video: Sale Becomes Fastest to 1,500 Strikeouts, Red Sox Beat Blue Jays 3-0
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
1,499 + this = history. https://t.co/4ZK2zSy0uT #SaleDay pic.twitter.com/91ZsXUbFOR
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 29, 2017
Sale reached the mark in 1,290 innings. Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood did it in 1,303 innings.
With the win, the Red Sox improve to 75-57 on the season. They now have a 4 game lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East.
The Yankees game against Indians was rained out.
Red Sox Grind Out Win
With the game tied at 0 in the 6th inning, Boston’s Eduardo Nunez hit an RBI double to right field to score newcomer Rajai Davis and give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.
Boston would add to their lead in the seventh inning when Hanley Ramirez hit a home run to center field to put the Red Sox up 2-0.
Andrew Benintendi would hit an RBI single in the 8th to give Boston 3-0 lead.
Craig Kimbrel closed the game out in the 9th for his 31st save of the season.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Blue Jays wrap up their series on Wednesday, August 30 at 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Rick Porcello against Toronto’s J.A. Happ.
The best race in baseball is the AL Cy Young race. It's #Redsox Chris Sale over #Indians Corey Kluber by a nose heading down the stretch
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 30, 2017
Chris Sale is the 2nd best Red Sox starting pitcher I've ever watched.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 30, 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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