Red Sox Bullpen Can’t Hold Lead, Fall 6-4 to Kansas City
Thursday, June 22, 2017
The Red Sox fall to 40-32 on the season and lose the series to Kansas City 2-1.
Red Sox Can’t Hold on
Boston entered the 8th inning with a 4-2 lead with Matt Barnes on the mound.
Barnes walked Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain on 12 pitches. Barnes was replaced by Robby Scott.
Scott walked Eric Hosmer on four pitches to load the bases for Salvador Perez.
Perez hit a grand slam on a full count to give the Royals 6-4 lead.
"We uncharacteristically lost the strike zone. For a group that has been so good at not issuing too many walks over the course of the year, we had an inning that got away from us. Matt was up in the zone. He couldn't get the ball down,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell.
The Red Sox got a lead off double from Jackie Bradley Jr. in the 9th inning, but were not able to get any runs across.
Next up
The Red Sox have a day off on Thursday before opening up a weekend series against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
Prior to Friday night’s game, the Red Sox will retire David Ortiz’s #34.
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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