Porcello Hits and Pitches Red Sox Back to 1st Place

The Boston Red Sox are again in sole possession of 1st place thanks to Rick Porcello who hit and pitched the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals in the 1st game of the 3 game series on Monday July 2nd.

Porcello came to bat in the top of the 2nd with the bases loaded and cleared the bases with a double, scoring 3 runs. He pitched 6.0 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 2 and improved his record to 10-3.

On July 2nd 2014 Mookie Betts hit his 1st career home run. Last night, he hit his 99th career shot and 21st of the year

Brock Holt was 3-3 at the plate and Craig Kimbrel earned his 24th save of the season, a 4 out save

Meanwhile the Yankees lost to the Braves 5-3 in 11 innings and now the Red Sox are 1 game ahead of the Yankees alone in 1st place. The Yankees and Braves continue their series Tuesday.

The Boston Red Sox and Nationals will play the middle game of the 3 game series Tuesday night with the pregame starting at 5:20 PM and 1st pitch at 6:05 on AM 1370 WDEA. Brian Johnson is scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox