Alex Verdugo hits go-ahead two-run home run
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At the close of the auction, all winning bidders purchase the items at the same price, which is the lowest successful Bid. The item is then sold to the highest bidder at the end of the auction period. BOSTON — Alex Verdugo crushed his third homer in eight games to lead the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins here at Fenway Park on Saturday. Duran made a bad mistake in the sixth after a leadoff double against Bieber when he was thrown out trying to steal third with Rafael Devers at the plate. That could have ruined a rally before he was bailed out by Verdugo’s homer. He knows that he needs to channel that aggressiveness into smarter decisions, but it could also be an indicator of Duran’s growing confidence as he seems to be getting more and more comfortable at the major league level.
The Red Sox’s offensive onslaught against the Athletics on Wednesday likely was particularly enjoyable for one player. Los Angeles (16-22) has lost four in a row, falling to a season-worst six games under .500. This auction item requires a valid PIN code in order to place a bid. When you see an auction labeled for SMS Bidding, just send the SMS Reference ID and your bid amount to the number given, separated by a semicolon(;). Once the auction closes, email notification providing contact information is sent to the buyer and seller automatically so that arrangements for payment and shipment of the item can be determined.
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An unlucky hitter for most of the season, Verdugo is finally seeing some positive results, and it’s adding yet another dimension to an already dangerous Red Sox lineup. Over four innings, Rodriguez generated 17 swings and misses and had eight strikeouts. Given that early lead, Cora had visions of sitting his high-leverage relievers during this grueling stretch of games, which finally ends after Wednesday’s contest in Atlanta with a much-needed respite on Thursday. — The Red Sox had two doubles on the night; Boston continue to lead the majors in the category with 170 — the teams tied for second, the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays, sit at 137 doubles on the season. The play didn’t have any effect on the final score (it was already 4-2 at that point), but it was another highlight play for Verdugo in the field.
There was no luck involved Saturday as Verdugo didn’t miss an opportunity in the sixth as the Red Sox, trailing 2-0, finally got to Guardians starter Shane Bieber. After J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts hit back-to-back two-out singles, Verdugo stepped up and demolished a 2-0 curveball to the right field seats for a go-ahead three-run homer. There was zero doubt about the 447-foot blast that Verdugo took a moment to admire. However, Cora was the first to admit that this wasn’t one of the better-played games of the season by his team.
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That wasn't the case on Wednesday, as he said he wasn't able to retrieve his home run ball from an empty Tropicana Field. Still, with 15 MLB homers now on his career stats page, he's hopeful that he'll have plenty of more home run balls to collect in the future. Instead, Verdugo rounded the bases with boundless joy, knowing that his elusive 10th homer of the season couldn't have come at a better time. He hit the shot at an exit velocity of 101.1 mph with a launch angle of 27 degrees and a projected distance of 414 feet.
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He found it when Bieber hung a curve over the plate that Verdugo crushed to right field, just shy of the second deck. For context, the Red Sox are through 101 contests -- meaning they've staged comebacks in more than half of their victories (53.2%) and own the second-best record in baseball despite trailing in 71% of their games this season. With the Red Sox leading the Blue Jays by two runs in the ninth inning, Verdugo leaped in front of the right field bullpen at Fenway Park to rob Toronto's Travis Shaw of a home run.
His .251 batting average doesn’t seem all that impressive but Verdugo’s .287 expected batting average ranks in the 82nd percentile. A .263 BABIP that rates as the 20th-lowest in the league is responsible for an underwhelming batting average. The Boston Red Sox were struggling to find success against Shane Bieber.
Verdugo's score-flipping homer proved to be the difference, as closer Matt Barnes slammed the door in the ninth inning to seal yet another comeback win. Alex Verdugo made best play of his young Boston Red Sox career Friday night, and he was well aware of it. "It was tough. Obviously, the ball became an issue," said Red Sox bench coach Will Venable, who will manage the team Saturday while Cora attends his daughter's graduation from high school. "His grip became an issue. The rain just never stopped and I just thought he did a great job battling it. He was able to overcome some harsh conditions and did a great job for us there."
Boston will have Tanner Houck on the mound and the Yankees will counter with righty Jordan Montgomery. Verdugo shared he already had that “built-in adrenaline” entering the season-opening series, especially against the Yankees. Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo made a few highlight plays in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Yankees. Verdugo hit his first home run of the season in Saturday's loss to the Yankees.
As a courtesy we will attempt to contact you if your credit card is not processed successfully, but should it fail we reserve the right to cancel the transaction. I'd prefer to go seven innings with no strikeouts than go four innings with eight strikeouts and give up four runs. Rodriguez struck out Freddie Freeman to end the frame with his team still in front, but that was his last batter of the night. In the end, the grind of the night became worthwhile when Verdugo hit a fly ball that just kept carrying … and carrying. They used to call Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium the launching pad because of that type of carry. Just ask Alex Verdugo, who made a lot of sloppiness by his team vanish with one swing.
October 6, 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers reassigned CF Alex Verdugo to the minor leagues. October 3, 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers reassigned CF Alex Verdugo to the minor leagues. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.
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