D4 Sports The Boston Globe TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019
ChadFinnNATIONALS13, PIRATES 0
WASHINGTON AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Turner ss 412300 .294
Sanchezss 100000 .214
Eaton rfRendon 3b 421111511002 .289.317
Soto lf4 44010 .293
ACabrera 2b 322510 .379
Adams 1b 51340 2.251
Robles cf4 01001 .252
Gomes c4 11012 .210
Ross p3 10001 .154
JavyGuerraMcGowinp0p1 0000100000 .000.333
Parra ph 100001 .243
Rainey p0 00000 .000
Totals 39 13 15 13 411
PITTSBURGH AB RHBI BB SOAvg.
Frazier 2b 40000 1.262
Reynolds lf 301010 .326
MarteStrattoncfp0 20000000000 .291.000
Crick p0 00000 —
Kela p0 00000 —
Brault ph 100000 .333
Feliz p0 00000 —
Liriano p0 00000 1.000
González ph 101000 .194
Bell 1bMoran3b 401000400001 .280.279
MCabrerarf 300000 .278
Newmanss 300001 .301
Díaz c1 00000 .248
Stallingsc1 00010 .263
Williamsp0 00000 .208
DuRapau p1Reyes cf 20000101000 .250.171
Totals 30 04024
Washington...............440 300 002 — 13 15 0
Pittsburgh..................000 000 000 — 0 4 1
E—Díaz (11).LOB—Washington 5, Pitts-
burgh5.2B—Rendon (33),Soto2 (20),ACa-
brera (5), Adams 2 (13),Gomes(9), Reynolds
(26).(11),off Williams,HR—Turner (13), off Williams,ACabrera (1), off LirianEatono,
Adams (20), off Williams.SF—ACabrera.DP—
Washington 1; Pittsburgh 2.
WashingtRoss3on IP HR‚3 000 ER BB SO25.48ERA
JvyGuerra W2-13„000015.09
McGowin 100010 10.13
Rainey1 10011 3.98
Pittsburgh IP HRER BB SOERA
WilliamsL 5-6 268631 5.65
DuRapau 243314 7.56
Stratton 110001 2.61
CrickKela 110001100002 4.432.89
Feliz 100000 3.74
Liriano1 32202 3.39
Inherited runners-scored—JavyGuerra2-0.
HBP—byDuRapau (Robles).WP—Williams.
NP—Ross58, JavyGuerra 43, McGowin23,
Rainey 19, Williams64, DuRapau48, Stratton
16, Crickpires—Home12, Kela, Marvin Huds10, Feliz10, Liriano 21.on; First, AdrianUm-
Johnson; Second,GaryCederstrom;Third,
TomWoodring.T—3:16.A—11,284 (38,747).MARINERS 9, RAYS 3
SEATTLE AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Lopes lf 510002 .250
Crawford ss 422110 .242
Nola 1b 422310 .320
Seager 3b 501001 .241
MurphyVogelbachc3dh 40000223410 .296.222
Smithrf 41000 2.235
Broxton cf 200012 .191
Gordon 2b 411000 .277
Totals 35 99849
TAMPABAYABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Pham lf 42111 1.268
Meadowsd’Arnaud c3rf 41220101010 .277.262
Choi 1b 300002 .257
Aguilar dh 401000 .318
Duffy 3b 000000 .260
Sogard 2b 40100 0.305
Adames ss 400000 .243
Kiermaiercf 400002 .241
BrosseauTotals 3b-p 3330001236338 .277
Seattle........................340 110 000 — 9 9 0
Tampa Bay................100 020 000 — 3 6 2
E—Adames (15), Sogard (2).LOB—Seattle
4, TampaBay 7.2B—d’Arnaud(11).HR—Nola
(7), off McKay,Murphy 2 (15), off McKay, off
Drake,Pham(19), off Gonzales, Meadows
(21), off Gonzales.Bay 1. SB—Lopes (2).DP—Tampa
Seattle IP HRER BB SOERA
GonzalsW13-10 553325 4.30
SwansonGuilbeau 200011110001 7.014.50
Gearrin 100001 3.79
TampaBay IP HRER BB SOERA
