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2 days ago
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Red Sox' Brayan Bello goes the distance, has ‘dream come true' while erasing quirky technicality
BOSTON — Before Tuesday, Brayan Bello's Baseball Reference page showed that he had one complete game under his belt in the major leagues. That stat didn't tell the real story, though. That complete game, on September 25, 2022, was really a six-inning outing in a rain-shortened, late-season loss to the Yankees. Eighty-two starts into his career, legitimate CG eluded Bello. That changed Tuesday when the righty dominated the Rockies and flirted with a shutout at Fenway Park. A two-run homer by Hunter Goodman ruined that possibility in the ninth but Bello still was able to get all 27 outs, scattering just the pair of runs on five hits while striking out a season-high 10 batters. Technically, it was the second complete game of his career. But in a 10-2 win, it mattered way more than the first, rather incomplete one. 'I didn't know the New York game was a complete game and counted as a complete game,' Bello said through translator Carlos Villoria Benítez. 'I always wanted to have a complete game and to able to complete it tonight was huge.' Bello demonstrated no-hit stuff from the jump on a steamy Fenway night, throwing 10 straight strikes to begin his outing and recording seven strikeouts in three perfect innings to begin. Dueling early with Rockies veteran Kyle Freeland, Bello allowed just two baserunners — on a Goodman single and walk to Brenton Doyle — in the first eight innings. He got 15 swings-and-misses, including five on a changeup for which he had better command than at any other point this season. 'My changeup was very good today,' he said. 'I feel like I have the feeling back for my changeup. I'm able to command it and also throw it whenever I want. For me to have that extra weapon is very good.' Bello, who has gone at least six innings in his last five starts (not counting his 'relief appearance' in the continuation of last Wednesday's suspended game against the Reds), had never pitched into the ninth inning as a big leaguer before Tuesday. Last August, he went eight strong innings against Toronto. His efficiency Tuesday made a ninth inning a reality. Bello needed just 77 pitches to get through seven innings, then just nine more to shut down the Rockies after Boston took a 10-0 lead with a six-run seventh. After allowing three hits (two singles and a homer) to the first four batters he faced in the ninth, Bello got a visit from pitching coach Andrew Bailey as reliever Isaiah Campbell began to warm in the bullpen. It was a moment that made many in the Fenway crowd — and at least one person on the field — antsy in the moment. 'I saw Campbell get up and I was thinking in my head, 'A.C., if you pull Bello right now I'm gonna have a word with you after the game,'' joked left fielder Jarren Duran. 'I would have to try and stop Bello because the way he was going, I feel like he would have fought to stay out there. Truthfully, I feel like if A.C. came out, Bello would have put up a good enough fight. A.C. would have been like, 'Get it done then. Don't waste this mound visit.'' That point became moot when Bello got Michael Toglia to line out then struck out Ryan McMahon to end the game with his 107th pitch of the night. 'He was efficient, so I wasn't going to take him out,' Cora said. 'We put some good innings to expand the lead but he was under control today the whole time.' Duran said he was "screaming from left field like (he) was in high school or something" as Bello completed the first Red Sox complete game since Tanner Houck shut out the Guardians with a three-hitter last April. Bello pumped his fists in celebration. 'Super happy to be able to enter into the ninth and be able to complete it. It was a dream come true,' he said. Bello's gem was not an outlier performance. Somewhat quietly, Bello has put together a long string of successful outings since the beginning of June. He owns a 2.78 ERA in seven games (45 ⅓ innings over that stretch) and has struck out 36 batters. Bello, who has experienced plenty of ups and downs in four years as a big leaguer, said he feels like his recent stretch has represented the best he has felt in the big leagues. His manager concurred. 'We made a huge commitment with him, betting on the upside,' Cora said. 'Little by little, physically, mentally as far as pitchability, he keeps growing and he keeps getting better.' Bello will make one more first-half start as he pitches the final game before the All-Star break Sunday against Tampa Bay. If he performs anything like he did against Colorado, the Red Sox should feel good about their chances. 'He always wants more... It's a big one for him,' said Cora. 'It's huge.' More Red Sox coverage Red Sox could have unexpected 'X-factor' at MLB trade deadline, experts say Red Sox midseason prospect awards: MVP, top hitter/pitcher, most improved Fenway Insider Live: Submit questions for MassLive's Sean McAdam Red Sox' Ceddanne Rafaela's home run streak ends, but slugging continues Red Sox roster: Leadoff man (for last 4 days) sent down to clear Masataka Yoshida's spot Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Rockies beat Twins 10-6 for first home series victory of the season
DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie and the Colorado Rockies secured their first home series victory of the season with a 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Hunter Goodman had three hits, the last a two-run homer in the eighth, and Ryan McMahon homered for the second straight game, The Rockies have won two straight home games for the first time this season. The Rockies lost their first 15 home series. At 24-74, they remain on pace to set a major league season record for losses. Antonio Senzatela (4-13) gave up three runs in the second inning but faced only one batter over the minimum in the next five, going seven innings for the first time this season. Senzatela, who leads the major leagues in losses, gave up five hits and struck out three with one walk. He used an economical 78 pitches. Kody Clemens had a double and a triple for the Twins, who have lost 12 of their last 15 road games and their last five road series. Clemens' two-out, two-run double made it 8-5 in the eighth, but Tyler Kinley struck out Carlos Correa with runners on second and third to end the inning. Tovar had three hits and Mickey Moniak had three hits for the Rockies. Zebby Matthews (1-2) gave up five runs on eight hits in four-plus innings, leaving after the first two batters reached in the fifth. He was activated from the injured list to make the start after missing six weeks with a strained shoulder. The start of the game was delayed 38 minutes by rain. Key moment Goodman hit a slow roller that hugged the third base line and stayed fair in the fifth, leaving third baseman Brooks Lee no option but to hope it would go foul. It did not, Goodman got a single, and Tovar hit his tie-breaking homer three batters later. Key stat The Rockies are on pace for 39 wins. The Chicago White Sox were 41-121 when they set the major league record for regular-season losses a year ago. Up next Minnesota RHP Joe Ryan (9-4, 2.72 ERA) was set to oppose Colorado RHP German Marquez (3-10, 5.57) on Sunday. ___ AP MLB:
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Rockies beat Twins 10-6 for first home series victory of the season
DENVER — Ezequiel Tovar hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie and the Colorado Rockies secured their first home series victory of the season with a 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Hunter Goodman had three hits, the last a two-run homer in the eighth, and Ryan McMahon homered for the second straight game, The Rockies have won two straight home games for the first time this season.
Reuters
3 days ago
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- Reuters
Rockies beat Twins again to clinch home series
July 20 - Ryan McMahon, Ezequiel Tovar and Hunter Goodman homered and the host Colorado Rockies rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night at Denver in a game that was delayed 38 minutes by rain. The Rockies have won the first two games to clinch their first home series win of the season as Tovar was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBIs, and Goodman also drove in three runs. It was the third consecutive loss for the Twins. Kody Clemens was 2-for-4 (double, triple) with three RBIs. Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (4-13) earned the win after allowing three runs and six hits in seven innings with a walk and three strikeouts. Minnesota starter Zebby Matthews (1-2) gave up five runs and eight hits in four plus innings with a walk and six strikeouts in taking the loss. Clemens' two-run, bases-loaded double in the eighth pulled the Twins to within 8-5. Goodman countered in the bottom of the inning with a two-run blast. It was his 18th homer of the season. Harrison Bader doubled in a run for the Twins in the ninth. Tovar's two-out, three-run homer in the fifth gave Colorado a 6-3 lead. The blast, off reliever Brock Stewart, traveled an estimated 433 feet to center field and was Tovar's fourth home run. The Rockies added two more in the sixth to make it 8-3 on Tyler Freeman's RBI double and Goodman's groundout, which brought in a run. The Rockies tied it 3-3 in the third on McMahon's two-run homer. It was his 15th of the season. Ryan Ritter's run-scoring double in the bottom of the second cut Colorado's deficit to 3-1. Ritter left the game in the sixth after getting hit on the finger as he executed a sacrifice bunt. The Twins took a 3-0 lead in the second on an RBI triple by Clemens, a run-scoring double by Carlos Correa and an RBI single by Matt Wallner. --Field Level Media
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Rockies beat Twins 10-6 for first home series victory of the season
DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie and the Colorado Rockies secured their first home series victory of the season with a 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Hunter Goodman had three hits, the last a two-run homer in the eighth, and Ryan McMahon homered for the second straight game, The Rockies have won two straight home games for the first time this season. The Rockies lost their first 15 home series. At 24-74, they remain on pace to set a major league season record for losses. Antonio Senzatela (4-13) gave up three runs in the second inning but faced only one batter over the minimum in the next five, going seven innings for the first time this season. Senzatela, who leads the major leagues in losses, gave up five hits and struck out three with one walk. He used an economical 78 pitches. Kody Clemens had a double and a triple for the Twins, who have lost 12 of their last 15 road games and their last five road series. Clemens' two-out, two-run double made it 8-5 in the eighth, but Tyler Kinley struck out Carlos Correa with runners on second and third to end the inning. Tovar had three hits and Mickey Moniak had three hits for the Rockies. Zebby Matthews (1-2) gave up five runs on eight hits in four-plus innings, leaving after the first two batters reached in the fifth. He was activated from the injured list to make the start after missing six weeks with a strained shoulder. The start of the game was delayed 38 minutes by rain. Key moment Goodman hit a slow roller that hugged the third base line and stayed fair in the fifth, leaving third baseman Brooks Lee no option but to hope it would go foul. It did not, Goodman got a single, and Tovar hit his tie-breaking homer three batters later. Key stat The Rockies are on pace for 39 wins. The Chicago White Sox were 41-121 when they set the major league record for regular-season losses a year ago. Up next Minnesota RHP Joe Ryan (9-4, 2.72 ERA) was set to oppose Colorado RHP German Marquez (3-10, 5.57) on Sunday. ___ AP MLB:
