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On

a

sparkling

Saturday

at

Fenway.

The

Red

Sox

aim

for

a

sixth

win

in

a

row.

And

it's

game

two

against

Seattle.

The

Sox

are

trying

to

stay

perfect

on

this

last

homestand

in

the

month

of

May.

Hi,

everybody.

Welcome

back

to

Fenway.

Great

to

have

you

with

us

for

this

Memorial

Day

weekend.

I'm

Dave

O'Brien.

My

partner

is

Hall

of

Famer

Dennis

Eckersley.

Garrett

Austin

will

be

along

in

just

a

couple

of

moments.

The

Red

Sox

have

now

moved

into

second

place

in

the

AL

East.

The

Red

Sox

are

playing

their

best

baseball

of

the

season.

They've

scored

a

ton

of

runs

in

a

lot

of

different

ways.

Not

necessarily

with

the

long

ball.

You're

talking

about

walks.

They're

putting

the

ball

in

play.

They're

not

striking

out.

They're

running

the

bases.

A

lot

of

good

things.

A

couple

of

gifts

on

the

way,

too.

A

lot

of

wild

pitches.

Passed

balls.

But

you

take

them

any

way

you

want

to

get

them.

But

it

starts

with

starting

pitching.

And

it

started

with

Eduardo

Rodriguez

in

the

first

game

of

this

streak.

And

it

ended

last

night

with

the

second

one.

He's

pitched

so

well.

He's

pitched

perfectly

in

seven

games

in

a

row.

But

you

talk

about

the

other

three

games.

Look

at

the

average,

look

at

the

runs;

I

mean,

what

can

happen

out

of

having

eight

runs

a

game?

And

the

relievers

are

doing

their

job,

and

their

starters

are

doing

what

they're

supposed

to

do.

Everything

is

going

so

well

for

them

right

now.

You

just

want

to

keep

it

going.

And

now

we've

got

a

rookie

pitching

today

to

try

to

get

this

sixth

win.

Yep.

The

left-hander

Brian

Johnson.

It's

his

second

start

of

the

season

for

the

Red

Sox.

We'll

see

how

that

goes.

We

know

the

weather

is

cooperating.

It

could

not

be

a

more

splendid

day

to

kick

off

the

Memorial

Day

weekend.

It's

going

to

be

sunshine

and

blue

skies.

Same

thing

coming

up

tomorrow.

Whatever

your

plans

are,

we

certainly

hope

they

include

Red

Sox

baseball:

the

Sox

and

the

Mariners.

Jean

Segura

leads

it

off.

One

of

the

best

in

the

business.

Danny

Valencia

at

first

base.

Robinson

Cano

is

second.

Nelson

Cruz

the

DH.

Kyle

Seager

in

third.

Taylor

Motter

in

left

field.

Guillermo

Heredia

in

right.

Mike

Zunino

does

the

catching.

Johnson

See

his

numbers

with

the

PawSox.

His

first

one

of

the

day,

in

there

for

strike

one.

We're

underway.

Well,

he's

got

a

game

under

his

belt

earlier

this

year.

That's

got

to

help

a

little

bit,

but

he's

been

throwing

the

ball

well

in

Triple-A.

Less

than

dazzling

on

April

at

Toronto.

He

got

the

win

but

only

went

five

innings,

giving

up

seven

hits.

Walked

three,

gave

up

four

runs.

He

works

at

a

pretty

good

pace.

And

a

two-strike

offering

to

Jean

Segura.

Just

missed,

boy

boom,

boom,

boom,

right

out

of

the

chute.

Got

to

command

that

fastball

because

his

best

pitch

is

that

hook.

The

to

the

leadoff

man.

Johnson,

about

out

of

Lakeland,

Florida,

which

has

produced

a

lot

of

major-league

talent.

One

of

them

is

Chris

Sale.

Bounced

back.

He's

been

so

successful

in

minor-league

baseball

and

I

know.

They

say,

"well

it's

the

minor

leagues,"

but

still,

he

has

the

confidence

to

know

what

it

takes

to

win.

Last

start

at

Buffalo

seven

days

ago,

he

went

deep

into

the

eighth

inning,

allowed

only

two

runs

and

walked

two.

So

coming

off

a

strong

outing.

Line

foul.

This

is

what

Jean

Segura

does.

He

really

works

the

count.

Well,

he's

filling

it

up

with

a

bunch

of

fastballs.

I'm

surprised

he

hasn't

thrown

a

curveball

again.

I

guess

the

longer

You

can

go

without

throwing

one

the

better.

Segura

hitting

that's

tops

in

the

American

League.

And

it's

three

and

two.

There

it

is.

We

saw

it.

Velocity

not

real

hot;

you

know,

you

talk

about

eighty-eight.

Below

average.

But

this

is

his

pitch.

This

is

his

put-away

pitch,

his

curveball

a

lot

like

Pomeranz,

that

twelve-to-six.

That

one

skips,

knocked

down

by

Marlon,

feeding

Johnson;

a

foot

race

and

he

gets

there

in

time

for

the

out.

Segura

retired.

Three

to

one

on

the

putout,

one

away.

That

will

send

up

Danny

Valencia.

The

curveball

has

really

made

a

comeback

in

Major

League

Baseball.

As

you

watch

the

first

out

I'll

tell

you,

that

ball

was

sharply

hit

and

that's

bang-bang

at

first.

Segura

gets

down

the

line.

But,

back

to

the

curveball,

you

don't

see

a

lot

of

twelve-six

curveballs.

The

problem

is

you

have

a

hard

time

throwing

strikes

with

it.

I

mean,

that's

how

the

slider

sort

of

evolved.

I

mean,

a

much

easier

pitch

to

control.

Right.

The

slider

was

the

go-to

breaking

ball

for

so

long,

then

you

had

the

split-finger,

and

now

it's

back

to

the

curveball.

It's

all

the

rage

in

Major

League

Baseball.

That's

spin

rate.

That's

it.

That's

it.

Valencia

with

four

homers.

And

lines

a

base

hit

to

right.

So

the

first

two

men

have

hit

the

ball

pretty

hard

against

Johnson

something

to

keep

an

eye

on.

Robinson

Cano

yesterday

did

not

get

a

hit,

but

he

smoked

one

to

center

field

that

was

caught

by

Jackie

Bradley

at

the

base

of

the

wall.

He

had

a

couple

weak

ground

balls

the

first

two

times

up,

kind

of

anxious

swinging

at

the

first

pitch;

the

third

time

up

he

hit

a

bullet

that

Jackie

Bradley

tracked

down

in

center,

and

then

later

in

the

eighth

he

punched

out

on

a

high

fastball.

So

no

dipping

below

three

hundred,

two

ninety-eight.

But

with

eight

homers,

the

Sox

have

moved

into

second

place,

two

games

behind

the

Yankees,

a

half-game

in

front

of

the

sliding

Orioles.

Sox

have

won

five

in

a

row;

Baltimore

has

lost

five

in

a

row.

Fly

to

right

field.

Mookie

Betts

battling

the

sun

a

little

bit,

but

he's

there

to

make

the

catch.

Two

down.

Red

Sox

defense:

on

the

year

they've

made

thirty-five

errors

in

forty-seven

games;

around

the

infield,

Marrero

at

third,

Bogaerts

at

short,

Pedroia

back

at

second.

The

outfield

Benintendi

in

left,

Bradley

Jr.

in

center,

Mookie

Betts

in

right;

Sandy

Leon

catching.

Nelson

Cruz

steps

up

as

the

DH,

with

homers

and

RBIs

to

lead

the

American

League.

This

is

a

team

that

has

been

heading

south

the

last

couple

of

weeks.

In

the

standings,

he'd

better

spot

that

fastball.

I'll

tell

you

what,

right

now

that

scared

me

with

Cano.

Luckily

he

threw

it

out

of

the

strike

zone,

but

they're

all

over

that

fastball

thrown

at

eighty-six,

eighty-seven.

That

one

trickled

foul.

He's

quickly

in

front.

Brian

was

a

star

at

the

University

of

Florida,

both

on

the

mound

and

at

first

base.

He

won

twenty-two

games

as

a

pitcher

but

also

played

first

base.

He

hit

for

his

career,

and

on

the

night

he's

and

he

strikes

him

out

to

put

away

Cruz

and

leave

one

man

on.

The

Red

Sox

are

coming

up.

Xander

Bogaerts

at

short,

Andrew

Benintendi,

the

cleanup

man

Hanley

Ramirez

at

DH,

Mitch

Moreland

at

first

base,

Jackie

Bradley,

Sandy

Leon

and

Deven

Marrero

up

against

the

right-hander

Rob

Whalen.

This

is

his

debut;

he's

years

old,

about

pounds,

and

saw

some

time

in

the

big

leagues

last

year

with

Atlanta.

A

lot

of

guys

saw

time

in

the

big

leagues

in

Atlanta

last

year.

Yeah,

it

didn't

go

very

well

for

most

of

them.

He

did

get

his

first

major

league

win

last

season

with

the

Braves,

but

he

also

lost

two

of

three

and

had

an

ERA

of

That

is

a

lot

for

a

starting

pitcher,

and

we're

only

in

the

middle

of

May.

It's

to

Mookie

Betts.

Ball

three.

Mookie

is

hitting

with

seven

homers

and

leading

the

club

with

RBIs.

Defensively

for

the

Seattle

Mariners,

they've

made

errors

in

games,

two

of

them

last

night.

To

look

around

the

infield:

Seager

at

third,

Segura

at

short,

Robinson

Cano

at

second,

Danny

Valencia

at

first;

in

the

outfield

Dyson

in

center,

and

Zunino

is

catching

Whalen.

Everett

Baker

and

Blake

near

on

the

bases,

and

Pedroia

is

hitting

returning

to

the

lineup

after

some

soreness

in

that

left

knee.