McKay L 2-3 237331 5.55
Alvarado1 00013 4.60
Roe 131100 3.86
Drake 211102 3.71
Anderson 120001 0.00
CastilloBrosseau 100002100000 3.144.50
HBP—byGonzales (Choi), by Castillo
(BroxtoSwansonn).23, GuilbeauWP—Swanso12, Gearrinn.NP—Gonzale12, McKays 94,
59, Alvarado 19, Roe 16, Drake 20, Anderson
15,Castillo 1 5,Brosseau13.Umpires—Home,
CB BuckLibka;Third,nor; First,FieldinD.J. ReyburnCulbreth; Second,.T—3:04.John
A—9,152(25,025).ROYALS 5, ORIOLES 4
KANSAS CITYABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Merrifielddh 511101 .299
Gordon lf 401000 .258
Dozier 3b 301210 .290
Solerrf 300011 .257
Cuthbert1b 400002 .257
Starling cf 300011 .210
ArteagaLopez 2bss 400002422101 .183.227
Dini c4 21100 .143
Totals 34 56538
BALTIMORE AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Villar ss 412112 .276
Mancini 1b 300011 .275
Santander cf-lf 40000 0.281
Núñez dhPetersonlf 300011211000 .241.229
Wilkerson ph-cf 200001 .220
Alberto2b 411000 .319
Stewart rf 40220 0.162
Severino c3 00002 .254
Ruiz3b 211120 .245
Totals 31 47457
Kansas City...............000 003 200 — 5 6 2
Baltimore...................010 001 101 — 4 7 1
KansE—Dozas Cityier (6), Soler5, Baltimore 7.(3), Alberto (10).2B—Alberto (18),LOB—
Stewart (1).HR—Lopez (2), off Ynoa, Dini (1),
off Ynoa, Villar(16),off Newberry,Ruiz(8),
off Kennedy.DP—Kansas City 3.
Kansas City IP HRER BB SOERA
López W 2-75 21122 6.25
Newberry ‚111103.21
Hill„ 00000 3.32
Barlow 121122 5.15
McCarthy 100002 5.27
KennedyS 22 121101 3.10
BaltimoreMeans L 8-9 IP HR 543224 ER BB SOERA3.75
Ynoa 222202 6.11
Castro 200012 4.57
heritedMeansrunners-scoredpitchedto 6 batters—Hill2-0, Ynoain the 6th.3-0.In-
HBP—byLópez(Severino),by Newberry
(Mancini).WP—López.NP—López63, New-
berrynedy26, Means21, Hill 4, Barlow94, Ynoa35, McCart20, Castro 30.hy 15, Ken-Um-
pires—Home, SamHolbrook; First, Jim Wolf;
Second,Ramon De Jesus;Third, MannyGon-
zalez.T—3 :05.A—1 1,659 (45,971).
PADRES 3, REDS 2
SANDIEGOABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Garcia2b 422000 .271
Naylorlf 200011 .2 45
PerdomWingentero p0p0 0000000000 .200—
Franceph 100001 .218
Stammenp0 00000 .000
Yatesp0 00000 —
Machado3b 401101 .264
Hosmer1b 400002 .287
Renfroerf 40000 2.234
MejíaMyers cf-lfc4 40100311101 .277.227
Uríasss 300001 .188
Lauerp1 00001 .100
Jankowskiph-cf 200001 .000
Totals3 3352114
CINCINNATI AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Ervincf 300010 .323
Simsp0 00000 .000
SenzelJoIglesias ssph 100000401001 .267.295
Suárez 3b 400014 .256
Aquinorf 300002 .317
Peraza lf-cf 402000 .240
Farmer 1b 200010 .247
O’Gradyph 100000 .143
GalvisBarnhart2bc4 42210202002 .440.236
Bauer p2 00002 .000
VanMeter ph-lf 201101 .289
Totals 34 282314
San Diego..................100 110 000 — 3 5 0
Cincinnati..................010 000 001 — 2 8 1
E—Peraza(7).LOB—SanDiego 4, Cincinna-
ti 10.2B—Barnhart(8).HR—Mejía(7), off
Bauer, Galvis (2), off Lauer.
