video: Bradley Jr.‘s 2 RBI Triple Helps Red Sox Cruise Past Yankees 5-1
Monday, August 21, 2017
Endless energy from @JackieBradleyJr! pic.twitter.com/2MYa2JYMzZ
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 20, 2017
The win gives the Red Sox a five game lead in the AL East as they improve to 71-52 on the season.
Boston has won 14 of their last 17 games.
Boston Takes Control Early
Boston’s Xander Bogaerts got on base with one out in the second following a single to right field. Sandy Leon singled to left field setting up Bradley Jr. with two men on base.
Bradley drove a ball one to the triangle in center field, scoring both Bogaerts and Leon before getting himself to third base for a triple to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead.
After New York’s Brett Gardner hit a home run in the 5th, Bradley Jr. added another RBI in the sixth on a single to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead.
Boston would add two more runs in the 8th inning to cruise to the 5-1 victory.
Next up
The Red Sox return to action on Monday, August 21 when they visit the Cleveland Indians at 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Eduardo Rodriguez against Cleveland’s Mike Clevinger.
Truly is a different hero or two from the #RedSox each game. Today, 3 RBI from Jackie Bradley Jr, solid pitching effort from Rick Porcello.
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) August 20, 2017
Girardi on last 2 series vs. BOS: "We probably had a chance to win 4 of the 6 and we end up winning 2 of the 6, and that’s frustrating."
— Erik Boland (@eboland11) August 20, 2017
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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