So

he

missed

yesterday's

game,

but

he

has

reached

base

in

eleven

consecutive

games.

So

Whalen

from

the

stretch

right

away.

The

Red

Sox

have

been

doing

a

lot

of

running

lately.

They

have

stolen

nine

bases

during

the

five-game

winning

streak.

They

haven't

got

a

lot

of

looks

at

him

yet

From

the

stretch,

but

you

know

they

want

to

run

Mookie's

seven

for

eight.

A

lot

of

success

at

the

top

of

that

line.

You

talk

about

that

being

intended,

and

Bogaerts

finally

gets

a

strike.

What

we've

seen

is

a

mediocre

fastball

with

a

little

sweeping

slider;

he

also

has

a

curveball

and

a

changeup,

and

the

scouting

report

is

a

lot

of

ground

balls

out

of

Waylon.

Pitching

in

bright

sunshine,

and

it's

a

count

there

goes

the

runner.

Swing

and

a

miss,

and

the

throw

will

not

get

him

Mookie

Betts

with

an

easy

steal

of

Zunino

and

Waylon.

Boy,

it

looks

so

easy

to

steal

a

bag

when

you

can

run

like

that

look

at

this:

he's

gone

and

the

throw

is

so

bad,

not

even

close.

Makes

you

think

he

could

run

at

will.

The

Red

Sox,

when

they

score

the

first

run,

are

and

But

Roy

has

an

opportunity

to

make

it

very

quickly.

Here's

Bogaerts

on

deck.

The

breaking

ball

didn't

snap.

Two

and

two;

he's

thrown

a

couple

of

bad

breaking

balls

and

is

trying

to

find

his

way

a

little

bit

out

there.

But

this

is

what

the

Red

Sox

have

been

doing

on

this

five-game

winning

streak

they've

walked

a

lot,

walks;

that

makes

walks

in

the

last

five

games,

and

it's

to

Pedroia

and

he

knocks

that

one

foul.

That's

kind

of

a

flat

slider;

it

doesn't

go

down

very

much.

Go

back

to

August

of

last

year:

Pedroia,

with

runners

in

scoring

position,

was

batting

as

Betts

was

second

with

nobody

out.

Finale

of

the

homestand

coming

up

tomorrow

afternoon

at

Rick

Porcello

against

Christian

Bergman,

who's

a

right-hander,

and

the

Sox

will

be

heading

for

Chicago

in

a

series

with

the

White

Sox.

Chris

Hill

gets

to

face

his

old

mates

on

the

south

side

of

Chicago.

That's

a

long

trip.

Sox

also

go

to

Baltimore

and

New

York,

too;

he

spoils

that

one

back

out

of

play.

It's

the

first

curveball

we've

seen.

He's

right

on

it,

a

little

off

balance.

That's

with

a

walk

and

a

stolen

base

to

second;

Wayland

was

very,

very

deliberate

with

a

runner

on,

and

a

inside

pitch

hit

him;

it's

already

been

a

tough

week

for

Pedroia,

and

he's

been

drilled

around

the

hand

and

arm;

John

Farrell

is

out

with

the

trainer

to

check

on

him

and

walk

him

up

the

first

baseline.

He

looks

determined

to

stay

in;

that

fastball

got

away

from

Wayland.

He

tried

to

I

think

he

was

trying

to

sink

that

ball

inside,

but

it

just

went

sideways

and

followed

him;

he

tried

to

get

a

two-seamer

on

it,

but

it

went

flat.

That

gets

him

flush

right

in

the

forearm.

Pedroia

will

take

his

base

and

is

getting

a

warm

hand.

He's

got

a

lot

of

meat

right

there

on

that

forearm,

don't

you?

I

hope

some

of

us

have

quite

a

bit.

Yeah.

Sunny

the

forecast

woke

up

this

morning;

Xander

Bogaerts

will

take

one

outside.

The

Red

Sox

played

through

some

rain

last

night.

Nothing

like

two

nights

earlier.

Delightful

day

today,

and

they're

trying

to

jump

on

Whalen

right

away.

Nobody

out,

one

on

right

out

of

the

gate.

The

Red

Sox

are

taking

advantage

of

this

guy,

recently

promoted

from

Triple-A,

with

a

walk

and

a

hit

by

pitch.

He's

in

trouble

right

now,

and

he'll

take

one

in

there

for

a

strike.

Xander

with

a

hot

bat.

He

has

hit

safely

five

in

a

row,

nine

for

his

last

in

a

five-game

hitting

streak.

That's

his

second

Pedroia

at

first,

and

the

pitch,

a

base

hit

into

left

field.

Now

Mookie

Betts

he

comes

the

throw

home,

no

chance.

Pedroia

is

tagged

out

at

third;

Bogaerts

is

safe

at

second.

A

run

does

score

Red

Sox

take

a

lead

on

an

RBI

by

Xander

Bogaerts.

Bogaerts

gets

a

slider

that

he

can

pull

into

the

hole.

That

ball

didn't

break

all

that

much.

He

easily

hits

the

ball

into

left

field.

You

know

Mookie's

going

to

score

easily.

They

should

have

cut

this

ball

off

to

begin

with.

And

when

they

didn't,

Pedroia

went

on

to

third,

which

was

not

a

bright

idea.

He

overruns

the

bag

and

gets

tagged

out

easily.

Bogaerts

goes

to

second,

but

the

read

by

Pedroia

he's

not

really

sure

what

to

do.

He

comes

around

second

base

and

he

sees

the

throw

go

to

home.

He

thinks

he's

got

third

easily,

but

they

cut

it

off

about

three

quarters

of

the

way.

In

there

he

was

a

dead

duck.

One

away,

a

run,

and

Benintendi

the

batter,

with

five

home

runs

for

Andrew

Benintendi.

Trying

to

snap

out

of

an

He

made

his

Major

league

debut

against

Seattle

last

August.

Went

two

for

five

over

a

couple

of

games.

That's

a

hard

hit

base

hit.

Bogaerts

to

third,

ball

picked

up

by

Dyson.

Here

comes

the

run;

he'll

score

standing

up.

Red

Sox

in

front,

two

to

nothing.

Benintendi

hits

a

hard

grounder

up

the

middle

that

finds

a

hole

between

the

shortstop

and

the

second

baseman.

Xander

Bogaerts

comes

home

on

the

RBI

that's

twenty-seven

for

Benintendi.

So

it's

gone:

walk,

hit

batsman,

single,

single.

Hanley

Ramirez

now

the

DH,

batting

with

six

home

runs.

Sox

in

front,

two

to

zip.

There

goes

the

runner;

he

swung

and

fouled

it

back,

and

Benintendi

did

a

very

good

job.

They're

off

to

the

races

they

know

the

time

to

home

is

bad,

and

they

are

running.

Yesterday

Hanley

had

a

couple

of

hits,

including

a

double

in

the

second.

Andy

hit

a

ball

down

the

line

and

ran

out

of

gas,

but

it

was

a

nice

double;

on

a

high

curve

he

hit

a

ground

ball

back

up

the

middle

and

they

got

two

out

of

it.

The

Red

Sox

are

not

messing

around

this

is

the

running

Sox

all

of

a

sudden.

He's

seven

out

of

eight.

Mookie's

now

eight

out

of

nine.

I

believe

Bogaerts

('Bogey')

hasn't

been

thrown

out

yet.

The

Red

Sox

have

used

that

as

a

weapon,

really

starting

back

in

the

Oakland

series.

They're

doing

it

much

more

frequently.

When

have

you

seen

a

Red

Sox

team

run

a

lot

like

this?

It's

been

a

while.

Now,

when

I

was

a

kid

and

watching

some

of

the

teams...

Played

on,

they

were

the

lead,

Sox.

Right.

Always.

A

lot

of

sluggers.

Yeah.

A

lot

of

guys

are

going

to

hit

it

a

mile,

but

maybe

only

one

guy—when

I

played,

Remi

could

run,

but

that

was

it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Very

few.

It's

a

team

with

two

or

three

who

could

take

off.

He's

going

to

hold

here

and

that's

over

the

head

all

the

way

to

the

backstop.

Or

did

it

get

him?

Yeah,

did

it

hit

him?

He

got

hit

by

the

pitch.

He

almost

got

hit

in

the

head

by

that

pitch.

It

hit

him

on

the

top

of

the

helmet.

Whoa.

And

Hanley

Ramirez

will

take

his

base,

the

second

man

to

get

hit

by

a

pitch

in

the

inning.

It

just

nicked

him.

Luckily.

Not

a

big

deal.

Nobody

wants

to

get

hit

in

the

head,

but

if

you're

going

to

get

hit

in

the

head,

that's

the

way

to

get

hit—just

nick

you.

Whalen

is

really

wild;

in

his

scuffling

he's

got

mediocre

stuff

to

begin

with.

So

first

and

second,

only

one

out.

And

that

was

on

the

bases.

As

Pedroia

was

put

out

at

third

base,

here's

Moreland.

It

looks

like

their

bullpen

is

already

starting

to

move

around

now

for

Seattle.

Grounded

foul,

strike

one

on

Moreland.

He

has

no

sink

on

his

fastball

and

his

slider's

flat.

Moreland

snapped

a

season-high

seven-game

hit

streak

last

night.

And

there's

that

little

wrinkle

the

curveball

he

features.

He's

already

hit

two

guys.

Just

an

awful

outing.

But

he's

only

given

up

two

runs.

You

want

to

make

him

pay

more

than

that,

especially

after

he

hit

two

guys.

He

walked

the

first

man

he

faced,

Mookie

Betts,

on

four

pitches.

Rob

Whalen

with

a

count.

This

is

getting

uglier

by

the

minute.

Casey

Lawrence

starting

to

throw

with

only

one

down

in

the

first

inning.

He

hasn't

really

got

an

out.

He

got

an

out

because

of...

The

overthrow.

Been

intended

for

second.