San Diego IP HRER BB SOERA
Lauer4 41125 4.47
PerdomoW 2-32 10004 3.52
Wingenter 100012 4.67
StammenYatesS 36 100002131101 3.681.24
Cincinnati IP HRER BB SOERA
Bauer L 1-2 75321 11 5.87
Sims 200003 4.00
sias).HBPPB—by Lauer (Aquino)—Barnhart.NP—Lauer, by Yates (JoIgle-86, Perdomo
24, Wingenter 22, Stammen15, Yates 22, Bau-
er 102, Sims 25.Umpires—Home,BrianO’No-
ra; First, MikeThird, BruceDreckman.Estabrook;TSecond,—3:00.Nic Lentz;A—10, 176
(42,319).WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 4
CHICAGO AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
García cf-lf 500000 .281
Goins 3b 423100 .279
Abreu 1bJay rf 411301300011 .273.268
Engelpr-cf 000000 .215
Jiménez lf4 01100 .243
CordellAndersonpr-rfss 000000411001 .227.330
McCannc4 00002 .290
Skole dh 211010 .250
Castilloph-dh1 00001 .206
SánchezTotals32b 31146862710 1.251
MINNESOTAArraez2b AB 513000 RHBI BB SO Avg..348
Polancoss 532200 .296
Cruz dh5 02100 .296
Rosariolf 503100 .282
SanóGonzalez3brf 502002400002 .245.267
Cave cf 402001 .261
Cron 1b 401000 .257
Castro c2Garverph 10000000011 .242.263
Totals 40 415416
Chicago......................004 000 110 — 6 8 1
Minnesota..................200 000 101 — 4 15 1
E—García (10), Arraez(4).LOB—Chicago4,
Minnesota 10.2B—Anderson(22), Arraez
(11),off GibsPolancon, Polancoo (33), Cave(18),(7).off Bummer.HR—Abreu(27),S—
Sánchez.DP—Chicago 2; Minnesota 1.
Chicago IP HRER BB SOERA
NovaW 9-9 5‚ 10 2212 4.47
CorderoBummer „00001 121101 4.411.80
Marshall 100001 2.62
ColoméS 24 131101 2.44
Minnesota IP HRER BB SOERA
GibsonL 11-6 6„ 65514 4.40
HarperThorpe ‚00000 221113 3.453.38
Inheritedrunners-scored—Cordero 2 -0,
Harper 1-0.NP—Nova 103, Cordero11, Bum-
merHarpe16, Marshr 4, Thorpeall 17, Colomé41.Umpires22, Gibson 99,—Home, Gabe
Morales;First,Bill Welke;Second,Jansen
Visconti;Third, Ron Kulpa.T—3 :27.A—25,564
(38,544).
ASTROS 5, TIGERS 4
DETROIT AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Reyescf 512002 .275
Demeritterf 523102 .292
Cabrera dh 302100 .280
Castro ph-dhDixon lf 201001402102 .285.260
Lugo 3b 500002 .210
Hicks 1b 500003 .201
RodríguezRogers c42b 41210101001 .224.151
Mercerss 301010 .250
Totals 40 4144114
HOUSTON AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Springercf 301020 .293
Brantleylf 311010 .335
BregmanAlvarezdh3b 4114111000 2.2812.333
Correa ss 100001 .278
Altuve 2b 211011 .298
Gurriel 1b 412202 .306
ChirinosMayfield 2b-ssc3 40000201102 .229.130
Reddickrf 300010 .263
Totals 31 584512
Detroit........................101 001 100 — 4 14 2
Houston.....................400 010 00x — 5 8 1
LOBE—Detr—Dixonoit 11, Housto(7),Jacksonn 8.(1),2B—DixonAltuve(10).(15),
Alvarez(16), Gurriel (34).HR—Demeritte (2),
off Rondón, Rodríguez (8), off Miley.SF—Dix-
on, Chirinos.
