The Boston Red Sox are trying to regain ground in their fight for the postseason after losing the leadership of his division and the first place of the wild card din the American League against the New York Yankees in the last weeks; However, they have not been able to accumulate a good streak to take home their rivals, although Saturday night’s victory against Cleveland was an important step, all thanks to a gold hit by Mexican Alex Verdugo.
In the ninth inning and on the ropes with two outs and two strikes, “Duggie” broke the tie with an RBI single to lay Cleveland out at 4-3. The truth is that for Verdugo the fact that the Tribe “disrespected” him by intentionally walking JD Martínez to fill the bases and face him, only made him “turn on” and wanted to shut their mouths with a hit of gold, according to Trevor Hass of the Boston.com portal.
I took it personally, that was the most important thing. You never want to be the base-loading hitter, you understand personal duels and you understand that it’s the best play in the situation. But for me, I took it personally and that helped me produce when I needed it.
Although Verdugo has had a good season, his reputation is not as fearful as that of JD Martínez, and as the player himself says, for Cleveland it made sense to make such a play, but luckily for the Mexican, he laughed last and took home victory for the Red Sox.
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