Hanley

Ramirez

at

first.

A

fly

ball

into

right

field,

the

right

fielder

lining

it

up.

Coming

in,

he

makes

the

play;

Benintendi

tags,

he's

at

third

base.

Jackie

Bradley

next.

homers

he's

driven

in

and

has

very

fond

memories

of

facing

Seattle

in

his

career;

he's

had

some

of

his

better

games

against

them.

In

fact,

in

seven

games

here

at

Fenway

against

the

Mariners

in

his

career

he's

a

hitter

with

three

homers

and

nine

RBIs,

one

of

his

favorite

opponents.

Here's

the

or

nothing.

That

was

in

the

midst

of

when

he

was

on

fire

that

August.

Yes.

That's

when

he

was

on

fire.

Last

year

was

the

other

one,

the

All-Star

game

earlier.

Yeah.

A

twenty-nine

game

hitting

streak

and

a

five-extra-base-hit

game

against

Seattle.

That

tied

a

major

league

record.

Ramirez

running,

and

it's

strike

three

but

dropped

by

the

catcher

Zunino;

Hanley

with

a

theft.

Red

Sox

are

running

wild.

I

mean,

that's

crazy

they're

running

at

will

right

here.

This

is

a

high

slider.

The

umpire

kind

of

gives

him

a

ball

look.

He

gets

the

call

strike

and

then

he

can't

handle

it.

Zunino,

I

don't

think

he

had

a

chance

anyway.

He

had

such

a

good

jump.

And

Of

course,

early

in

his

career

he

was

a

premier

base

stealer.

His

first

of

the

year

gets

him

to

second.

Here

comes

the

so

a

hitter's

count

for

Jackie

Bradley.

Sandy

Leon

would

bat

next;

he'd

have

the

opportunity.

Now

a

good

start

for

the

Sox,

in

front

two

to

nothing.

He

might

as

well

walk

him

and

start

all

over,

because

if

he

throws

him

a

strike

it's

trouble.

And

a

pitch

low

for

the

Sox

this

wildness

continues

with

walks

and

hit

batsmen.

This

is

an

absolutely

awful

appearance.

Wayland

was

with

Seattle

for

exactly

one

day

earlier

this

month,

up

from

Triple-A

Tacoma.

They

immediately

optioned

him

back.

Seattle

has

come

into

Fenway

Park

absolutely

limping.

They

really

have.

This

club

is

in

trouble.

Sandy

Leon

now;

he

can

bust

it

open

real

early.

Sox

in

front

two

to

nothing;

they

have

loaded

the

bases

with

two

down.

He's

now

hitting

with

four

homers.

He's

going

to

take

ball

one.

He's

got

to

have

that.

If

he's

going

to

get

somebody

out

he's

going

to

need

that.

That

was

a

decent

pitch.

Leon's

been

seeing

the

ball

well;

he

snapped

a

career-long

five-game

hit

streak

on

Wednesday.

It's

one-nothing.

Evens

the

count.

That

ball

has

a

little

cut

on

it.

That's

his

fastball,

but

it

just

cuts

a

little

bit;

the

ball

that

he

got

in

on

Moreland.

Benintendi,

Ramirez

and

Bradley

have

loaded

the

bases

on

the

from

Waylon.

He's

thrown

a

lot

of

pitches

here

in

the

first

inning

and

not

a

lot

of

strikes

pitches

and

strikes.

One

thing

that

has

marked

this

Red

Sox

winning

streak

you're

right.

It

has

been

patience.

Oh

yeah.

At

the

plate.

Now

the

to

Sandy

Leon,

If

Marrero

comes

to

bat,

he's

on

deck.

The

Red

Sox

will

send

all

nine

to

hit

in

the

first

inning.

Here's

the

Line-drive

base

hit.

Benintendi

is

in.

Ramirez

is

trying

to

score.

The

throw

comes

through,

the

tag

is

applied

and

he

is

out

at

home.

So

the

Red

Sox

get

one

additional

run

out

of

that

as

Ramirez

is

cut

down

on

the

throw

by

the

relay.

So

the

Red

Sox

get

three

right

away

in

the

first

inning.

Ramirez

moments

ago

was

cut

down

at

home

plate

like

he

ran

through

a

stop

sign.

A

little

aggressive

base

running

is

one

thing,

but

that

was

a

stop

sign

he

ran

through.

So

the

Red

Sox

get

three

as

we

go

on

to

the

second.

You

see

Hanley

coming

around

third,

line

drive

out

there

to

Heredia.

He's

touching

third;

you

see

Butterfield

holding

him

up.

He

doesn't

even

look

at

him

and

he's

thrown

out

easily.

Seager

rolls

that

one

foul.

And

after

that

you

see

Hanley

talking

to

Butterfield,

saying

"my

bad."

Yeah,

he

knew

that.

But

would

this

inning

still

be

going

on

right

now

with

two

bad

base

running

plays?

But

Joy

got

thrown

out

at

third

and

him

at

the

plate.

This

game

would

still

be

going

right

now.

It's

actually

something

the

Red

Sox

have

been

doing

pretty

darn

well:

running

the

bases

not

in

that

inning.

on

Seager.

Will

miss

two

fifty-six,

four

home

runs

for

Kyle

Seager.

His

brother

Corey

is

the

Dodgers'

shortstop

and

won

Rookie

of

the

Year

in

the

National

League

last

year.

Kyle

Seager,

pretty

darn

good

player

in

his

own

right,

won

the

Gold

Glove

in

But

he

waves

and

misses

down

he

goes,

strike

three

in

the

second,

a

K

for

Brian

Johnson.

Let's

get

out

of

Garrett.

Thanks.

OB.

Well,

I'm

sure

everyone

has

noticed

that

the

Red

Sox

and

the

Mariners

are

wearing

different

uniforms

today.

And

that

is

because

for

the

first

time,

All

MLB

teams

will

be

wearing

their

special

Memorial

Day

weekend

uniforms

throughout

the

entire

weekend.

The

five

stars

on

the

caps

represent

the

five

branches

of

the

military.

And

the

stripes

are

stitched

onto

the

right

sleeves

of

the

uniforms.

And

once

again,

MLB

will

donate

all

the

uniform

royalties,

the

licensing

fees,

to

MLB

charities

that

benefit

veterans

and

their

families.

Guys,

I

don't

know

about

you,

but

I

love

this

idea

and

it's

a

great

way

to

honor

our

veterans

throughout

the

entire

weekend.

I

know

you

do.

You

come

from

a

military

family.

The

old

one

is

over

the

inside

corner.

I

think

they

look

very

sharp.

Yeah,

they

do.

Players

are

wearing

those

with

pride.

Here

comes

the

pitch

now

to

modern.

With

one

down.

He

bounced

it

up

there.

Did

you

see

this

young

kid

from

Durham,

New

Hampshire,

Brennan

Oxford.

Who

has

thrown

four

consecutive

no-hitters.

In

high

school

ball,

going

for

number

five

today.

He's

pitching

right

now;

oh

my

goodness.

What

league

is

that?

He's

going

to

Wake

Forest.

He's

a

left-hander.

He's

only

a

junior.

He's

already

committed

to

Wake

Forest.

Figures,

Wake

Forest.

Good

for

him

through

his

fourth

consecutive

no-hitter

against

Hollis

Brookline

on

Thursday.

Closed

out

the

no-hitter

Thursday,

striking

out

the

side

in

the

seventh,

finishing

with

Ks.

He's

now

gone

and

two-thirds

innings

without

a

hit.

He's

not

going

to

get

drafted

and

he

wants

to

go

straight

to

college.

Pretty

good

school,

too.

A

little

floater

here,

hauled

in

by

Pedroia

two

down.

And

NESN

has

sent

a

crew

there

to

watch

him

pitch

today.

We'll

see

if

he

can

get

another

one.

Brian

Johnson

getting

it

done,

man

he

got

a

three-run

lead.

You

go

to

work.

Guillermo

Heredia

here,

right

fielder,

hitting

with

two

home

runs.

And

Mike

Zunino

on

deck,

the

catcher.

Those

two

are

roommates.

Brian

Johnson

and

Mike

Zunino

were

in

college

at

Florida.

They

were

a

battery.

Have

they

never

faced

one

another?

I

wouldn't

think

so,

right?

Not

to

be

the

first

time

in

the

big

leagues.

And

the

he

runs

up

and

offers

a

bunt.

That's

a

strike.

Nice

curveball

there

by

Brian

Johnson.

A

ball

and

two

strikes,

bases

empty

and

two

down,

Sox

in

front

three-nothing.

They're

trying

to

win

six

straight.

A

foul

tip

into

the

mitt

and

held

by

Leon.

He's

struck

out

three

men

already

in

the

first

two

innings.

Red

Sox

in

front,

It

could

be

a

larger

lead.

A

couple

of

base

running

mistakes.

Yeah,

the

inning

could

have

gone

on

and

on

and

on.

Devin

Marrero

led

off

the

bottom

of

the

second.

Then

it's

Mookie

Betts,

who

started

the

uprising

in

the

first

with

a

walk

and

a

stolen

base.

Red

Sox

stole

two

bases

against

Rob

Whalen,

who

was

wild

in

the

first.

Marrero

swinging

a

pretty

good

bat.

He's

hit

safely

in

five

in

a

row.

He

just

can't

try

to

be

too

big.

He's

better

when

he

just

tries

to

hit

the

ball

up

the

middle,

even

though

he

went

bridge

the

other

night.

One-one.

"Tried

to

hold

up

and

he

did,"

said

first

base

umpire

Mike

Everett.

He

hasn't

thrown

him

a

strike

yet

three

breaking

balls

in

the

dirt.

Yankees

have

won

their

game.

They

nipped

Oakland,

That's

a

final.

Orioles

play

tonight

in

Houston.

Pop

foul,

out

of

play.

