After an opening victory of the series, the Boston Red Sox will seek to continue a strong start to the six-game house against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Sox succeeded in 13 shots-including three from Rafael Devers (Go-Ahead, Deux-Rbi Single) and David Hamilton-in a 6-1 victory against Minnesota on Friday.
They also received a solid start of 6 2/3 from Brayan Bello when the series was opened, which followed the heartbreaking defeats against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday and Thursday to conclude their recent road trip.
However, Friday’s victory was spoiled by losing the first goal player Triston Casas because of what Boston manager Alex Cora called a “significant knee injury”.
Casas beat a check that the twin launcher Joe Ryan played badly for an error at the bottom of the second. After having walked hard on the first base bag, Casas’ left foot hit the foot of Minnesota, Ty France, and he fell hard on his left knee. Casas was removed from the field on a stretcher and was taken to the hospital for a more in -depth assessment. The severity of his injury has not yet been announced.
“It seemed to be in shock to be honest with you,” said Cora. “He said immediately that he had not felt it. It is difficult. He works so hard and we want it on the field.”
The teammate Alex Bregman – who struck a first -round home run, before the Casas injury – echoed these feelings.
“Horrible, obviously, we all think of him and hope the best,” said Bregman. “We are a big family here who comes to the stadium every day together and to see one of your guys fall like that, it’s really difficult.”
Friday, Bello worked on the sixth consecutive quality of Boston, but Walker Buehler being sidelined (bursitis on the right shoulder) leaves a hole in the rotation that Hunter Dobbins (2-0, 2.45 ERA) will temporarily fill on Saturday.
“We do not think (Buehler’s injury is) so serious,” said Cora. “Miss two departures and hope to be back at the end of the days.”
Dobbins, a 25-year-old right-hander, was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Friday to start in the major league in the third career. He launched for the last time for Boston on April 18, working six heaps of two -point ball (a deserved) with six stick withdrawals against the White Sox in Chicago. He has not yet faced Minnesota in his young career.
The Twins have a 6-5 file in their last 11 games, but Friday defeat has marked their fourth consecutive after winning four consecutive. They have 4-14 on the road this season.
“We have a lot of guys on the ground at the moment that fight against their butts,” said Minnesota director Rocco Baldelli. “He did not connect well for us to score races in the last four games. You will always end up talking about little things when you fight to score and win a match at a race.”
The Twins have held up to four points or less opponents in 10 consecutive games before Friday, but only have seven points in the last four games. A Solo Ryan Jeffers Homer marked the only offense of the opening of the series.
Like Joe Ryan before him in the rotation of Minnesota, Bailey Ober (3-1, 4.13 ERA) will seek to continue a solid individual section and to face a fourth consecutive victory on Saturday.
After granting eight points at his start in season, the 29 -year -old gave only one of his last five departures. Ober’s quality series continued with an outing of 7 2/3 Monday in Cleveland. He abandoned a point and eight sure in a victory of 11-1.
“It helps to have an advance so that I can simply attack … and not necessarily to snack,” said Ober. “It plays a little, allows me to launch longer in the game, especially if I am able to mix the speeds at the start of the counts so that they will swing.”
Ober made three career starts against Boston. Although he has 0-2, he only granted three points deserved and withdrew 14 in 17 rounds.
– field level media