DetroitIJacksonL 3-65PH 75446 RERBBSOERA8.46
Ramirez 110012 4.82
McKay 100003 4.09
Soto1 00001 6.35
Houston IP HRER BB SOERA
Miley W 12-4 5„ 10 3308 3.18
RondónHarris 1‚ 11001221102 3.721.69
Osuna S 28 110002 2.86
PB—Rogers.InheritedNPrunners-s—Jacksoncored108,—RoRamirezndón 1-0.26,
McKay18, Soto14, Miley 107,Rondón 24,
Harris27, Osuna 16.Umpires—Home, Alfonso
Marquez; First,David Rackley;Second,Quinn
Wolcott;A—40,499(41,168).Third,JeremieRehak.T—3:13.CARDINALS 3 ,BREWERS 0
MILWAUKEE AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Grishamcf 400000 .231
GrandalYelichrfc3 1000300101 1.256.334
Moustakas3b 400000 .263
Hiura 2b 400002 .307
Thames1b 200011 .251
PiñaGamel lfph1 40000000001 .223.245
Arcia ss 300001 .228
Daviesp1 00001 .143
Cainph1 00001 .249
DeviWilliamsBraun ph p0 10000000000 .000.283
Jacksonp0 00000 .000
Totals 29 01058
ST. LOUIS AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Fowlercf-rf 401102 .249
EdmanGoldschmrf-3bidt 1b 401001300010 .271.259
Ozuna lf 400000 .256
DeJongss 311101 .246
Carpenter3b 211010 .215
GallegosMiller p0p0 0000000000 .000—
Molina c3 01000 .249
Wong 2b 210100 .275
Hudsonp1 00001 .054
ThomasTotalscf 2710000035325 .355
Milwaukee.................000 000 000 — 0 1 0
St. Louis.....................000 021 00x — 3 5 1
E—DeJong(6).LOB—Milwaukee7, St. Lou-
is 4.2B—Grandal (20).HR—DeJong (22),off
DeviWilliams.S—Hudson.DP—Milwaukee 1.
Milwaukee IP HRER BB SOERA
DaviesL 8-6 532224 3.74
DeviWilliams 211100 1.59
Jackson 110001 5.28
St. Louis IP HRER BB SOERA
HudsonW 12-66„000 47 3.63
GallegosMiller S 51‚00011 110000 2.013.67
Inheritedrunners-scored—Gallegos 1-0,
MillerDeviWilliams2-0.IBB(Wong).—offMillerNP—Da(Yelichvies 75, Devi-).HBP—by
Williams 23, Jackson 15, Hudson 111,Gal-
legos 16, Miller 18.Umpires—Home, Ted Bar-
rett; First, John Tumpane; Second, Lance
BarksdalA—44,843 (44,494).e; Third,JohnBacon.T—2:43.AL LEADERS
Not includingMonday’slate games
STOLENBASES
Smith,Seattle................................................... 34
Mondesi,KC......................................................31
Villar, Baltimore............................................... 28
Andrus,Texas...................................................25
Ramirez,Cleveland.......................................... 24
SLUGGINGPERCENTAGE
Trout, Los Angeles.........................................666
Devers,BOSTON.............................................596
Springer, Houston..........................................566
Bregman, Houston.........................................563
Bogaerts,BOSTON.........................................562
ON-BASEPERCENTAGE
Trout, Los Angeles.........................................444
Santana,Cleveland........................................414
Bregman,Houston.........................................411
Brantley, Houston..........................................392
Voit,NewYork................................................392
WALKS
Trout,Los Angeles...........................................98
Bregman,Houston...........................................92
Santana, Cleveland.......................................... 91
Betts,BOSTON.................................................. 88
Vogelbach,Seattle........................................... 74
DOUBLES
Devers, BOSTON...............................................46
Bogaerts,BOSTON...........................................42
Benintendi,BOSTON........................................37
Brantley, Houston............................................37
Betts,BOSTON..................................................35
TRIPLES
Merrifield,KC......................................................9
Mondesi, KC........................................................ 9
TOTALBASES
Devers, BOSTON.............................................300
Trout,Los Angeles.........................................275
Bogaerts,BOSTON.........................................273
Martinez, BOSTON.........................................259
Gurriel,Houston.............................................252
EARNEDRUNAVERAGE
Morton, TB......................................................2.77
Verlander, Houston.......................................2.81
Cole,Houston................................................2.87
Minor,Texas..................................................2.94
Miley,Houston..............................................3.11
APPEARANCES
Petit,Oakland...................................................62