Keuchel

returns

for

the

Astros

tonight,

off

the

disabled

list.

Just

what

they

need

the

way

they're

going.

Toronto

won,

beating

Texas

Texas

is

going

south.

We

caught

them

at

a

good

time.

Thirty-three

and

fifteen

was

their

record;

it

was

as

smooth

a

season

as

I

can

ever

remember.

From

start

to

finish.

Pedroia

was

hit

on

the

arm

by

a

pitch

in

the

first

inning.

The

fastball

just

ran

in,

right

to

his

forearm.

That

got

him

good.

He's

already

playing

on

a

bit

of

a

tender

knee.

He's

going

to

get

that

compression

sleeve

on

it;

you

didn't

have

that

when

you

played.

But

those

sleeves.

They

just

rubbed

a

little

dirt

on.

Oh

yeah.

Oh

man.

This

guy's

dangerous

out

there.

He's

already

hit

two

men;

he

got

Hanley

on

the

helmet.

Man,

Weyland's

pitch.

Softly

hit

to

right

field.

Heredia

makes

the

catch;

the

Red

Sox

go

on

top,

three

to

nothing.

So

this

should

be

fascinating

as

we

go

to

the

top

of

the

third

inning.

This

is

the

former

battery

at

the

University

of

Florida,

head

to

head

for

the

first

time

at

a

major-league

level.

Mike

Zunino

batting

against

the

man

he

used

to

catch,

Brian

Johnson.

He

hits

the

first

one

stiff,

but

foul.

Wouldn't

you

know

it,

at

this

moment

they're

no

longer

roommates.

This

was

meant

to

be;

think

about

this

one

outing

in

particular

he's

up

here

to

pitch.

It

was

six

years

ago

tomorrow

that

Mike

Zunino

hit

Brian

Johnson

in

the

back

of

the

head

with

a

throw

in

the

SEC

tournament

and

knocked

him

unconscious

on

a

throw

down

to

second

base.

So

he

should

just

punch

out

right

here

and

take

it

on

in

Brian

was

all

right

after

a

couple

of

minutes,

but

his

catcher

did

him

in

there:

a

pitch

on

the

inside

corner

froze

him

with

a

fastball

and

struck

him

out.

Striking

out

is

something

that

Zunino

does

regularly.

That's

his

strikeout,

and

that's

in

way

less

than

at-bats.

Fourth

strikeout

for

Johnson.

He

didn't

think

he

was

going

to

come

back

in

there,

but

he

did

and

caught

the

plate.

And

he's

got

to

sit

down.

Tell

you

what

you

give

Brian

Johnson

three

runs

and

he

goes

to

work,

doesn't

he;

apparently

every

time

a

Red

Sox

pitcher

strikes

out

a

Mariner

player.

He

gets

it

and

throws

it

with

good

pace.

Jarrod

Dyson,

the

former

Kansas

City

Royal,

looks

at

a

strike,

hitting

with

a

pair

of

home

runs.

Brian's

sister

Brooke

played

softball

at

the

University

of

Florida.

A

little

dribbler,

swinging,

but

Leon

is

tested

he

spins,

dives

and

is

safe

at

first

base,

and

he's

on

with

the

second

hit

of

the

day

against

Johnson.

Of

all

people

to

swing

a

bunt.

He

laid

down

a

swinging

bunt

like

that.

He's

the

fastest

guy

on

the

team.

This

guy

can

get

it,

and

this

is

an

ugly

play.

But

to

talk

about

just

chopping

it

like

that.

You

couldn't

place

it

any

better

than

that.

Leon

had

no

chance.

High

fastball

ends

up

being

a

bunt.

And

he

can

get

it,

too.

This

guy

is

one

of

the

fastest

in

the

major

leagues.

Certainly

a

threat

to

go,

obviously,

with

stolen

bases.

Number

one

in

the

American

League.

Now

another

really

fast

guy,

Jean

Segura,

who

is

for

I

think

of

all

the

really

good

players

in

the

American

League

today.

Jean

Segura

is

one

of

the

least

well-known.

And

he

does

get

him,

holding

the

bag

to

get

Dyson,

but

it

should

have

been

a

double

play.

Well,

you're

just

thankful

to

get

one

right

there.

It's

a

double-play

ball.

Happens

ninety-nine

percent

of

the

time

and

he

messes

it

up,

but

just

in

time

to

get

him

at

second;

that

is

so

close.

That

would

have

been

awful

if

he

couldn't

get

anybody

right

there,

but

he,

just

in

time,

luckily

stretched

out

there

to

get

it.

Good

enough—I'll

take

one.

Got

the

out,

no

error.

Segura

becomes

the

base

runner

at

first

base

with

two

away,

and

Valencia

will

step

in.

He

singled

his

first

time

up;

Red

Sox

ahead,

three-nothing.

Certainly

a

choppy

start

for

Dustin

Pedroia

today.

Brian

Johnson

is

proud

of

that

fastball.

He's

not

throwing

very

hard,

but

he

uses

it

all

the

time.

And

the

pitch.

One

ball,

one

strike

on

Valencia.

Sox

have

been

a

very

good

daytime

team,

That's

the

best

mark

in

the

American

League.

And

at

Fenway

Park,

you

go

back

to

the

middle

of

May

of

last

year.

Red

Sox

are

in

day

games

at

Fenway.

There's

that

good

curveball.

Wanted

to

see

the

break

on

this

curveball;

that's

nice.

And

if

he

strikes

out

Valencia,

that'll

be

his

fifth

in

the

first

three

innings.

Two

and

two.

On

deck.

Trying

to

get

in

on

him

right

here,

careful.

Popped

him

up.

And

a

play

for

Moreland.

On

the

infield

grass

for

the

catch,

Johnson

continues

to

breeze

here.

He's

allowed

just

a

couple

of

hits;

three-nothing

Boston.

Nicely

done.

This

guy

has

hit

two

and

has

almost

hit

two

others.

He

almost

hit

Pedroia

again

and

almost

hit

Bogaerts

right

there.

He

checked

his

swing

and

filed

it

away

at

the

plate.

Ben

and

Teddy

on

deck.

And

then

Hanley

Ramirez

here

in

the

third.

And

the

two-two.

He

wouldn't

chase

it,

so

it's

a

full

count

very

wild

in

the

first

inning.

Line

shot

scooped

up

very

slick

play

by

Cano

to

get

him

at

first

base.

One

man

away.

He

almost

had

his

head

taken

off,

and

it's

not

a

base

hit.

It's

amazing.

I've

seen

so

many

balls

hit

back

up

the

middle

that

are

outs.

Look

at

this.

This

is

a

slider

down

and

away

and

it

whizzes

right

by

his

head.

And

Dr.

Kuhl

out

there

makes

an

easy

play

on

it.

Cano

does,

doesn't

he

as

you

call

him

Captain

Casual.

Captain

Casual

man,

he

is

the

best.

He

wants

a

couple

of

Gold

Gloves.

He's

been

at

it.

Up

the

middle,

maybe

Cano

snags

it

and

throws.

Segura

with

an

outstanding

play.

Boy,

Segura's

got

a

good

arm.

He

gets

to

this

ball

as

his

momentum

is

carrying

him

the

other

way.

I

thought

that

was

an

easy

base

hit,

but

he

gets

enough

on

it

to

throw

him

out.

Why

he

dives

is

beyond

me.

Not

a

lot

of

base

hits

up

the

middle,

and

not

that

one

either.

You

don't

need

to

do

that.

Well,

these

two

up

the

middle

are

fun

to

watch

for

Seattle.

The

way

the

club

has

been

playing

generally

wouldn't

be

described

that

way,

but

Segura

stole

a

hit.

Cano

made

a

very

slick

play

right

before

that.

Hanley

was

hit

by

a

pitch

and

stole

the

base

in

the

first

inning.

I

don't

think

Cano

could

have

gotten

enough

on

that.

That

guy's

got

a

good

arm.

And

the

pitch

will

be

outside.

Three

runs

on

three

hits

for

the

Red

Sox.

Nothing

across

two

hits

for

Seattle.

Up

the

middle.

That'll

sweep

through

for

a

base

hit

for

Hanley.

So

he's

aboard

for

the

second

time.

Sox

now

have

four

hits

against

Whalen.

Mitch

Moreland

on

the

way

up.

Moreland

flied

out

to

right

field

his

first

time

up.

Red

Sox

pouring

across

three

runs,

but

Whalen

had

a

lot

to

do

with

that.

The

first,

he

walked;

the

two,

he

hit

to.

He

got

more

than

last

time

on

a

little

cutter

about

belt-high.

He

just

missed

it.

Somebody's

going

to

juice

this

guy

before

it's

over

with.

I

guarantee

you

that.

He

is

up

to

pitches.

No

activity

in

their

bullpen

although

they

did

have

activity

in

the

first

inning.

Shot

caught

by

Valencia.

For

out

number

three,

another

bullet.

Red

Sox

with

some

ringing

shots,

three-nothing

Boston.

Cano,

very

casually

walking

out

of

the

batter's

box,

takes

a

strike.

This

guy

is

too

cool

for

school,

isn't

he?

If

there's

one

guy,

this

is

it.

Oh

for

one,

he's

flied

out

to

right

field.

Sox

on

top,

Pop

up

to

left

field.

Xander

Bogaerts

under

that

along

with

Benintendi,

who

will

make

the

play.

Now

let's

go

out

to

Garin.

Great

day

for

the

family.

Good

luck

charm

right

there.

That

ball

is

almost

over

the

fence.

Fence,

wasn't

it?

May

well

have

been

gone

as

Betts

hauled

it

in.

This

is

his

day,

man.

A

strike

on

Seager.

You

know

Mookie's

got

a

beat

on

this

thing

that

ball's

gone

if

he

doesn't

get

there,

I'll

tell

you

what.

But

he

catches

it

easily.

Oh.

Oh

yeah.

