![]() ![]() Duvall took advantage of the miscue, hitting a two-run homer over the Green Monster for a 9-8 victory.Īlthough they had a hard time stopping the Orioles on the basepaths, the Red Sox scored nine runs in each of their first three games and took two of three in the series. ![]() The Red Sox still trailed 8-7 in the bottom of the ninth when Baltimore's Ryan McKenna dropped a two-out flyball by Yoshida. Down 7-1 in the third Saturday, Boston scored four quick runs on two-run homers by Alex Verdugo and Adam Duvall. The following game, they completed the comeback. The Red Sox nearly rallied from a 10-4, eighth-inning deficit in their first game against the Orioles. With apologies to Adley Rutschman, who had five hits and a walk in Baltimore's opener, this honor goes to Trayce Thompson of the Los Angeles Dodgers for his three-homer, eight-RBI performance in a 10-1 win over Arizona on Saturday. Only two teams in the live ball era have stolen 300 bases in a season. Yoshida already has a couple multihit games, and Senga struck out eight in New York's win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Japanese stars Masataka Yoshida and Kodai Senga have looked impressive so far with the Red Sox and New York Mets. ![]() Louis outfielder had three singles, a double and, yes, a stolen base in his first three games. The other top prospect to make his first major league appearance was Jordan Walker. The rookie shortstop won the starting job and made his big league debut when the season began. That's a 24% increase over last year's average of 1.36 - and consistent with the 26% increase observed at the minor league level from 2019 to 2022 as the pitch clock was being tested.Īnthony Volpe stole a base in each of the New York Yankees' first three games. Teams are stealing at a success rate of 83.3% so far, up from 75.4% last year, and there have been 84 stolen base attempts in 50 games - an average of 1.68 per contest. Eleven teams are averaging more than a stolen base a game at this very early stage. Texas led the majors with 128, but if the first few days are any indication, it'll take a lot more than that to lead the way in 2023. The Orioles actually finished in the middle of the pack with 95 steals last season. If players like Frazier are also getting in on the act, look out. Those two have combined for seven steals through three games this year. The Orioles already have Jorge Mateo and Cedric Mullins, the American League's top two base thieves in 2022. Adam Frazier, who stole 41 bases in the first seven years of his career, got a comically big jump while swiping second in that game. One early indication of how this might go came in Baltimore's 10-9 win over the Red Sox on Thursday. The new clock in the majors means pitchers can't delay too long when trying to hold runners close, and there's also a limit on pickoff throws. They became the first team with 10 steals in their first two games since at least 1901. The Orioles stole five bases in their opener at Boston and then five more in the series' second game. And he’ll have plenty of competition the rest of the way as he continually outdoes himself.The Baltimore Orioles were off and running in the first two games of the pitch clock era. It led to what Mateo considers to be his best play of the season, although he has plenty of options to choose from. But when Nevin ranged to his left, he saw Mateo charging and did the smart thing - he left the ball for the young shortstop. They have the angle toward first base and can cut a ball off more easily. On Tuesday night, the bouncer from Bichette tends to be a play a third baseman would come across to field. But how fast he can get rid of the baseball from different angles with arm strength is rare and impressive.” He not only can get to the ball quickly and with great range. “What I’ve enjoyed to see this year, which I didn’t really see at the end of last year or in spring training, is how strong his arm is throwing from different arm angles. “The range factor is incredible,” Hyde said of Mateo, who is tied with Turner for the second-fastest sprint speed in the majors this season at 30.3 feet per second, according to Statcast. ![]()
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