Dominican Raphael Devers Face to face returned to the field Cleveland Guardians He was out for over a week due to his left knee problems. He was one of the most decisive players in the 8-0 win on his return Boston Red Sox.
The clash is the second in a series of three, which «Progressive field«, located in Cleveland, Ohio. Likewise, manager Alex Cora lined up Devers Second in the batting order and designated hitter to face Venezuelan opener Carlos Carrasco.
Rafael Devers had his best game of the season when, after hitting a single in his first at-bat against a changeup at 88.1 MPH, he returned to center field. After bargaining for a free pass ticket in the top of the third inning, he returned to the circulation in his second chance of the night.
Great change Raphael Devers It came in the fifth episode, and he was silent during that time Progressive field, After unleashing his full force against the Venezuelan pitcher. After three consecutive deliveries to the outside corner, Carrasco repeated the measure with a changeup Devers He didn't miss an opportunity to send the ball 403 feet to left field; At a top speed of 109 MPH. The win extended the lead to three runs to nil.
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Devers leads the Boston Red Sox offense
Then, in the sixth inning, Boston Red Sox In total he was in charge of making three races, partially leading by 6×0. DeversAfter a long six-pitch changeup, Ceddanne hit his fourth double of the season and drove in Rafaela from third.
This way, Raphael Devers He had to hit a triple to complete the cycle. Despite his impressive performance against pitchers ClevelandIn the last at-bat of the night, he was out at 2-2.
Although the Dominican was unable to complete the feat, he finished the game with great effort; He finished 4-3 with a hit, a double, a home run and a walk. Additionally, he drove in two runs and raised his batting average to .231 and his OPS to .846 in the same stretch.
Finally, Boston Red Sox He used great collective work to win game number 14 of the campaign. Meanwhile, pitcher Cooper Criswell (1-1, 2.38) earned the win, working five complete innings in which he allowed three singles and struck out the same number of batters.