You

can

tell

a

lot

of

emotion

in

that

family

from

what's

happened

to

Brian

Johnson.

Yeah.

Well,

we

talked

about

one

incident:

he

was

hit

by

his

own

catcher

on

an

errant

throw,

and

a

year

after

that

Johnson

was

struck

in

the

face

by

a

line

drive

that

fractured

bones

around

the

eye.

He's

been

pretty

public

about

battling

depression

and

anxiety.

So

a

lot's

happened

for

this

boy.

I'll

tell

you

what

it's

a

great

time

for

him

and

his

family

to

be

on

this

mound

tonight.

No

doubt.

Yes.

Down

goes

Seager.

He

struck

him

out.

A

inning

for

Brian

Johnson,

with

a

little

help

from

Mookie

Betts.

Won

the

Triple

Crown

in

who

was

second

on

the

team

in

batting

average.

Ground

ball

into

the

shift

and

from

shallow

right

field

plenty

of

time

for

Cano

to

get

him.

Jackie

Bradley

retired

so

one

out

in

the

fourth.

Red

Sox

leading

three-nothing,

trying

to

win

six

consecutive

games

for

the

first

time

this

year.

Sandy

Leon

will

be

next.

Brian

Johnson's

dad

was

talking

about

his

son

as

a

young

man

who's

gone

through

an

awful

lot;

I

think

a

number

of

Red

Sox

fans

are

probably

aware

that

a

couple

of

years

ago,

in

October

Johnson

was

unharmed

after

a

carjacking

in

Florida

when

the

man

who

stole

the

car

fired

his

weapon

into

the

ground;

no

one

was

hit,

but

Brian's

friend

who

was

traveling

with

him

was

struck

by

a

piece

of

concrete

from

the

impact,

and

the

carjacker

was

eventually

arrested,

though

not

before

he

got

it

up

to

miles

an

hour

on

a

highway.

So

he's

been

through

some

scary

stuff

to

wind

up

here

today

at

Fenway.

Yeah,

this

is

nothing

here.

Leon

with

an

RBI

base

hit

in

the

first

inning.

And

he

knocks

one

foul

out

of

play.

It's

a

fair

ball

out

number

two.

He's

been

busy

over

there

at

first

base.

I'm

surprised

this

guy

has

made

it

here

until

the

fourth,

to

be

honest

with

you,

especially

the

way

the

game

started.

Walk

bases

on

four

pitches.

Then

he

hit

Pedroia

on

the

arm.

He

allowed

singles

to

Bogaerts,

Ben

and

Teddy.

Then

he

hit

Hanley

Ramirez

on

the

helmet.

Also

in

that

inning,

a

walk

and

a

single

off

him.

Into

right

field,

the

right

fielder

comes

on

strong

and

he'll

make

the

catch

on

a

sinking

line

drive

for

the

Red

Sox.

Out

in

order

here

in

the

fourth,

three-nothing

Boston.

Fifth

inning,

Red

Sox

in

front,

three

to

nothing.

Brian

Johnson

back

at

it;

so

far

he's

allowed

Seattle

just

two

hits.

He

struck

out

five.

He's

thrown

a

lot

of

strikes.

He

really

has.

He's

used

his

fastball

more

than

I

thought

he

would.

Obviously,

he's

got

a

really

good

breaking

ball.

Little

thing.

He

throws

just

like

Sale,

but

he

doesn't

throw

as

hard.

to

the

batter.

And

it's

dribbled

foul.

A

Zunino

on

deck,

bounding

ball;

Marrero

charges,

nice

scoop

and

throw,

low

throw

on

the

dig

and

he

held

the

bag,

Moreland

helping

him

at

first

base.

That

might

be

the

best

play

we've

seen

Moreland

make

all

year

long.

See

Marrero

charging;

he

throws

off

his

right

foot.

Look

at

this;

the

ball

is

way

offline,

but

he

keeps

his

foot

on

the

base,

full

stretch.

Nice

pick,

one

man

out.

He

struck

out

his

first

time

up

and

popped

a

foul

out

of

play

for

a

strike.

See,

they

just

can't

get

on

that

fastball.

You

know

he's

got

a

mix

of

pitches,

and

he

throws

a

lot

of

high

fastballs.

That

one

drifts

in

for

a

strike,

a

curveball

at

it's

been

another

good

pitch

for

him;

he

throws

an

occasional

changeup,

softly

hit,

and

that's

going

to

dunk

down

for

a

single.

So

Heredia

is

on

with

a

single

to

right

field

with

one

away.

So

the

former

Florida

roommates

meet

once

again.

They

met

for

the

first

time

at

the

big

league

level

in

the

third

inning,

when

Brian

Johnson

struck

out

his

former

catcher

Mike

Zunino.

He's

got

him

all

messed

up

now:

started

him

off

with

a

breaking

ball

in

the

dirt,

punched

him

out

looking

last

time

with

a

fastball,

then

popped

up

back

into

the

stands.

He's

got

him

in

the

hole,

nothing

and

two.

Now

what's

he

going

to

do?

Oh,

and

two

he

threw

a

high

fastball

and

a

curveball

in

the

dirt.

One

out,

one

on;

Red

Sox

up

three-nothing.

You

know

he

wants

to

punch

him

out

again.

High

fastball.

This

won't

be

a

strike.

When

Johnson

and

Zunino

were

together

in

Florida,

they

won

the

NCAA

championship

in

The

team

they

beat

was

Jackie

Bradley's

South

Carolina

Gamecocks.

Ben

and

Teddy

and

Bradley

and

Jackie

were

there.

Two

down.

You

see

how

he

went

after

him

this

time,

after

having

punched

him

out

looking

with

a

breaking

ball

down

and

out

of

the

strike

zone.

Fastball

beat

him

a

little

bit

right

there,

and

then

a

high

fastball

to

get

him

off

of

that

again.

A

high

fastball,

doubled

up

on

the

fastball

out

of

the

zone.

Pop

up

to

a

Dyson,

reached

on

a

swinging

bunt

single

in

the

third

inning.

Marrero

is

in

close

just

in

case;

two

down,

pop

down

the

left-field

line

that's

going

to

fall

in

right

along

the

track.

Ben

intended

to

try

and

dig

it

out;

big

turn

at

first

base,

he's

going

to

head

on

back.

The

radius

safely

into

third,

and

they're

on

the

corners

with

two

away.

Dyson

boy,

he

already

did

it

the

first

time

up,

a

swinging

bunt.

This

time

he

gets

jammed.

That

ball

just

floated

out

there.

I

thought

he

tried

for

two

on

this,

but

he

didn't;

let's

see

where

this

pitch

is—kind

of

got

him

on

the

label.

He

didn't

even

know

that

it

was

fair.

He

left

late

out

of

the

box.

Watch

him

stutter

there

for

a

second.

He

didn't

know

where

it

was

and

then

he

takes

off.

You'd

think

he'd

get

the

double

easy

on

this

ball,

then

he

gets

it

in

but

he

holds

at

first.

So

that'll

send

up

the

number-one

hitter

in

the

American

League

coming

into

play

today.

Jean

Segura,

for

has

hit

the

ball

on

the

ground

twice.

This

is

serious

right

here.

This

is

the

toughest

out

to

me.

He

paints

him

with

an

eighty-five-mile-an-hour

fastball.

That

was

a

fastball.

First

and

third,

Red

Sox

trying

to

protect

a

three-nothing

lead.

But

no

throw

on

the

steal,

and

a

stolen

base

for

Dyson.

Oh,

you

can

have

it

all

day

right

there.

So

second

and

third.

One

ball

and

one

strike

on

Segura.

Now

with

Segura

up,

he

is

their

toughest

hitter.

There's

no

doubt.

I'll

tell

you,

this

is

a

tough,

tough

situation

right

here.

He's

a

grinder.

He

had

over

hits

last

year

with

Arizona.

And

more

hits

than

anybody

in

the

National

League

a

year

ago.

Look

at

that.

Eighty-six

up,

out

of

the

strike

zone.

Unbelievable.

I

mean,

this

is

unheard

of.

Don't

throw

a

strike

with

it—it's

just

up

high

enough

out

of

the

strike

zone

with

no

hair

on

it.

Johnson

is

trying

to

get

out

of

this.

By

the

way,

this

is

where

Segura

gets

really

tough.

Yes,

he

does.

He's

not

trying

to

pull.

He's

going

to

stay

right

on

it;

he's

thrown

him

four

fastballs.

And

that

was

the

hardest

one

he

threw

right

there.

Gutsy.

He's

gutsy.

When

are

you

going

to

throw

a

hook

in

the

dirt?

Fly

ball

to

right

field,

a

play

for

Betts—nicely

done.

He

gets

out

of

it.

Brian

Johnson

once

again

strands

runners

at

second

and

third.

Sox

up

by

three.

Dennis

Eckersley,

Dave

O'Brien

with

the

bottom

of

the

fifth

inning.

Red

Sox

ahead

of

Seattle,

three

to

nothing.

Top

of

the

order

will

be

Betts,

Pedroia,

Bogaerts.

They

all

reached

in

the

first

inning

against

Rob

Whalen,

and

at

the

time

the

Red

Sox

had

scored

three.

He

was

all

over

the

place

hitting

batters

and

walking

guys;

it

looked

like

it

was

going

to

be

a

short

outing.

Two

runners

were

thrown

out

on

the

bases;

those

two

outs

hurt.

Hanley

ran

through

a

stop

sign

by

Butterfield.

After

a

walk

and

a

stolen

base,

he's

also

lining

to

center.

Two-one,

evens

the

count.

So

Whalen's

been

able

to

settle

in.

He's

got

to

be

fine,

man

he's

got

to

keep

that

ball

right

on

the

corner.

Nothing

special

out

there.

Breaking

ball

hammered

into

the

ground;

Segura

digs

to

throw

him

out.