Diekman, Oakland............................................58
Kahnle, NewYork............................................58
Mayza, Toronto................................................58
Ottavino,NewYork.........................................58
Soria,Oakland..................................................58
SAVES
Chapman, New York........................................35
Hand,Cleveland...............................................29
Osuna, Houston................................................27
Colome, Chicago..............................................23
Kennedy, KC......................................................22
INNINGS
Verlander, Houston....................................169„
Greinke, Houston...........................................165
Lynn,Texas.....................................................165
Bieber, Cleveland........................................162‚
Minor,Texas................................................... 162
STRIKEOUTS
Verlander, Houston........................................228
Cole,Houston................................................. 226
Sale,BOSTON.................................................218
Boyd, Detroit...................................................201
Bieber, Cleveland...........................................200
COMPLETE GAMES
Bieber, Cleveland...............................................3
Giolito, Chicago..................................................2
Minor,Texas.......................................................2
Nova, Chicago.....................................................2
SHUTOUTS
Bieber, Cleveland...............................................2AL
EAST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
NewYork 83 43 .659 — — 7-3 L 1
TampaBay7 35 3. 579 10 — 7-3 L 1
Boston 67 59 .532 16 6 7-3 W 5
Toronto 52 75 .40931½ 21½ 5-5 L 2
Baltimore3986. 312 43½ 33½ 1-9 L 8
CENTRAL WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Minnesota7649. 608 — — 6-4 L 1
Cleveland7451. 592 2 — 5-5 W 1
Chicago5668. 452 19½ 16 5-5 W 1
KansasCity4580. 360 31 27½ 4-6 W 1
Detroit 37 85 .30337½ 34 3-7 L 3
WEST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Houston 80 46 .635— — 4-6 W 2
Oakland7153. 573 8 1 6-4 L 1
Los Angeles 62 64. 49218 11 6-4 W 2
Texas 60 64 .4841 9 12 2-8 L 4
Seattle 53 73 .4212 7 20 5-5 W 3
NL
EAST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Atlanta7452. 587 — — 6-4 W 2
Washington6856. 548 5 — 7-3 W 2
NewYork 64 60 .516 9 2 6-4 W 2
Philadelphia 64 60 .5169 2 5-5L 2
Miami 45 78 .366 27½ 20½ 3-7 L 3
CENTRAL WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
St. Louis 66 57 .537 — — 8-2 W 2
Chicago6658. 532 ½— 4-6 W 2
Milwaukee 64 61 .5123 2½ 5-5 L 2
Cincinnati5 86 6. 468 8½ 8 3 -7 L 2
Pittsburgh5173. 411 15½ 15 3-7 L 3
WEST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Los Angeles 82 44 .651— — 6-4 L 2
San Francisco 63 62 .50418½ 3½ 7-3 L 1
Arizona 62 63 .49619½ 4½ 4-6 W 1
San Diego5965. 476 22 7 6-4 W 3
Colorado 57 67 .4602 4 9 5-5 W 4
- — Not including late game
RESULTS
MONDAY
Kansas City 5 at Baltimore 4 Chi. White Sox 6 at Minnesota 4
Washington 13 at Pittsburgh 0 At Houston 5 Detroit 4
SanDiego 3 atCincinnati 2 LAAngels atTexas
Seattle 9 at Tampa Bay 3 Colorado at Arizona
At St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 0
SUNDAYAt Boston 13 Baltimore 7 NY Mets 11 at Kansas City 5
Cleveland 8 at NY Yankees 4 Minnesota 6 at Texas 3
San Diego 3 at Philadelphia 2 At Colorado7 (10 inn.) Miami 6
Seattle 7 at Toronto 0 At LA Angels 9 Chi. White Sox 2
AtTampaBay 5 Detroit 4 Houston 4 atOakland 1
St. Louis 5 at Cincinnati 4 At Arizona 6 San Francisco 1
At Atlanta 5 LA Dodgers 3 Chi. Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh 1
At Washington 16 Milwaukee 8
TUESDAY’SGAMES
........2019........ Team.......2019 vs. opp....... .......Last 3 starts.......
Odds W-L ERA rec.W-L IP ERAW-L IP ERA
PHILADELPHIAAT BOSTON,7:10 p.m.
Nola (R) -115 11-33.56 17-9 0-00.0 0.00 2-119.0 2.37
Johnson (L) -105 1-1 6.453-2 0-00.0 0.00 0-08.1 6.48
LA ANGELSAT TEXAS, 2:05 p.m.
Heaney(L) Off 2-3 4.76 7-4 0-0 5. 03 .60 1-0 15.0 3.60
Burke (L) Off ——0-0 0-00.0 0.00 0-00.0 0.00
LA ANGELSAT TEXAS, 8:05 p.m.
PalumboTBAO(L) Offff 0-1——11.00 0-01-1 0-000-00.0.0 0.000.00 0-000-16.0.0 16.500.00
KANSAS CITY AT BALTIMORE, 7:05 p.m.
Bundy (R)Keller (R) -105-115 5-137-13 4.1095.25 7-16-1700-00-0 0.0.0 0.000.00 0-310-219.07.0 4.745.29
WASHINGTONAT PITTSBURGH, 7:05p.m.
