Schwarber, Red Sox Beat Indians 8-5 For 3rd Straight Win
Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, then delivered a tie-breaking, two-run double in the seventh.
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Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, then delivered a tie-breaking, two-run double in the seventh.
The Red Sox COVID-related issues continue to grow.
The Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Thursday night for a split of their four-game series with the AL East-leading Rays.
"I was just thinking about the team the whole at-bat," Duran said after Adam Ottavino closed out the 3-2 victory. "You know, like, 'This one's for the team. I gotta do something for the boys.' I just haven't been doing much for the team, so I was just trying to step up in a big moment for them."
Jarren Duran had a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth and the COVID-19 impacted Boston Red Sox stopped the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays' nine-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom has had several sleepless nights this week, as a COVID outbreak has ravaged his big league roster.
The COVID situation is getting so bad with the Red Sox that even one of the team's COVID callups now has COVID.
No team is happier to see the calendar flip from August to September than the Boston Red Sox. Unfortunately, there's no guarantee that the team's fortunes will flip heading into the stretch run of the season.
The Tampa Bay Rays won their ninth straight game, breaking away from Boston 8-5 Tuesday night soon after Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was pulled because of a positive COVID-19 test.
The Red Sox' COVID situation went from very bad to much worse on Tuesday night in Tampa.
The COVID situation ripping through the Red Sox has left the team's bullpen completely decimated.
The Red Sox have a significant COVID problem at the moment.
The AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth in a row, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Monday night.
The Red Sox' COVID problems have worsened.
The Cleveland Indians rallied past the Boston Red Sox 7-5 Sunday.