One

away.

And

Pedroia

will

be

next.

That's

it.

Chopped

foul

by

Pedroia.

And

Sox

trying

to

make

it

six

for

six

here

today.

Riding

their

longest

winning

streak

of

to

Pedroia.

Hard-hit

base

hit

past

the

diving

Segura.

Pedroia

with

the

turn.

He's

got

his

first

hit

of

the

day.

He

got

drilled

early

in

the

first

inning.

Seems

to

have

shaken

that

off.

It's

a

little

payback

right

there.

An

hanging

curveball.

Watch

his

curveball.

Doesn't

do

anything.

Stays

right

there

and

he

hits

it

right

where

he's

supposed

to.

Right

up

the

middle.

I

don't

think

Pedroia

is

going

to

be

running

anytime

soon.

He's

not

one

of

our

speedsters.

Xander

Bogaerts

with

eight

stolen

bases.

Mookie

Betts

has

him

in

there

for

strike

one.

He

singled

and

drove

in

a

run.

He's

also

grounded

out

today.

He

has

hit

safely

in

of

his

last

games

at

Fenway,

hitting

around

The

from

Waylon.

He's

late

on

those

lazy

breaking

balls.

You

know,

a

lazy

slider

or

a

lazy

curveball

that

he

threw

to

Pedroia.

But

he

makes

a

pitch

here

and

there.

Waylon

began

his

career

as

a

New

York

Met

but

never

pitched

at

the

big-league

level

for

the

Mets.

And

they

traded

him

to

Atlanta.

He

made

his

major

league

debut

last

year;

he's

years

old.

Very

deliberate

with

men

on

base,

working

right

through

the

first

strike.

I

mean,

you

wouldn't

see

that.

I

mean,

being

a

relief

pitcher,

he

hasn't

got

enough

gas

to

be

a

reliever,

right?

I

mean,

not

nowadays

you're

used

to

seeing

guys

throwing

changeups

at

ninety-two

out

of

the

bullpen.

Pedroia

with

a

short

lead.

He's

gun-shy,

man;

everybody's

running

on

him,

he's

taking

his

sweet

time.

Red

Sox

have

made

some

very

loud

outs

today.

They

have.

But

they

have

not

scored

since

the

first.

Inning.

One-two,

slam

foul.

They

hit

that

wickedly.

On

a

hanging

breaking

ball.

I

mean,

please

that

says

"drill

me."

That

says

"take

me

to

the

bridge,"

is

what

that

says.

But

it

was

inside.

You

know

it

wasn't

a

strike.

He

couldn't

keep

it

fair.

That

thing

is

just

spinning.

Well

that

had

Lansdowne.

Oh

my

goodness.

A

little

too

quick

on

it

wanted

to.

Benintendi

on

deck.

He

pops

that

one

up

foul.

Valencia,

right

to

the

coach's

box.

Two

down.

Two,

a

runner

at

first

base

for

Benintendi,

who

has

singled

in

a

run

and

grounded

out.

He

busted

out

of

an

slump

with

a

first-inning

base

hit.

High

fly

ball

to

right

field.

That's

it,

Heredia.

Get

out

of

here.

To

the

track.

And

he's

there

to

get

under

and

make

the

catch.

And

that

is

out

number

three.

That

is

branch

work

is

what

that

is.

We're

going

to

keep

it

right

here

and

stay

in

the

park

as

Ek

goes

for

coffee.

Go

Red

Sox.

Go

The

greatest

generation

there.

Red

Sox

have

served

our

great

country.

Ted

Williams,

two

separate

tours.

Red

Sox

lead

in

the

sixth

inning.

The

lights

are

on

at

Fenway.

It

started

out

bright

and

sunny.

Sun

is

stuck

behind

some

clouds

with

the

Sox

in

front.

And

Brian

Johnson

has

been

a

big

story

here

today.

Brian

Johnson

is

pitching.

Valencia

sees

that

one

into

the

dirt;

one

and

two.

He's

got

one

for

two.

Johnson,

a

left-hander

from

Lakeland,

Florida,

with

his

dad

and

family

watching

from

the

stands

today.

In

Fenway

Park,

he's

and

on

the

season.

Pedroia

to

his

left,

from

the

cut

of

the

grass,

throws

on

to

get

him.

One

away.

Boy,

he's

doing

his

thing,

man

high

fastballs,

curveballs,

changeup

occasionally.

He

stings

that

one,

but

foul.

Sox

foul

down

the

line.

A

drive

out

to

center

field

Bradley

on

his

horse.

Perfectly.

As

smooth

as

it

gets.

Two

down.

This

ball

was

absolutely

crushed.

And

I'll

tell

you

what.

This

is

so

casual.

Look

at

him.

He

looks

twice.

Looks

at

the

fence.

And

he

catches

this

ball

easily.

That

is

a

difficult

play

to

make.

The

ball

is

smothered.

And

he

goes

back.

Takes

a

look.

Glances

at

the

fence.

Turns

around.

Makes

a

catch.

If

he

could

catch

that

ball

in

Oakland.

He

could

catch

anything.

That

ball

is

up

in

the

air

just

high

enough.

That's

two

balls

that

could

be

home

runs

anywhere

else

today.

Billy

loves

the

defense

today.

Mookie

Betts

went

all

the

way

to

the

bullpen

fence

and

he

took

one

back.

Not

a

leaping

catch

but

this

is

a

tougher

play.

That

play

in

Oakland

was

one

of

the

greatest

plays

I've

ever

seen

especially

for

two

outs

in

the

ninth

inning.

He

went

up,

timed

it

perfectly,

snatched

it

and

came

back

down

with

it;

nobody

knew

he

had

it

that's

how

cool

he

is.

Cruz

took

one

high:

a

strikeout

and

a

fly

out

for

two.

I

mean

Kimbrel

was

on

the

mound

saying

"give

me,

show

me

if

you

have

the

ball

or

not,"

but

when

he

was

trotting

in

you

knew

he

had

it.

They're

wailing

away,

coming

up

empty

one

and

two.

Johnson,

something

about

that

high

fastball

they

just

can't

get

to

it,

and

it's

not

like

it's

got

major

ride;

it's

about

eighty-eight.

The

Red

Sox

used

to

have

a

closer

who

could

throw

up

there

in

the

eighty-five,

eighty-six

range,

and

down

he

goes.

Cruz

strikes

out.

Johnson

gets

him

More

fine

defense

behind

him,

and

he's

pitching

a

shutout.

Bottom

of

the

sixth

inning.

Sox

coming

up:

Ramirez,

Moreland,

Bradley

against

Rob

Whalen,

who's

still

out

there.

Sox

have

touched

him

up

for

three

runs,

five

hits,

but

all

of

those

runs

came

in

the

first

inning.

He's

still

out

there.

It's

a

bit

of

a

shock

after

the

first

inning.

Since

then

he

has

scattered

just

a

couple

of

hits.

That

one

stung

Seager.

Off

the

ankles;

we'll

throw

on

to

get

him.

There've

been

five

or

six

of

those.

Heck,

what

do

you

think?

I

don't

know.

He's

in

his...

he's

having

a

good

time,

man.

No

one's

really

paying

attention

to

him.

No,

just

kind

of

ignored

him.

Work

off

some

of

that

energy.

Back

to

this

game.

I'll

tell

you

what.

I

thought

Ben

and

Tendi

got

him

last

inning.

I

did.

Didn't

you?

Oh

yeah.

And

then

the

hanging

curveball

to

Bogaerts.

I

thought

he

should

have

hit

it

to

the

moon.

No

one's

taking

him

out

of

the

yard

yet.

Whalen,

years

old,

hasn't

pitched

many

games

before.

I've

thrown

a

shutout

before

where

I

gave

up

like

rockets.

So

it

happens.

I

mean,

you

got

to

hit

him

where

they

ain't.

One-one.

Dribbler

to

foul.

I

have

a

hard

time

believing

you

gave

up

This

is

a

little

exaggeration,

but

a

lot

of

line

drives

the

wind

was

blowing

in.

You

see,

that's

an

indication.

No

one's

swinging

and

missing.

You

know,

the

Red

Sox

are

barreled

up

a

high

number

of

times.

One-two.

No,

it

was

a

game

in

Texas.

I

never

forgot

the

game

in

Texas.

I

won

one

to

nothing.

It

was

the

ugliest

shutout

I

have

ever

thrown.

I

mean,

there

were

about

four

balls

and...

I

don't

know,

the

old

Texas

Stadium

when

the

wind

blew

in,

you...

I

couldn't

hit

it

out.

And

I

gave

up

like

six

balls

that

could

have

been

gone.

So

on

any

other

day

they're

out

of

there.

I

swear

to

God

it

was

lifted

along

the

left-field

line,

that

one

slicing

into

the

corner

and

a

foul

ball.

Two-and-two

on

Moreland.

There's

not

much

room

to

go

foul,

but

he

found

it

it

hit

the

wall.

Moreland

hit

the

ball

hard

his

last

time

up.

He

stung

a

line

drive

that

Valencia

caught

at

first

base

on

the

shift

to

the

right.

Here

comes

the

two-two

from

Rob

Whalen.

Here

comes

this

little

hook

base

hit.

The

Sox

have

a

baserunner

with

one

out

in

the

sixth.

Why

is

everybody

so

loud?

I

can't

hear

myself

think.

Now

the

wave

has

made

a

return.

What's

that?

The

wave.

Oh

no.

That's

made

a

return.

And

they

get

Lawrence

up

in

their

bullpen,

the

right-hander.

Eighty-six

pitches.

For

Rob

Whalen.

Jackie

Bradley

with

a

walk

and

a

tap

to

second

base,

and

he'll

take

ball

one.

Well,

he's

got

a

couple

of

gems

this

year

to

put

on

his

Gold

Glove

resume,

doesn't

he?

