Game 1: 10-1 Sox The Redsox finally may have a test versus the 13-3 Angels but after the first game, the Redsox still need a quality opponent. I was hyped for the Price versus Ohtani matchup but it disappointed on the Ohtani side. It was the usual lineup and the bats came to play. Mookie did not miss a beat with his foot injury and HAD A DAY. He had a lead off homerun and then it got worse for Ohtani... He developed a blister in the 2nd inning and got taken out after that inning. Then Bard came in for the Angels and the slug fest began. JBJ hit a homerun in the 3rd inning, Betts hit 2 more homeruns in the 3rd and 8th inning, Holt hit a homerun in the 3rd inning, and Devers hit a homerun in the 4th inning. This proves that when the weather heats up in Boston like in LA on this game, the Redsox will hit a lot of homers. Price didn't need to go far in this inning, since it was 8-1 after the 3rd inning. Price went 5 innings, only giving up 1 run with 6 strikeouts, and picked up the win. The numbness on Price's hand was not an issue and did not seem like it lingered. It is a question heading into September/October but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Price was my pick for the CY Young and is looking like the dominate starter like he should be. The Redsox needs some competition or they'll go into the playoffs 160-2. The Redsox starters have 2.05 ERA through 16 games. They have won 14 of their last 15 games. Things to note: It was Betts' 3rd, 3 homerun game of his career, Johnson pitched a scoreless 6th-8th, Barnes pitched a scoreless 9th, Redsox hit 7 homeruns in this game, Betts was perfect in this game (3 for 3 with 2 walks and 3 homeruns), Pomerantz will pitch Friday versus the A's, #WINTITSREPEAT Game 2: 9-0 Sox. Another game, another blow out, and another win... 15-2 seems really nice right now and they seem like they can't be stopped. I don't know what I can say differently but here we go... Leon started at catcher, Lin started at short, JD started at LF while Benintendi sat, and Ramirez played DH. Porcello keeps the starter train going with 6 shutout innings with 6 strikeouts. He is now a perfect 4-0. The offense is hotter than fire right now with Devers hitting a grandslam in the 3rd inning, Martinez hitting a solo homerun in 7th, and Moreland hitting a solo homerun in the 9th. That is now 8 homeruns in the series with the Angels and they still got a game to go. The Redsox haven't had to work for a win so they had to bring in their closer. They are so good that they need to work their closer in a 9-0 game. As usual he went a scoreless 9th for the win. I'm getting bored of writing winning articles because I can't criticize them but keep the W's coming. Things to note: The Sox have 3 grandslams this season (some as equal as team wins) while they had 0 in 2017, Smith had a scoreless 7th, Walden hit a scoreless 8th, Kimbrel still hasn't gave up a run this season, Bogaerts took grounders during batting practice, Wright will start Friday in AAA, Poyner is close for a rehab assignment, 7 game win streak hype, #WINTITSREPEAT Game 3: 8-2 Sox.
What else can I say, another win... This team is getting STOOPID winning all the time. The Redsox keep rolling onto Oakland, with another sweep in coming. JBJ sat in this game for Benintendi and Martinez was in LF, Moreland was at 1B, and Hanley was at DH. This game was closer than expected till late with E-Rod on the mound. He went 6 innings, giving up 2 runs with 5 strikeouts. He got the win and now is 2-0 on the season. The offense keeps hitting homeruns. They have hit 9 homeruns coming into this game and hit two more. Betts hit a lead off homerun again, and Benintendi hit a solo homerun in the 6th. This is getting old but a 7 game win streak is not. Things to note: Hembree pitched a perfect 7th, Smith pitched a perfect 8th, Kelly pitched a perject 9th, Kelly's appeal hearing is on Friday, Pomerantz will make the start on Friday, Redsox have 5 people hitting over .300 (Betts, Ramirez, Martinez, Moreland, Devers), Redsox lead the majors in every offensive category except in stolen bases (Washington Nationals are leading), #WINTITSREPEAT
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