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Alex Bregman's barehanded play
Alex Bregman makes a fantastic barehanded play, finished off by a great scoop by Romy Gonzalez at first base
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05-08-2025
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Red Sox lineup: Romy Gonzalez drops from leadoff to cleanup spot in search for sweep
BOSTON — Owners of a four-game winning streak, the Red Sox will go for a weekend sweep of the Houston Astros Sunday at Fenway, with an unusual 11:30 a.m. start time. The lineup features a few changes from Saturday. Romy Gonzalez, who hit leadoff in the win and contributed a homer and a double, has been moved to the fourth spot in the order. The Sox want Gonzalez in the lineup against almost every lefty (Framber Valdez will pitch for Houston) and for good reason — entering Sunday's action, Gonzalez had the third-highest slugging percentage against lefties this season, behind only Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh. 'It's a good at-bat. He hits the ball hard,' said Alex Cora. 'He works hard. I think (Rob Refsnyder) has been amazing for him, helping him to prepare (to play irregularly). I don't think this is a hot stretch; this is who he is and we're very glad he's with us.' Elsewhere, the Sox have Connor Wong in the lineup behind the plate. Alex Cora has repeatedly said that the Sox want to get Wong going offensively and the at-bats have been better of late. 'A lot better,' said Cora of Wong. 'I think now his movement is a lot shorter than earlier in the season and he's been able to get the bat head to the ball. He'll play today and most likely he'll play tomorrow. It's important for his confidence and his at-bats. It's a hard job to get four at-bats a week and perform. But we're very pleased with the progress offensively.' BOSTON RED SOX (61-51) vs HOUSTON ASTROS (62-49) · FENWAY PARK · BOSTON, MA · GAME 113 FIRST PITCH: 11:35 a.m. ET TV CHANNEL: Roku RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM PITCHING PROBABLES: RHP Lucas Giolito (7-2, 3.80 ERA) vs. LHP Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA) RED SOX LINEUP: 1) DH Rob Refsnyder 2) 3B Alex Bregman 3) LF Roman Anthony 4) 2B Romy Gonzalez 5) SS Trevor Story 6) CF Ceddanne Rafaela 7) 1B Abraham Toro 8) RF Wilyer Abreu 9) C Connor Wong ASTROS LINEUP: 1) SS Jeremy Pena 2) DH Jose Altuve 3) RF Jesus Sanchez 4) 3B Carlos Correa 5) 1B Christian Walker 6) C Yainer Diaz 7) CF Taylor Trammell 8) LF Mauricio Dubon 9) 2B Ramon Urias More Red Sox coverage Social media had Joe Ryan believing he was traded to Red Sox Red Sox starter hates mornings but wasn't 'horribly groggy' before gem Speedway Classic home run car activated twice at Bristol Motor Speedway Recent August series vs. Houston have sunk Red Sox, but thanks to the Astros, not this year | Sean McAdam Red Sox reactions: Veteran tosses 8 innings to finish off sweep of Astros Read the original article on MassLive.
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05-08-2025
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Red Sox lineup: Masataka Yoshida sits for third straight game with another lefty on mound
BOSTON — The Red Sox will face a left-handed starter for the third straight game Monday night. And for the third straight night, Masataka Yoshida is out of the lineup. Despite an insistence from manager Alex Cora that the club believes Yoshida can handle lefties, he's once again on the bench Monday as Boston begins a three-game series with the Royals. Lefty-mashers Romy Gonzalez (leading off, playing second base) and Rob Refsnyder (the designated hitter, batting fourth) are at the top of the lineup, as assumed. Roman Anthony is in right field and Jarren Duran is in left field with Wilyer Abreu the odd man out of the outfield picture. Yoshida has hit just .229 with a homer (off a position player), three doubles and a .614 OPS in 14 games since returning from the injured list. He has made three starts against southpaws and is 4-for-13 in a small sample. As expected, catcher Connor Wong will start again, marking the first time since early May he has caught two games in a row. Cora likes to line Wong up with righty Brayan Bello and that'll be the case again Monday with Carlos Narváez on the bench. Bello, who owns a 2.77 ERA in his last 12 games dating back to May 28, will try to set the tone for the Red Sox, who are looking for their sixth straight win. Boston, after sweeping the Astros over the weekend, is in sole possession of the top wild card spot in the American League and is three games back of the Blue Jays in the AL East race. The Royals, with trade addition Bailey Falter on the mound, are 3 ½ games out of a wild card spot at .500 (56-56). First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (56-56) @ BOSTON RED SOX (62-51) · FENWAY PARK · BOSTON, MA · GAME 114 FIRST PITCH: 7:10 p.m. ET TV CHANNEL: NESN RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM PITCHING PROBABLES: LHP Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Brayan Bello (7-5, 3.19 ERA) RED SOX LINEUP: Gonzalez 2B, Bregman 3B, Anthony RF, Refsnyder DH, Story SS, Rafaela CF, Duran LF, Toro 1B, Wong C 1) 2B Romy Gonzalez 2) 3B Alex Bregman 3) RF Roman Anthony 4) DH Rob Refsnyder 5) SS Trevor Story 6) CF Ceddanne Rafaela 7) LF Jarren Duran 8) 1B Abraham Toro 9) C Connor Wong ROYALS LINEUP: 1) 2B Jonathan India 2) SS Bobby Witt Jr. 3) 1B Vinnie Pasquantino 4) 3B Maikel Garcia 5) C Salvador Perez 6) RF Mike Yastrzemski 7) DH Adam Frazier 8) LF John Rave 9) CF Kyle Isbel More Red Sox coverage Red Sox's Trevor Story named AL Player of the Week after hot streak Top Red Sox pitching prospect stays on fast track, promoted to Triple-A in first pro season Red Sox asked for too much, got 'crickets' at trade deadline (report) Social media had Joe Ryan believing he was traded to Red Sox Red Sox starter hates mornings but wasn't 'horribly groggy' before gem Read the original article on MassLive.
Washington Post
03-08-2025
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Romy Gonzalez hits a first-inning homer and Red Sox go on to beat Astros 7-3
BOSTON — Romy Gonzalez homered over the Green Monster on the first pitch faced by a Boston batter, Trevor Story added a two-run shot, and the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Saturday. Abraham Toro added a two-run drive — one of three homers the Red Sox hit over Fenway Park's fabled left-field wall — and Story added an RBI double as Boston won its third straight. Houston's Christian Walker homered for the second straight day, a two-run shot off Walker Buehler in the first inning. The benches and bullpens cleared when Astros reliever Héctor Neris yelled at the Red Sox dugout and third-base coach Kyle Hudson at the end of the seventh. But order was quickly restored. After beating the AL West leaders on Roman Anthony's walk-off single in the series opener on Friday night , the Red Sox erased a quick 2-0 deficit when Story hit his drive in a three-run third against Colton Gordon (4-4) that pushed Boston ahead 4-2. Story's shot hit the top of a billboard over the Monster seats and bounced out of Fenway after Rob Refsnyder's RBI single. Justin Wilson (3-1) came on in the fifth inning with runners on second and third with Boston leading 6-3 and struck out the only two batters he faced. Aroldis Chapman got the final two outs for his 20th save. Gordon gave up six runs in four-plus innings. The Astros loaded the bases in the eighth against Jordan Hicks, but Carlos Correa struck out looking on a 99 mph fastball. Boston's bullpen went 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Astros LHP Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA) is set to face Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (7-2, 3.80) on Sunday in the series finale. ___ AP MLB:
CBS News
03-08-2025
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Romy Gonzalez hits a first-inning homer and Red Sox go on to beat Astros 7-3
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON - Romy Gonzalez homered over the Green Monster on the first pitch faced by a Boston batter, Trevor Story added a two-run shot, and the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Saturday. Abraham Toro added a two-run drive - one of three homers the Red Sox hit over Fenway Park's fabled left-field wall - and Story added an RBI double as Boston won its third straight. Houston's Christian Walker homered for the second straight day, a two-run shot off Walker Buehler in the first inning. The benches and bullpens cleared when Astros reliever Héctor Neris yelled at the Red Sox dugout and third-base coach Kyle Hudson at the end of the seventh. But order was quickly restored. After beating the AL West leaders on Roman Anthony's walk-off single in the series opener on Friday night, the Red Sox erased a quick 2-0 deficit when Story hit his drive in a three-run third against Colton Gordon (4-4) that pushed Boston ahead 4-2. Story's shot hit the top of a billboard over the Monster seats and bounced out of Fenway after Rob Refsnyder's RBI single. Justin Wilson (3-1) came on in the fifth inning with runners on second and third with Boston leading 6-3 and struck out the only two batters he faced. Aroldis Chapman got the final two outs for his 20th save. Gordon gave up six runs in four-plus innings. The Astros loaded the bases in the eighth against Jordan Hicks, but Carlos Correa struck out looking on a 99-mph fastball. Boston's bullpen went 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Astros LHP Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA) is set to face Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (7-2, 3.80) on Sunday in the series finale.