He's

trying

to

beat

out

Kiermaier

from

Tampa

boy,

he

puts

on

a

show.

He's

a

great

outfielder.

The

reigning

Gold

Glove

center

fielder

is

Kiermaier

at

Tampa

Bay.

And

then

Pilar

has

made

some

great

catches

this

year.

I

mean,

that's

a

tough

place

to

get

Gold

Gloves

in

the

American

League

this

division.

Jackie

was

a

finalist

last

year.

He

did

not

win

it.

Moreland

on

at

first

with

one

out.

Red

Sox

have

out-hit

them

six

to

four;

fly

ball

to

right-center

field.

That's

a

drive.

A

rocket,

back

turning

around.

A

matter

of

time

it

touches

them

all.

And

the

Red

Sox

lead

five

to

nothing.

I

told

you

somebody

was

going

to

juice

him.

Here

comes

service.

Jackie

Bradley

torches

one

for

his

fifth

home

run

of

the

season.

And

they've

made

the

call

to

the

bullpen.

This

is

the

right

guy

to

go

deep

right

here.

Took

a

home

run

away

almost

in

center

field

last

inning

and

then

lost

one

in

the

bullpen.

This

thing

might

have

gone

over

the

bullpen.

Fastball,

nothing

on

it.

See

you

over

the

bullpen.

Jackie

Bradley

with

a

blistering

shot.

Waylon

out

of

the

ballgame.

Red

Sox

up

five

to

nothing.

Jackie

Bradley

with

his

fifth

home

run

of

the

season.

Red

Sox

leading

five

to

nothing,

bidding

to

extend

their

winning

streak

to

six.

Casey

Lawrence

comes

out

of

the

bullpen.

High

ERA.

We

see

this

a

lot

with

the

Mariners'

relief

corps.

His

ERA

is

Hitters

are

hitting

off

him.

He's

due

for

a

good

outing.

Sandy

Leon

with

a

base

hit

his

first

time

up;

he's

one

for

two.

That'll

drift

down

into

the

stands

down

the

left-field

line.

So

the

Red

Sox

finally

get

to

Whalen.

You

felt

like

that

was

only

a

matter

of

time

as

he

went

into

the

sixth

inning.

But

then

Moreland's

base

hit

and

a

two-run

no-doubter

by

Jackie

Bradley.

To

me,

that

would

have

been

a

shame

if

they

hadn't

gotten

him.

I

mean,

he

was

there

for

the

taking.

He

was

there

for

the

taking

in

the

first

inning.

He

got

away

with

it.

They

finally

got

him

five

earned

runs

over

five

and

a

third.

And

the

pitch,

waved

at

and

missed

strike

three.

So

two

away.

You

know,

I

couldn't

argue;

it's

one

to

nothing.

Put

it

in

the

books,

man.

Cut

out

and

miss

down

goes

Marrero,

but

the

Red

Sox

get

two

more

on

the

board.

Jackie

Bradley

with

a

shot,

and

the

Red

Sox

lead

five

to

nothing.

Seventh

inning,

five-nothing

Red

Sox.

Brian

Johnson

is

right

now

tossing

a

four-hit

shutout.

He's

fanned

this

man,

Kyle

Seager,

twice.

He's

been

filling

it

up.

I

can't

remember

a

count

where

he

had

three

balls

on

a

guy

maybe

once,

but

a

lot

of

strikes.

Into

the

shift

a

one-hopper

to

Pedroia

from

right

field.

One

away.

Boy,

that

shift

is

a

beautiful

thing.

They

should

have

come

up

with

that

when

I

was

playing.

Look

at

these

punch

outs.

High

fastball

cannot

get

there.

A

little

breaking

ball

to

Seager.

High

fastball

again.

He

punched

out,

right.

And

then

a

fastball

right

by

Seager.

I

mean,

that's

like

eighty-seven,

eighty-eight.

You

know,

the

lead

for

the

longest

time

was

only

three-to-nothing.

It's

not

much

at

Fenway

Park,

but

he

actually

has

been

pitching

like

he's

up

nine-to-nothing.

You

gotta

love

this

pace.

He

just

gets

it

and

throws

it,

not

afraid

to

use

his

fastball

at

all.

Line

drive

on

the

first

pitch,

and

he

singles

to

right,

their

fifth

hit

of

the

afternoon.

And

now

he

takes

on

his

old

teammate

and

roommate

Mike

Zunino

again.

He

struck

out

Zunino

the

first

time

they

squared

off

in

the

third

inning,

and

then

Zunino

flied

out

to

center

the

second

time.

So

he's

for

He

needs

to

have

that

right

there.

Zunino

loves

to

air

it

out

he

swings

hard.

He

can

hit

some

home

runs

but

he

just

strikes

out

so

much.

He's

hitting

just

Look

at

that

swing.

Don't

hit

his

bat

and

you'll

be

OK.

I've

got

to

say

I

love

all

these

people,

especially

the

young

ones

keeping

score.

Yeah.

Really

getting

into

it

early.

I

learned

earlier;

I

still

don't

know

how

to

do

it.

I

don't

want

anyone

reading

mine.

No,

I

know

yours

is.

I

never

said

anything

about

yours.

There's

no

shot

with

that

penmanship.

Yeah.

Little

guy's

got

it

going

on.

See

if

he

tries

it.

Slipped

a

cheese

by

his

buddies

the

Nuno,

the

Nino

they

say

his

name

differently

every

time

I

say

it.

You

want

to?

My

goodness,

thank

you,

a

little

gift.

Got

him

with

that

curveball

a

special

gift

for

the

second

time

today,

and

you

know

he's

upset.

Dennis

Eckersley,

Dave

O'Brien,

again

with

you

from

Fenway.

Manchester

strong.

So

our

thoughts

and

our

hearts

are

with

the

folks

at

Manchester.

That's

a

fastball

that

just

had.

Bridge

written

all

over

Jackie

just

tattooed

that

thing

to

run.

Johnson

for

a

five

nothing

lead.

Red

Sox

knocking

Waylon

out

after

five

and

a

third,

five

earned

runs.

Jackie

Bradley

torched

that

home

run,

his

fifth,

and

the

Sox

lead

at

five

to

nothing.

They're

thoroughly

enjoying

themselves

these

days

at

Fenway

Park,

and

a

ground

ball

to

the

shortstop,

Segura.

We'll

set

down

Mookie

Betts,

who

is

with

a

walk

and

a

run.

One

man

gone

in

the

seventh

inning.

So

Brian

Johnson

has

gone

seven

strong,

shutting

out

Seattle

to

this

point.

Red

Sox

got

three

in

the

first

inning,

two

more

in

the

sixth.

Dustin

Pedroia

was

hit

on

the

arm

by

a

fastball

in

the

first

inning.

Since

then

he's

flied

out

and

ripped

a

single.

Red

Sox

trying

to

make

it

six

consecutive

wins.

See

how

this

guy

could

be

tough

on

right-handers,

kind

of

a

sidearmer.

Get

that

ball

run

back

in

on

Petey

right

there.

He's

got

that

sweeping

breaking

ball.

You

got

to

look

out

for

that.

One-two

down

the

way.

There

was

not

even

tempting

at

all.

Tomorrow

afternoon,

Rick

Porcello

going

after

his

fourth

win

and

a

record,

and

the

way

it's

going

right

now,

if

this

keeps

up

the

Red

Sox

are

going

to

try

and

sweep

the

homestand

on

Sunday.

Their

winning

streak

started

on

Sunday

in

Oakland;

the

Red

Sox

have

been

gaining

ground

in

the

division

they

won't

be

able

to

gain

on

the

Yankees

because

they've

already

won,

but

they've

jumped

right

past

the

Orioles.

And

that's

going

to

be

a

called

strike

three

Pedroia

caught

looking,

according

to

Bruce

Druckmann.

Bogaerts

is

for

with

an

RBI

single

today,

hitting

He

chops

a

foul

for

a

strike,

quickly

It's

a

good

pitch;

that

ball

runs

back

in

on

a

right-handed

hitter.

so

fourth

in

the

American

League

at

the

moment.

Benintendi

would

follow,

and

on

the

pitch

he

was

jammed

and

got

a

piece

of

it.

That's

three

in

a

row

on

their

knucklers,

right

at

your

fingernails

he

was

barely

able

to

get

the

bat

on

them.

He's

going

to

run

around

on

a

pitch

like

that

and

drive

it

up

into

the

monster

seats

on

a

non-strike.

Right.

Last

year

he

hit

a

ball.

Remember

that

ballpark.

Unbelievable.

Yeah.

It's

like

he

had

no

business

swinging

at

it.

He

hit

it

out

of

Fenway

entirely.

Bouncer,

foul,

snagged

by

Seager.

It's

like

it

would

have

hit

him

in

the

chest

if

he

hadn't

hit

it

out

of

the

ballpark.

Right.

You

know

something.

He

can

do

more

with

non-strikes

sometimes

than

just

about

anybody.

Well

obviously

he

can.

He's

got

plate

coverage.

Where

he

flicks

the

ball

out

to

right

field.

But

a

lot

of

times,

you

know,

he'd

been

chasing

a

lot

of

breaking

balls

there

for

a

while.

held

up

there,

one

ball,

two

strikes.

Xander's

not

a

guy

who

takes

a

lot

of

walks

only

of

them

this

season.

Remember

when

he

first

came

up,

he

showed

a

very

discerning

eye

and

we

thought

he

might

be

a

to

guy.

Not

that

kind

of

hitter.

He

likes

contact.

It's

that

sharply

hit;

Segura

was

quick

to

get

it

and

got

him

by

a

quarter

of

a

step

at

first

base

to

retire

the

side.

We

move

on

to

the

eighth

five-nothing

Red

Sox.

The

Red

Sox

promoted

left-hander

Brian

Johnson,

and

he

has

become

a

major

story

today.

