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BOSTON – At times, the first game of the American League of Championships was turned into a comedy of mistakes and misunderstandings, which looked more like a softball game in the Recreational League between two teams sipping a Natty Light can between the innings. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is currently presenting an exhibition entitled "Treasures of the French Pastel Reserve". This game should immediately be thrown into a dark warehouse next to all these fake Ark of the Covenant, to be forgotten and never be exposed to the public.
The Red Sox's ace, Chris Sale, made an early exit on Saturday in the ALCS 'first game, allowing two runs on one shot and four goals in four innings.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora was kicked out of ALCS match 1 on Saturday after arguing with plate umpire James Hoye about a called third strike which ended the fifth inning.
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There were 14 walks, three batters, two wild throws, two errors, a right-field blooper that featured a runner who reached second base, then returned to first base, then returned to second base, called safe, then proofreading in two minutes is to be excluded. A throw with a hit probability of 99.8% was called a ball. Alex Cora, coach of the Boston Red Sox, was kicked out of the game.
Chris Sale, from Boston, launched a pitch behind a paste. The Houston Astros' ace, Justin Verlander, was running, then suddenly walked three straight hitters in the fifth inning. Alex Bregman was hit by a 100-mph fastball and was a little stopped with Joe Kelly in a situation that was quickly defused by receiver Christian Vazquez. One of the throws during a basic stolen attempt against the second base flew away and hit the referee Joe West – and the fans applauded. The Red Sox scored two goals in eighth place on throws away from the receiver and requiring shots on first base. Of course, the launch round was not deserved, then the Astros have even eliminated any risk of dramatic late game by scoring four points early in the ninth.
So, no, it was not a perfect opening for the ALCS at Fenway Park. The Astros beat the Red Sox 7-2 and, although it is not the prettiest of victories, no one in the Astros club complained about the lack of style points.
"The only thing that matters is trying to find a way to win a match," Bregman said.
"This team finds a way," Verlander said. "In great moments, they come in. From the top down, no one cares to know who the hero is as long as we have a hero."
This was the kind of game where the Astros manager, A.J. Hinch answered a question about West stating, "I did not expect him to be touched."
Yes. This is really not a classic. In the end, Verlander had to take the fatal part of Boston's formation at the most crucial stage of the game. He had completed the first four innings and had only one hit in 48 effective shots. Suddenly, with a withdrawal and Steve Pearce in the first row after a base game, he lost the batting area and walked three batters in a row, including striker Mitch Moreland with the bases charged to allow a 2-1 game. .
"I have been working since the end of the match for several consecutive games," Verlander said. "Suddenly, I found myself out of breath and the timing was right … Honestly, it was a very consistent failure.I was missing out on the gloves side probably three to five inches almost every fast ball that I launched. "
The march to Moreland probably led the MVP AL Mookie Betts. He swayed at the first pitch, a fast 92 mph, center, but failed at third base and Bregman recovered strength at home. The round was not over and Andrew Benintendi was facing an opposing goal against Martin Maldonado's chest protector.
The 3-2 pitch against Benintendi was a fastball on the outside corner. The referee of the plates, James Hoye, called him. Benintendi slammed his elbow, bat and helmet. The terrain could have gone both ways. Cora continued to discuss the call and was ejected.
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"Andrew did not agree, I did not agree, it's a big pitch here, it's a four ball, a loaded base. [Ryan] Pressly in the office. Verlander is most likely out of the game. But you can not discuss bullets and strikes. And I did. It's a bit annoying that this happens in the playoffs. It was not cool to watch the game at the clubhouse. "
The Red Sox took the lead in the sixth inning on the double of Carlos Correa's double by Kelly – a race prepared by Bregman and a mistake by Eduardo Nunez. Surprisingly enough, Verlander returned to sixth place and retired on J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Pearce retired on nine fields. It was a big statement. The Astros have the best and the deepest markers. However, it was Verlander who scratched the extra round of work while Sale only crossed four frames.
Hinch said Verlander could have gone out if he had not broken Benintendi, stating, "His fight is obviously huge, because the difference between this and being a step and a punch is important to both. One, he can get out of it I'm not sure what I would have done with the arrival of Martinez And, number two, this has created a problem for their side Benintendi is crazy Cora is ejected. This clash was a huge swing at-bat. "
The planned duel between Verlander and Sale never developed, as Sale was everywhere and lasted 86 shaky throws. While he was giving up only one shot, he had gone through four and had only scored six swings and breakouts – his lowest percentage of occurrences in n '# 39; any appearance this season, only 18.4% of all oscillations, well below its mark of the season by 34%. He collapsed in the second after two easy walks, walking the number 7 hitter, hitting Maldonado, then Josh Reddick.
"It's a bit of one of those things where you get started and you hope something good will happen," Springer said.
It made.
He also highlighted a major weakness of the Red Sox. It was a room that other third base players could play – like Bregman, who was a vacuum cleaner at the third and was playing some nice pieces. Nunez is in the lineup in part because of his defensive steadfastness against Rafael Devers – but he is not a good third defensive player, despite his late-game against the Yankees. He had less than 4 defensive defenses on the third goal in limited action this season, and it's not like his bat was wearing his glove. It will be interesting to see who Cora will start in the third place of match 2. Devers may try his luck against Gerrit Cole of Houston, but Cora also likes to play against Nunez in third place when David Price plays.
There was a general feeling that it was more imperative for the Red Sox to win this match, given the importance they place on Sale's shoulders and the obvious uncertainty of Price in Game 2. The man who has 0-9 in 10 career outings now takes the hunt with his team on the run in the series while trying to avoid a 0-2 deficit towards Houston. If the Red Sox do not win the Sale games, it would be hard to imagine a way to get them past the Astros.
"We came here to win a match," said Reddick. "With Gerrit leaving tomorrow, we have all the confidence in the world, and two-oh at home is going to be a huge advantage for us and we're backing the wall, but we have to keep our foot on the pedal."
OK, that's a lot of baseball shots. Again, it was a game that deserved to be summarized as well. Because in baseball, you just take one game at a time. The Red Sox must forget this horrible defeat, their 10 marches and 199 shots, their mediocre defense and their dubious calls to referees, and hope that Price will offer a more worthy victory for the museums.
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