Reese McGuire's safety squeeze with the bases loaded brought home Triston Casas, which proved to be the difference as the Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1.
The Boston Red Sox pulled out a win on Saturday thanks to a little unorthodox baseball strategy.Reese McGuire's safety squeeze with the bases loaded brought home Triston Casas, which proved to be the difference as the Red Sox beat the"You're going to have to ask Reese — ballplayers making plays," Cora said. "Sometimes they don't feel right, they feel like that's the only way they can drive them in, and they do.
Both teams were using a starting pitcher who just came off the injured list. Diamondbacks right-hander Zach Davies hadn't appeared in a big league game since April 8 and looked rusty, lasting just 3 1/3 innings. He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three. The Red Sox bullpen was stellar behind Whitlock, throwing four scoreless innings between Kutter Crawford, Chris Martin and Kenley Jansen, who earned his 11th save this season and No. 402 of his career.
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