The Blue Jays scored how many runs?Īt the time, the Red Sox were down 6-0 in the third inning with two outs and the bases loaded. Duran has less of an excuse, having regularly played in the outfield since he was drafted in 2018. In that case, though, Arroyo was playing his first dozen or so games as an outfielder. This isn't the first fly ball to get lost in the lights at Fenway Park this month, as Christian Arroyo did something similar on an even easier fly ball against the New York Yankees. Instead, it turned into his fifth homer of the season, his first with the Blue Jays. Going off Statcast numbers, Tapia's fly ball only had an 18 percent chance of being a hit despite reaching the warning track. I think we probably have to call this a "must-win" game for the Red Sox.Per MLB.com's Sarah Langs, that's the first inside-the-park grand slam since Michael A. Rookie Shane Baz gets the ball for the Rays against veteran ace Chris Sale. It'll be the third playoff game out of four, so get ready for a fun day of baseball. ET in Tampa Bay (yes, I know the ballpark is in St. 331/.388/.535 and only struck out 12 times while taking 14 walks. He would add another double later in the game, making him the first player in MLB history to have multiple extra-base hits in both his MLB debut and playoff debut ( via STATS).įranco got off to a slow start upon promotion to the majors - understandable, given his age - but once things clicked, they really clicked. He's the second-youngest player with an RBI in his first playoff game after Manny Machado in the 2012 Wild Card Game ( via StatsCentre). The Rays' youngster is just 20 years old. Wander Franco got the scoring going with an RBI double in the first inning. If he's going to go on another big playoff run, the Rays get awfully scary. He's the first player ever to hit a home run and steal home in the same playoff game ( via MLB Stats).Īrozarena was good during the regular season, but wasn't star-caliber. He's the first player to steal home in a playoff game since Javier Báez did so in Game 1 of the 2016 NLCS. He set records for the most hits, total bases and home runs in a single postseason (note: There was an extra round last year, so he appeared in more games). 377/.442/.841 in his 20 games along with three doubles, a triple and 10 homers. Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena made all kinds of history last postseason. It should be pointed out that the Red Sox did load the bases in the eighth for Rafael Devers, but he struck out and then Hunter Renfroe popped out to end the inning. Some of that is Rays defensive positioning, but some of it is just bad fortune. They only struck out five times all game and didn't score. They are crushing the ball right at defenders, seemingly all night.
Next inning they had three 98-plus groundouts. The second inning was particularly rough with a 102.5-mph Alex Verdugo shot being a fielder's choice (though he reached on an error) and 105.3 mpg off the bat of Bobby Dalbec being a double play. They had nine hits, but they had 16 hard hit balls, or those with 95 miles per hour or higher in exit velocity. If you are a Red Sox fan, you've probably had a rough night of screaming obscenities over how many times they crushed the ball right at a Rays defender. The Red Sox hit the ball hard with no results to show for it
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