.
SECOND INNING
RED SOX — Martinez singled to left. Benintendi dou-
bled to left, Martinez scored. Vázquez fouled out to first
baseman Santana. Moreland grounded out, pitcher Ple-
sac to first baseman Santana, Benintendi to third. Holtgrounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman
Santana.
THIRD INNING
Moreland unassisted. Santana hit an infield single toINDIANS — Mercado grounded out, first baseman
third. Reyes singled to left, Santana to second. J.Ramír-
ez homered to left on a 2-2 count, Santana scored,
Reyes scored. Pérez grounded out, third baseman De-
vers to first baseman Moreland. Kipnis walked on a fullcount. Allen grounded into fielder’s choice, second
baseman Holt unassisted, Kipnis out.
FOURTH INNING
Benintendi walked. Vázquez grounded into a doubleRED SOX — Martinez homered to left on a 2-1 count.
play, pitcher Plesac to shortstop Lindor to first base-
man Santana, Benintendi out. Moreland singled to cen-
ter. On Plesac’s wild pitch, Moreland to second. Holtdoubled to left, Moreland scored. Bradley Jr. grounded
out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Santana.
SEVENTH INNING
Betts grounded out, third baseman J.Ramírez to firstRED SOX — Bradley Jr. homered to left on a 1-1 count.
baseman Santana. Devers fouled out to catcher Pérez.
Bogaerts struck out.
NINTH INNING
RED SOX — Hand pitching. Bradley Jr. grounded out,
first baseman Santana unassisted. Betts walked on a
full count. Devers struck out. Bogaerts doubled to right,
Betts scored. Martinez was intentionally walked. Bo-
gaerts stole third. Benintendi flied out to right fielderNaquin.count.INDIANS — Santana homered to center on a 2-2Indians 6, Red Sox 52020RedSoxschedule
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BAL28 29 30Wild Cashner headed to bullpen
By Julian McWilliams
GLOBE STAFF
It was just a month ago that
the Red Sox thoughtAndrew
Cashnerwould be a No. 5 starter
who could get
them over the
hump. Yet a
month later, the
Sox have relegated Cashner to the
bullpen.
He lasted just 1„ innings and
13 batters Sunday against the Los
Angeles Angels, and allowed three
earned runs while walking five
and hitting a batter. He is 1-4 with
an 8.01 ERA in six starts with the
Sox, has allowed seven homers,
and opponents are hitting .339
against him.
“He understands,” manager
AlexCorasaid. “He knows where
we’re at. He hasn’t pitched the
way he pitched the last five or six
[starts] with the Baltimore Ori-
oles. Velocity-wise, you saw it, he’s
95-96 [miles per hour]. I told
him, ‘You still can contribute. You
still can help us out.’ ”
Cora said Cashner most likely
won’t be used as a long reliever,
and did hint he thinks Cashner’s
fastball could play a bit more in
the bullpen. That could be a sign
that he will use him in short roles
instead.
Cashner’s underperformance is
a significant blow. The starters as
a whole have struggled this sea-
son, and Cashner’s demotion
leaves the rotation in limbo. The
upcoming day off Thursday will
give the Sox some time to figure
out where they will go from here,
Cora said.
“Command was off and he
wasn’t pitching well,” Cora said. “I
thinkwecanputhimoutthere
[in the bullpen] and use his stuff
in different ways. He can be moreaggressive with fastballs up in the
zone or throw that changeup like
he’s doing it.”
When asked if the Sox are con-
sidering using bullpen games for
the fifth spot in the rotation, Cora
said the team will take this a
game at a time.
“Wehavetotakeitdaybyday.