Strasburg (R)- 170 15-5 3.82 16-9 0-00.0 0.00 1-117.1 8.31
Archer(R) +145 3-9 5.237-15 0-07.0 1.29 0-117.0 3.18
CLEVELAND AT NY METS,7:10 p.m.
Bieber (R) -17012-5 3.2717-8 0-00.0 0.00 2-122.0 2.45
Matz (L) +145 7-7 4.3311-110-0 0.00.00 1-1 16.1 4.41
SANDIEGO AT CINCINNATI,7:10 p.m.
Quantrill(R) +145 6-3 3.23 5-7 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-1 17.1 2.08
Gray(R) -170 8-6 2.9815-9 0-00.0 0.00 2-018.0 0.00
SEATTLEAT TAMPA BAY,7:10p.m.
TBA Off ——0-0 0-00.0 0.00 0-00.0 0.00
TBA Off ——0-0 0-00.0 0.00 0-00.0 0.00
MIAMI AT ATLANTA,7:20p.m.
KeuchelHernandez (R)+(L) -305^245 2-53-5 4.3955.404-5-6 1-071-111.0.0 8.180.00 1-110-115.06.2 6.605.94
MILWAUKEEAT ST. LOUIS,7:45p.m.
Gonzalez (L) -115 2-1 3.818-3 0-00.0 0.00 0-013.0 4.85
Wacha (R) -105 6-6 5.44 7-91-0 12.02.25 0-212.0 9.00
SANFRANCISCOAT CHI. CUBS,8:05p.m.
Beede (R) Off 3-7 5.778-7 0-15.2 6.35 0-212.2 9.95
Hamels (L) Off 6-4 3.69 13-7 0-00.0 0.00 0-110.0 10.80
CHI. WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA,8:10p.m.
López (R) +195 7-10 5.2911-14 0-1 3.219.64 2-117.0 4.24
Pineda (R) -245 8-5 4.2013-9 2-013.0 2.08 2-018.0 3.00
DETROIT AT HOUSTON,8:10p.m.
Turnbull(R) +255 3-11 3.75 6-16 0-00.0 0.00 0-214.0 4.50
Sanchez(R) -315 5-14 5.79 8-18 1-05.0 0.00 2-016.1 3.86
COLORADO AT ARIZONA,9:40 p.m.
FreelandYoung (L)-(L) +130 1504 3-10-3 3.987.09 7-124-4 0-111-065.0.0 10.800.00 1-10-3117.04.1 6.915.29
NY YANKEESAT OAKLAND,10:07p.m.
Germán (R) -145 16-2 3.96 17-3 0-00.0 0.00 3-019.0 3.32
Bailey(R) +125 10-8 5.2212-12 1-0 6.01.50 1-1 17.2 4.58
TORONTO AT LA DODGERS, 10:10 p.m.
Reid-Foley (R) +265 2-3 3.003-3 0-00.0 0.00 1-212.1 3.65
Kershaw (L) -330 12-2 2.63 17-4 0-00.0 0.00 3-020.0 1.35
Teamrec. — Record in games startedby pitcher this season
LEADERSNATIONAL LEAGUE
Not including Monday’s games
BATTINGAB RHAvg.
McNeil,Yelich,Mil..................NYM....................421.....397 87 14167 132 .335.332
Blackmon,Col ................450 93 147 .327
Renolds, Pitt ...................350 65 114 .326
Marte, Ari........................475 82 152 .320
Rendon,Bellinger, LAD.................438Was...................415 88 13298 139 .318.317
Freeman,Atl...................482 96 146 .303
Dahl, Col..........................374 67 113 .302
Arenado, Col...................464 80 140.302
HOMERUNS
Bellinger, Los Angeles.....................................42
Yelich,Milwaukee............................................ 41
P. Alonso,NewYorkl.......................................40
Acuna,Atlanta..................................................35
E.Suarez,Cincinnati.........................................34
Renfroe,San Diego..........................................31
Muncy,Los Angeles........................................31
Bell, Pittsburgh.................................................31
Freeman,Atlanta.............................................31
2 tied at 30.
RUNS BATTED IN
Bell,Pittsburgh.................................................98
Freeman,Atlanta.............................................98
E. Escobar,Arizona..........................................98
Rendon,Washington.......................................97
Bellinger, Los Angeles..................................... 97
P. Alonso,NewYork.........................................95
Arenado,Colorado...........................................94
Harper, Philadelphia........................................ 90
Yelich,Milwaukee............................................89
2 tied at 85.
