The mustachioed righty did let runners get on the corners in the first inning thanks to a pair of singles, but Verdugo couldn’t get that final hit they needed and left the runners standing there. Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Imagesīut things weren’t going much better on the other side, with Cease being one of the hottest pitchers in the game and very much looking the part in this game. Chicago got two runners on in the inning, but they were again stranded. Alex Verdugo had to change course and sprint in, and came up short on a diving attempt. In the third, the wind came into play when Leury García hit what looked like a routine fly ball to left field, but instead died right after the infield. In the first, Tim Anderson got into scoring position on a single and a steal, the latter being well-timed on a slow curveball. He did get into a couple bits of trouble throughout the game, to be fair, though it wasn’t always his fault. His slider in particular was nails, and he kept the White Sox off the board through the first five innings. This time he still had that same control, and he was able to pair it with the crispest stuff I can remember seeing from him to start this year. He looked like he was taking a step in the right direction his last time out, not issuing a walk for the first time this year. That’s not to take away from the work done by Nick Pivetta and Dylan Cease, though, each of whom had good stuff in this one and kept their opponents off-balance.įor Pivetta, it was a welcomed sight considering how rough the start of his 2022 season has been to this point. That wind would certainly prove to hold up and knock down balls throughout this game, and indeed to lend itself to the pitching. This team can’t get out of its own way.Īt the start of the NESN broadcast on Saturday, Dennis Eckersley mentioned that it was a pitchers kind of day at Fenway, noting the strong wind blowing directly in from the outfield. As everyone in the world expected after that, Matt Barnes gave up multiple runs in the 10th, and that was that. Sure enough, Hansel Robles blew the save in the ninth, then Bobby Dalbec and Trevor Story combined to blow a prime chance to walk it off in the bottom half. Unfortunately, the offense is still in hibernation and scored just one run, leaving the door open for Chicago. He tossed six shutout innings, and the bullpen tossed a couple scoreless frames behind him. They got another phenomenal start on Saturday, this time from Nick Pivetta, who was in desperate need for a day like this.
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