It’s not that easy, bullpenning just
to bullpen. It’s a great concept, it’s
a great word. At the same time, if
we’re limited it will be hard to
bullpen.Let’s seehow it goes to-
day and we’ll go from there.”Chaviscan’tshoulderit
The Red Sox placedMichael
Chavison the injured list with a
left shoulder sprain in his AC
joint. The injury occurred last
Tuesday when Chavis made a stel-
lar, over-the-shoulder diving catch
in a 6-2 loss to the Kansas City
Royals.“It sucks,” Chavis said. “At least
the way it happened, at least I
made the catch. If I missed the
catch, it would be worse. But it’s
never something that you’re hap-
py or excited about. The whole
reason it’s been delayed a few
days was because I wanted to be
out there and help the team.”
Chavis said he really felt the
pain when he finished his swing.
Cora noted that he noticed Chavis
taking some uncharacteristic
cuts.
Since being called up in April,
Chavis provided a significant
boost to the lineup and infield in
the absence ofMitchMoreland
andStevePearce. Chavis heads to
the IL hitting .254 with 18 hom-
ers and 58 RBIs. In August, how-
ever, he is hitting just .156 with a
homer and 12 strikeouts in 34
plate appearances.
Chavis said this could be a re-setforhim.
“When you get away from
something, it allows you to clear
your mind,” he said. “Obviously,
I’m a positive person, and I’m just
trying to find the positive in all of
this. That’s one of the things I’m
looking forward to.”
Additionally, righthanded re-
lieverRyanWeberwas optioned
to Triple A Pawtucket, with pitch-
erTravisLakinsand infielder
MarcoHernandezrecalled.
Cora wouldn’t give a timeline
on when Chavis would be back,
but said they are hoping it’s
around the 10-day mark.Loosethreads
DavidPrice, placed on the 10-
day IL last week, played catch at
Fenway on Monday. The team is
still trying to decide what it will
do when his spot comes around in
therotationWednesday...Xan-
derBogaertshas been a force for
the Red Sox all season and deliv-
ered the game-tying double in the
ninth on Monday, but he’s hitting
just .245 in August after a 2 for 5
night. “Sometimes he’s in between
the fastball and offspeed pitches,”
Cora said. “He’s still getting his
hits. It’s one of those stretches
everyone goes through in the big
leagues”... The Indians, as other
teams have done this season, re-
served a spot in the press box for
longtime Globe baseball writer
NickCafardo, who died in Febru-
ary. Along with flowers, the Indi-
ans left a baseball autographed by
managerTerryFrancona. “Nick,
you are missed,” wrote Francona,
who knew Cafardo well from his
eight-year tenure managing the
Red Sox.Julian McWilliams can be reached
at [email protected].IndiansKORedSoxinninth
wild-card spot.
“It’s tough, it’s very tough,”
manager Alex Cora said. “We
don’t like losing.”
Two swings here or there has
been part of the tale to this sea-
son. It played out again through-
out this one. The pitch by Walden
was supposed to be a slider down
and in, yet it hung on the outside
part of the plate, enough for San-
tana to take it where it was
pitched.
“I was kind of hoping it would
hit the top of the wall the same
way [Bogaerts’s] did,” Walden
said, referring to Bogaerts’s dou-
ble. “That’s a tough one. It was a
big game for us to win.”
Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodri-
guez issued a two-out walk to San-
tana in the first and the next hit-
ter, Franmil Reyes, made Rodri-
guez and the Sox pay with a two-
run homer. Rodriguez wanted to
get the ball up more.
The Sox got one back in the
second inning. J.D. Martinez sin-
gled off Indians starter Zach Ple-
sac and Andrew Benintendi then
doubled off the left-field wall, al-
lowing Martinez to score all the
way from first.
Yet after retiring Cleveland’s
Oscar Mercado on a groundout in
the third, Rodriguez surrendered
back-to-back singles, which set
the stage for a three-run homer by
Jose Ramirez. On a 2-and-2 count,
Rodriguez tried to fool Ramirez
on a curveball. He wanted to
bounce it. But he left it up enough
for Ramirez to park it in the left-
field stands.
“As a pitcher if you miss, you’re
going to pay for it,” Rodriguez
said. “The last couple of games
have been that way for the start-
ers.”