PITCHING
Strasburg,Washington................................15-5
Fried, Atlanta.................................................14-4
Kershaw,Los Angeles.................................12-2
Ryu, Los Angeles..........................................12-3
Marquez, Colorado,.....................................12-5AMERICAN LEAGUE
Not includingMonday’s games
BATTINGAB RHAvg.
LeMahieu, NYY............Brantley,Hou..................460...460 87 15675 154 .339.335
Devers,Bos.....................503 103167 .332
Alberto,Bal.....................385 39 123 .319
Martinez,Bos.................461 78 143 .310
Bogaerts,Gurriel, Hou................Bos ...................4606...486 95 150 9140 .309.304
Moncada,ChW...............372 58 112 .301
Merrifield,KC .................523 83 157 .300
Lindor, Cle.......................442 73 132.299
HOMERUNS
Trout,Los Angeles...........................................41
Soler,KansasCity............................................35
Kepler, Minnesota............................................33
Cruz, Minnesota...............................................32
Encarnacion,NewYork...................................30
Bregman,Houston...........................................30
G.Torres,NewYork.........................................29
C.Santana,Cleveland...................................... 29
M.Chapman, Oakland......................................29
Mancini,Baltimore...........................................29
RUNS BATTEDIN
Devers,Boston...............................................101
Trout,Los Angeles........................................... 96
Bogaerts,Boston.............................................. 94
J.Abreu, Chicago.............................................. 89
Soler,KansasCity............................................88
Gurriel, Houston............................................... 86
LeMahieu,NewYork....................................... 86
Bregman,Houston...........................................83
Rosario,Minnesota.......................................... 82
Kepler, Minnesota............................................81
PITCHING
German,NewYork.......................................16-2
Verlander,Houston......................................15-4
G. Cole,Houston...........................................14-5
E. Rodriguez,Boston....................................14-5
Lynn,Texas....................................................14-8
BaseballSome long oddsand familiar feelingsJust 36 games remainin the regular
seasonfor the Red Sox, and in some
sensewe’re still figuringout exactly
what they are.
After RafaelDevers’s “Jump on my
back,boys”performancein a comeback
froma 6-0 hole against the OriolesSun-
day, they have won five in a row, and
per baseball-reference.com,theirodds
of reaching the playoffs have increased
to... well,just 2.8 percent. But that’s
morethan doubletheiroddsa week
ago. It’s not exactly hope,but it’s some-
thing.
Overon the bummerside of the led-
ger, they fell behind,6-0, to the Orioles,
whichno teamshoulddo unlessit is
trying to get relegated to the Pacific
Coast League.And Chris Sale is getting
his sore left elbow checked out by Dr.
James Andrews, with a determination
of its condition hoveringover not just
this season,but next.
(A few days ago, someoneasked on
Twitter what wordor phrase you’d
eliminate fromsports if you could. My
initialanswerwas “Talk about.. .,’’
whichis such a la-
zy way for a re-
porter to ask a
question that it’s
not even a ques-
tion. But perhaps
the choiceshould
be the ever-omi-
nous“he will visit
with Dr. An-
drews.”)
Whilethe Red
Sox’ final standing
is still to be deter-
mined,we can alreadydeducewhat
they are not. These are not the insubor-
dinate and unprofessional 2011Red
Sox who buriedthemselves in a heapof
beer cans and chicken bonesin an epic
Septembercollapse.
They are not the 2014Red Sox, a
collection of veterans who,so inspira-
tionalin unisonthe championshipsea-
son before, becameso surlyin their
struggles that, as colleagueAlex Speier
details in his revelatory new book,it
madeMookie Betts’s first taste of the
big leaguesan unpleasantone.
They are not the 2001Red Sox, who
had Manny Ramirez,Pedro Martinez,
about20 agingplayers who thought
they wereas good as they oncewere
(they weren’t), and a smug, dipstick in-
terimmanager in Joe Kerriganwho
thoughthe knew better than both of
them.
This year’s Red Sox may be frustrat-
ing and disappointing on the field,but
they are not unlikableas a whole,like
someof thoseaforementionedfailures
of roster construction and ego manage-
ment. It’s essentiallythe samecore of
players that led the Red Sox to the most
drama-freechampionshipthey’ll ever
have less than a full year ago. Do not
mistake a lack of resultsfor effort; we
alreadyknowtheseguys care.Some-
timeswe forget how hardbaseball can
be.