He's

tossing

a

five-hit

shutout

at

the

Seattle

Mariners,

a

floater

toward

the

stands

down

the

left-field

line,

a

foul

ball

off

the

bat

of

the

speedy

Dyson,

who

was

singled

twice

and

stole

a

base.

But

Johnson

has

been

in

command.

From

the

very

beginning.

Scattering

five

hits.

And

he

has

a

chance.

At

tossing

the

first

complete

game

for

the

Red

Sox

all

season.

They've

played

close

to

games,

no

complete

games.

One

attempt,

foul.

And

on

to

one,

Dyson,

pitches

yet.

No

activity

in

the

Red

Sox

bullpen.

Johnson

is

making

his

second

major

league

start.

Lofted

and

caught.

Bogaerts

grabs

that

out

of

the

air

for

the

one

away.

Carl

Yastrzemski

won

a

Triple

Crown

in

who

is

second

on

the

team

in

batting

average?

And

the

answer

is:

George

Scott

batted

in

So

they

were

wrong.

So

we

finally

stop

somebody,

right?

Segura

for

So

the

Red

Sox

have

quieted

him

today

after

three

hits

last

night.

I

mean,

he's

almost

at

percent

strike-throwing,

even

pouring

in

an

incredible

fastball;

he's

rarely

gotten

as

high

as

eighty-nine.

A

lot

of

high

fastballs,

more

fastballs,

and

I

thought

he

was

going

to

throw

fastball,

curveball.

I

mean,

not

that

many

change-ups.

One-two.

Look

at

that.

Did

not

get

the

call

from

Dreckman.

Oh,

I've

got

to

have

this,

especially

when

I've

got

a

shutout

working.

He

has

struck

out

seven,

flying

along

the

line.

Mookie

Betts

charging

over

near

the

stands.

Batting

average

minuscule

I

love

the

no

walks.

I

mean

the

punch

outs

are

there.

Those

guys

have

a

lot

of

big

arms

out

there.

It's

been

a

day

off

so

far.

They

need

a

day

off.

Two

down

here

in

the

eighth

inning.

Not

a

single

walk

issued

by

Brian

Johnson

today,

and

strike

one

on

Valencia.

Seattle,

not

many

baserunners.

Sox

up

five-nothing.

I

mean,

this

is

unheard

of,

to

throw

this

many

strikes.

It

is

hard

to

do

and

not

get

lit

up,

you

know,

because

you're

around

the

plate

too

much.

Crazy.

Two.

Popped

up

foul,

back

out

of

play.

Johnson

has

the

crowd

behind

him

and

a

lead.

Here's

the

Spoiled

out

of

play.

Another

strike.

I

mean,

what's

the

record?

There's

no

serious.

I

mean,

out

of

strikes.

That

is

percent.

That's

hard

to

do.

That's

pitch

number

for

Brian

Johnson.

Ground

ball

to

Bogaerts.

And

sets

him

down

in

a

eighth.

Could

get

in

a

complete

game

today.

to

nothing.

Red

Sox

in

command.

Incredible.

Last

half

of

the

eighth

inning,

Red

Sox

up

five

to

nothing.

Benintendi,

Ramirez,

Moreland.

Big

blow,

Jackie

Bradley's

two-run

blast

in

the

sixth

inning.

Red

Sox

scored

three

times.

In

the

first,

they

took

command,

and

the

rest

of

the

day

has

belonged

to

the

left-hander

Brian

Johnson.

He

has

thrown

about

percent

of

his

pitches

for

strikes.

And

this

deep

into

a

major

league

game,

as

you

have

said,

that's

pretty

much

unheard

of;

I

have

not

seen

that.

I

don't

know

anybody

that

can

do

that.

Chris

Sale

has

come

close,

right?

But

Brian

Johnson,

out

of

Lakeland,

Florida,

years

old,

is

making

his

second

major

league

start.

He's

been

sensational

today;

that

one

popped

up,

Zunino

looking

for

room

on

the

track

near

his

dugout,

but

it's

over

the

screen.

No

walks,

seven

strikeouts.

Jackie

Bradley

with

home

run

number

five,

for

some

added

breathing

room.

Nice

catch

by

Bradley

nice

catch

by

Mookie

Betts,

robbing

a

home

run

in

the

bullpen.

To

that

side,

suffocated

by

Seager;

he

throws

and

it

gets

him

at

first

base.

Valencia

holding

the

bag,

according

to

the

umpire

Mike

Everett.

John

Farrell

may

question

it;

we'll

see.

It's

ruled

out

really

fine

play

by

Seager,

who's

a

third

baseman,

and

the

Red

Sox

will

not

challenge

it.

That's

a

tough

play

for

a

third

baseman.

You're

playing

the

shortstop

position;

that

ball

was

hit

pretty

well.

Close

play

there.

Whether

he

held

the

bag

was

a

question,

and

they

did.

One

away

in

the

Sox

eighth

for

Hanley

Ramirez,

who's

been

hit

by

a

pitch,

stolen

a

base,

singled,

and

lined

out

to

third.

So

one

for

two,

and

another

base

hit

for

Hanley

he's

on

base

for

the

third

time

this

afternoon.

Here's

Moreland.

He's

one

for

three.

Boy,

he's

trying

to

crank,

man.

He

could

swing

hard

Moreland

is

one

for

three;

a

base

hit

scored

a

run

in

the

sixth

inning.

Hanley

Ramírez

in

scoring

position

with

one

away

and

fouled

away

on

a

big

cut;

the

line

score

is

Red

Sox

runs,

hits,

errors;

Seattle

runs,

hits,

errors;

a

fly

to

left

field

that'll

bring

in

a

run,

and

Hanley

read

that

one

perfectly.

He's

in

to

score.

And

the

Red

Sox

are

on

top,

six

to

nothing

on

the

base

hit.

Faking

somebody

out.

That

is

a

bullet.

By

Moreland.

Sooner

or

later

he's

going

to

hit

something

hard.

He

didn't

pull

off

that

one.

He

stayed

right

on

and

hit

a

line

drive

about

halfway

to

the

wall.

Faked

somebody

out

right

there.

But

Hanley

was

gone.

He

knew

that

ball

was

off

the

wall.

Six

to

nothing

Red

Sox;

Moreland

with

a

line

drive,

his

second

hit

today

and

his

RBI;

Jackie

Bradley

homered

his

last

time

up,

a

two-run

shot

that

cleared

the

bullpen

for

his

fifth;

the

Red

Sox

are

closing

in

on

a

sixth

consecutive

victory;

popped

up

and

playable

Seager

was

in

the

shift.

Sandy

Leon

now

he's

one

for

three

with

an

RBI

base

hit

in

the

first

inning.

Man

at

first

base,

Moreland;

first

baseman

Valencia

back

behind

the

bag.

Oh,

that's

hit

pretty

well

to

right

field

the

right

fielder

will

turn

on

to

make

the

catch

and

retire

the

side.

That

young

man,

Brian

Johnson,

is

bidding

for

the

first

complete

game

of

the

season

for

the

Boston

Red

Sox.

So

here

we

go

ninth

inning.

Brian

Johnson

on

the

verge

of

a

complete-game

shutout

in

his

second

major

league

start.

He

has

a

six-to-nothing

lead.

First

man

in

the

ninth

is

Robinson

Cano.

He's

got

to

earn

it

here

the

three

best

hitters

on

their

team.

Cano

being

the

first

one

he's

faced

him

three

times.

All

on

fly

balls.

He

gets

a

late

strike

there

from

Bruce

Dreckman.

Then

it'll

be

Nelson

Cruz

and

Kyle

Seager.

On

a

pitch,

he

waved

and

missed,

actually,

for

Johnson's

third

major

league

strikeout.

Haven't

seen

too

many

of

those

at

all.

That

was

a

slider.

He

held

that

one

till

the

ninth

inning

for

Johnson,

his

second

big

league

start

this

year.

Here's

the

and

fouled

back.

So

he's

gone

now

on

Cano.

Well,

when

the

crowd

saw

him

race

out

for

the

ninth

inning...

A

real

buzz

went

around

Fenway.

Yes,

that

did.

He

struck

him

out.

Cano

retired.

What

is

Cano

looking

for?

One-two

fastball

down

and

away.

See?

That

wasn't

even

on

the

corner.

That

had

a

bunch

of

movement.

Brian

Johnson

is

dealing.

He's

been

dealing

all

day;

just

five

hits

off

him.

Here's

Cruz.

I'd

say

percent

about

Brian

Johnson.

Yes,

I

said

so.

If

he

nails

this

one

down,

it

becomes

Fouled

away.

Boy,

that

fastball

played

well

all

day

long.

He

just

throws

it

like

he's

facing

one

of

the

premier

home

run

hitters

in

baseball.

A

shot

to

center

field,

coming

on—Jackie

Bradley

is

gracious.

What

a

catch.

This

is

a

rocket.

How

did

he

catch

this

ball

on

a

dive,

shoetop?

That

is

a

great

catch.

The

velocity

on

that

ball

was

ridiculous.

I

can't

believe

it

carried

all

that

way.

Can't

believe

he

caught

it.

And

he

laid

out

on

that.

That

is

tremendous.

Two

down.

Tremendous

catch.

That's

two

of

them

today.

Almost

took

his

head

off;

that

ball

carried

all

the

way

to

center

field.

Here's

Seager.

He's

for

Live

shot.

Bradley

racing.

He's

got

it.

The

Red

Sox

win

it,

It

feels

like

a

no-hitter.

It

just

has

the

feel

of

a

no-hitter

because

of

the

catch

by

Jackie

Bradley.

I

mean,

just

an

incredible

way

to

end

this

game.

This

kid

threw

nothing

but

strikes

all

day

long.

Jackie

Bradley

with

a

defensive

clinic.

Oh,

what

a

play.

This

was

beautiful

to

watch,

and

the

way

it

ended

makes

it

that

much

better.

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