The Sox didn’t go away,
though. Martinez homered in the
fourth. Later on, Mitch Moreland
beat the shift with a single to left-
center field. A wild pitch put Mo-uREDSOX
Continued from Page D1reland at second, and Brock Holt
double to score Moreland.
Rodriguez recovered from his
early struggles, working three
straight scoreless innings. The
sixth inning was a big one for Ro-
driguez.
Jackie Bradley Jr. slipped in
center on a routine fly ball, which
put Tyler Naquin, at first. But Ro-
driguez got Francisco Lindor to
line out and struck out Mercado.
Santana’s single up the middle put
runners on first and second. After
a brief mound visit by Red Sox
pitching coach Dana LeVangie,
Rodriguez struck out Reyes to end
the frame and his night.
In the seventh Bradley belted
his 13th homer of the season,
coming off Tyler Clippard, to
make it a 5-4 game.
Darwinzon Hernandez took
over for Rodriguez in the seventh
and immediately allowed a
Ramirez double. Roberto Perez’s
sacrifice advanced Ramirez tothird. But Hernandez struck out
Jason Kipnis on a 97-mile-per-
hour heater and a groundout by
Greg Allen to third baseman Rafa-
el Devers ended the inning. The
Sox knocked on the door in the
eighth but left runners on second
and third.
In the ninth, the magic that
has escaped the Red Sox’ grip fi-
nally appeared again. Bogaerts’s
double that scored Mookie Betts
to tie it off Hand made it seem this
night would swing in the Red Sox’
favor. It was short-lived, however,
and the Indians walked off with
the joy the Red Sox have been
searching for all season.
“It’s tough, man,” a dejected
Bogaerts said. “I really don’t know
what to say.”Julian McWilliams can be
reached at
[email protected].
Follow him on Twitter
@byJulianMack.RED SOX
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J.D. Martinez circles the bases after he led off the fourth with his
28th homer of the year. He went 2 for 4 to raise his average to .310.RedSoxrelease2020schedule
By Julian McWilliams
GLOBE STAFF
The Red Sox released their 2020
schedule and the first sigh of relief
for fans is the club will avoid a sea-
son-opening 11-day West Coast
road trip.
The Sox started the 2019 season
with trips to Seattle, Oakland, and
Arizona, playing 11 games in as
many days, winning only three.
The Sox will open the 2020 sea-
son on the road again, but it will
come within their division againstthe Toronto Blue Jays (March 26-
29) and Baltimore Orioles (March
30-April 1). The Red Sox’ home
opener will be April 2 against the
Chicago White Sox. Tampa Bay
comes in next before the Red Sox
head west and play the Mariners
and A’s.
The Sox’ interleague schedule
include home-and-home series
against the Atlanta Braves and
Cincinnati Reds. They will also
host the Milwaukee Brewers and
St. Louis Cardinals, while playingattheChicagoCubsandPittsburgh
Pirates. The Sox’ trip to visit the
Cubs will be its first to Wrigley
Field since 2012.
The schedule also includes a
one-game stop in Williamsport,
Pa., on Aug. 23 to play the Orioles
in the Little League Classic.
The Red Sox will host the Yan-
kees June 12-14, July 30-Aug. 2,
and Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The team will
travel to Yankee Stadium May 8-10,
July 24-26, and Sept. 8-10.
The Sox’ longest homestandstretches 10 games between May
19-28, with series against Tampa
Bay, Houston, and Kansas City. The
longest road trip is also 10 games,
from Aug. 20-30, with games at
Baltimore, the White Sox, and De-
troit. The Sox will finish the season
at home against Toronto and Balti-
more.Globe correspondent Dan Shulman
contributed to this article. Julian
McWilliams can be reached at
[email protected].TONY DEJAK/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Despite Rafael Devers’s best efforts, Carlos Santana had the first
of three straight Cleveland hits in the third inning.