Whilethis Red Sox teamis still
scriptingits final act, there are ele-
mentsto it that do remindme of some
teamsand seasonsfromthe franchise’s
past — just not those miserable afore-
mentionedones.This is not that bad,
and there’s still that slim chance(2.8
percent!)that it gets muchbetter, espe-
ciallyif they continue to navigate this
stretch of mediocreto lousyopponents
as they should.
A few teamsof the past that share
somecharacteristics, traits and plot
twists with this one:R2006:The obviousconnection is
that each teamsuffereda brutalAugust
sweepby the Yankees that felt like the
death knell at the time.It was in ’06;
the Yankees pummeledthe Sox in a
five-gameset fromAugust 18-21,and
the Sox eventually finished11 games
back.
These Red Sox lost four straight in
New York Aug. 2-4, but they have gone
8-4 since,so rightnow that seriesstill
foreshadowsonly a finishshy of the
playoffs. That ’06 teamenduredmany
moreseriousconcernsthan this team:
Jon Lester was diagnosedwith cancer
in August, David Ortiz missedtime
with a heart issue, and therewerefar
moreinjuriesoverall.
The most vividcomparison to me is
both teams’unexpected relianceon
pitchers that never weresupposed to
have a role. The Andrew Cashner/Ryan
Weber/BrianJohnsonrolesin ’06 were
played by the likes of Jason Johnson,
Kevin Jarvis, and KasonGabbard.
R1977:The currentSox have a ter-
rific lineupled by Devers, Betts, Xander
Bogaerts, and J.D. Martinez,one that is
secondin the majorsin runs.The pitch-
ing? Uh, well,that’s why they are where
they are, isn’t it?
The ’77 Sox had
a similar construc-
tion, thoughthey
werea morecom-
plete team,win-
ning 97 gamesand
finishing2½
gamesbackof the
Yankees. Their
lineup,whichhad
five players with at
least 26 homers
(Jim Rice led the
way with 39) and eightwith 14 or
more,was ferocious.
But Don Zimmernever knew much
moreaboutpitchingbeyondthat he
couldn’t hit it in his playing days, and
the Red Sox’ leadingwinnerwas reliev-
er Bill Campbell,with 13 victories.
Also of note:Bothhad mashing
youngthirdbasemen.Pretty sure De-
vers is going to have a longer run than
ButchHobson(30 homers,112 RBIs in
’77), a favoriteat this address.He’s al-
readyprovidedthreetimesmoreWAR
this year (5.2)than Hobsondid in his
Red Sox career(1.7).
R2002:This teamwas frustrating
and immenselylikable at once.It fea-
turedanincredibleamountofhigh-end
talent: Pedro, Manny, Nomar, free-
agent signeeJohnny Damon,late-sea-
son pickupCliff Floyd,20-gamewinner
and teamWAR leaderDerekLowe.
But general manager Dan Duquette,
just as Dave Dombrowskidid with this
year’s Sox, left some unfilledvoidson
the roster that ultimately hauntedthem
in the end.
They won 93 gamesdespiteFrank
Castillo going 6-15 with a 5.07 ERA in
23 starts and Tony Clark hitting 3 hom-
ers with a .556 OPS in 90 gamesas the
first basemanbefore Floydarrived.
This teammissedthe playoffs, but
after the misery of the ’01 Kerrigan/
Mike Lansing/Dante Bichette crew, it
was a breath of freshair, with Damon,
CarlosBaerga,and 43-year-old Rickey
Hendersonbringing charisma and ca-
maraderieto the roster.
There wouldbe heartbreakto come
in ’03, but beautifuldays beyondthat,
and ’02 set the stage. There are more
good thingsto comefor this current
core of Red Sox too, even if they don’t
comearoundthis season.ChadFinncanbe reachedat
[email protected]. Follow himon Twitter
@GlobeChadFinn.WLPct. GB
Cleveland 74 51 .592 —
Tampa Bay7353.579—
Oakland7153.573 1
Boston 67 59 .532 6
*Los Angeles6264.49211
*Texas 60 64 .48412
*Not includingMonday’s gamesAL wild-card standingsFILE/MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBESTAFF
At age 43, Rickey Hendersonplayed 72 gamesfor the 2002Red Sox, but he
batted only.223 as the teamfinishedin secondplace,10½gamesback.