Red Sox Fall to Toronto 8-6 in Series Finale
Friday, July 21, 2017
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Boston Red Sox fell 8-6 in their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park.
The loss drops the Red Sox to 54-43 on the season.
Sun Gets in Way
With the Red Sox leading 3-1 in the third inning, Toronto’s Steve Pearce hit a pop fly to Red Sox second baseman Brock Holt at the edge of the outfield grass.
However, Holt lost the ball in the sun, allowing it to bounce off his glove for a two-run single to tie the game at 3.
Toronto’s Ryan Goins followed up with a two-run single of his own to give Toronto a 5-3 lead in the inning.
The Blue Jays would add another run in the fifth and another in the sixth to take a 7-3 lead.
Red Sox Rally
Trailing 7-3, the Red Sox would rally in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Holt walked on four pitches and then Mookie Betts hit a single to left.
Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run home run to left field to bring the Red Sox within one, 7-6.
However, they would not get any closer.
Toronto would add a run in the top of the 9th and go on to win 8-6.
Next up
The Red Sox return to action on Friday night when they visit the Los Angeles Angels at 10 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Chris Sale against LA’s Ricky Nolasco.
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Casey At The Bat
Casey at the Bat was written on August 14, 1863 on Chatham Street in Worcester by Ernest Thayer under the penname “Phineas.” The 150th anniversary of the poem is being celebrated in 2013.
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First Perfect Game
The first perfect game in the history of Major League Baseball was pitched in Worcester, on June 12, 1880, by J. Lee Richmond for the Worcester Worcesters – also known at various times as the Brown Stockings and the Ruby Legs - versus the Cleveland Blues at the Worcester Driving Park Grounds, located in the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds near Elm Park. Worcester joined the National League in 1880, replacing the failed Syracuse Stars.
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Industrial League
In Greater Worcester, there was a deep history of participation in Industrial League Baseball. Locally, teams included Norton Co., Town Talk Baking Co. and Whitin Machine Works (shown here).
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Honorary NL Membership
Worcester’s National League team was suspended in 1882 and replaced by the Philadelphia Quakers, who later became the Philadelphia Phillies. Worcester maintains an honorary lifetime NL membership.
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NE Collegiate Baseball
A New England Collegiate Baseball League team played in Leominster from 1995 to 1999. Called the Central Mass. Collegians, they won the NECBL Championship in both 1995 and 1996, and During the 1995 season, they played a game against the Cuban National Youth Team in Worcester.
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Worcester Tornadoes
The now-defunct Worcester Tornadoes of the Can-Am League played for eight seasons, from 2005 through 2012. Former Tornadoes emcee Dave Peterson is general manager of Worcester’s new team in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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Wachusett Dirt Dawgs
The Wachusett Dirt Dawgs, who play at historic, and newly renovated, Doyle Field in Leominster, are a 2012 expansion franchise in the now-three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.The Dirt Dawgs’ 2013 season swung into action on June 5 with big expectations, but ended on August 8 with those hopes being dashed. They finished in the basement, with a record of 20-31 - 14 games behind first-place the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (38-18). The team is owned by prominent Leominster businessman John Morrison, who also founded, owns and operates Fosta-Tek Optics in Leominster.
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Worcester Baseball
Last month, the Futures Collegiate Baseball League announced the formation of the Worcester Baseball franchise, which will play its first season next summer. The team is owned by the family that owns and operates Creedon and Co. The prominent Worcester catering service will be the food-and-beverage vendor at home games at Fitton Field, at the College of the Holy Cross. Through Octobert 25, Worcester Baseball is conducting a name-the-team competition.
