Boston Red Sox defeat Seattle Mariners, 3-2: MLB Updates
The Boston Red Sox’ slugger, Carl Crawford, hit a leading single in the ninth, to help the Club beat the league's rival, Seattle Mariners, 3-2 avoiding a sweep in a three-game series at the Fenway Park on Sunday night May 1.
Carl landed the plate with one loaded-base, received a ball from the Mariners’ closer, Jamey Wright. He then finally managed a hit to centre field that provided Jed Lowie a chance to score the winning run. Carl’s contribution was so important for the team
that it made private channel’s expert, Gordon Edes, to raise a suggestion of putting Carl back at the top of the Red Sox’ line-up.
Crawford himself was aware of the pressure. He said, "After seeing it go through the middle, it was like a big weight off my shoulder. It has been a while since I felt this good. It has been tough on me; I cannot sit here and act like it has not been. But
you try to minimize that and keep positive thoughts in your head."
The Sox’ starter, Tim Wakefield, pitched impressively and held the opposition to a no-score in his first five innings. On the other hand, the slugger, David Ortiz, hit RBI-double in third inning, took 2-0 lead and increased worries for the Mariners.
Wakefield allowed a walking single to Jack Cust and was relieved with Bobby Jenks, who gave second run to Lance Rodriguez in the sixth inning tying the game at 2-2. The Mariners’ starter, Felix Hernandez, after giving early double, retaliated quickly and
did not allow any run in his last six innings. Relievers from both the sides presented an excellent game and held the batters to just two hits before Wright gave a leading single in the ninth.
Wright retired first batters that he faced, but bestowed in front of Lowie, allowing a hit seemingly harmless fly to Suzuki. However, it went wrong when Crawford hit a lead-generating single.
The Mariners’ right fielder, Ichiro Suzuki, was unaware of the consequences the hit can cause to them. He explained the hit by saying, "Right when it got in the sky, it just disappeared. I did not see the ball at all. It is a hard thing to make the right
decision. The moment it hit the sky it dropped. You have to make the right decision. The decision is to turn to the side and let it hit me or run back and let it fall down. My instinct was in a tight ballgame to let it hit me."
The Red Sox’ reliever, Matt Albers and closer Jonathan Papelbon did not allow run in their respective short spells.
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