Pedroia Injured as Red Sox Fall 2-0 to Baltimore
Saturday, April 22, 2017
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Dustin Pedroia left the game in the 8th inning with a knee injury |
Dustin Pedroia had to be helped off the field in the bottom of the eighth inning after hurting his knee during the
Red Sox 2-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in Baltimore.
The injury happened when Baltimore’s Manny Machado slid into second on a force play and spiked Pedroia in the back of the left knee. Peoria was replaced at second by Pablo Sandoval.
The loss drops the Red Sox to 10-7 on the season.
Baltimore Shuts Out Red Sox
Baltimore pitcher Dylan Bundy took a five-hitter into the 8th inning and allowed only six hits in the game while striking out three to shut down the Red Sox offense. Boston only had two hits in the final six innings.
The Orioles took the lead in the third inning when Craig Gentry doubled and then scored on a single by Adam Jones.
Mach ado added a home run in the fifth to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead, the score they would go on to win by.
Baltimore has now won seven of their last nine games.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Orioles will play game 2 of the series on Saturday night with first pitch set for 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Steven Wright against Baltimore’s Jayson Aquino.
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Casey At The Bat
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First Perfect Game
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Worcester Baseball
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