David Hamilton made one in every of three pricey errors throughout a tough-to-watch fourth inning by the Boston Purple Sox. However the Purple Sox shortstop didn’t let it hover over his head for lengthy.
“I used to be actually simply pissed off,” Hamilton informed NESN’s Jahmai Webster after Boston earned a 6-4 extra-innings win in opposition to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. “I used to be offended with myself and making an attempt to do one thing that would assist the staff.”
Hamilton definitely made up for it.
He led off the fifth inning with a solo residence run that reduce Boston’s deficit to 3-2. Hamilton adopted it up with a lead-off double within the ninth inning because the Purple Sox trailed 4-3. He stole third with one out and scored the game-tying run on a sacrifice fly by Reese McGuire.
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Hamilton’s clutch hit helped Boston prolong the sport to extras the place the offense pulled away with two runs within the tenth.
“It was a great feeling,” Hamilton mentioned. “I don’t like making errors, particularly silly errors like that. So, it was a great feeling.”
It marked the primary time this season the Purple Sox received after they trailed following seven full innings.
“That was a fantastic win immediately,” Hamilton mentioned. “That was some enjoyable baseball proper there. Didn’t go how we needed to, however total a great recreation.”
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Listed here are extra notes from Purple Sox-White Sox:
— Alex Cora knew the place the Purple Sox have been in Sunday with Rafael Devers out and a brief bench. And whereas Cora would be the first to confess Boston’s win was not fairly, the veteran supervisor additionally is aware of there’s one thing to be mentioned about it.
“We knew it was going to be a grind,” Cora mentioned, as seen on NESN’s postgame protection. “We used all people that was obtainable immediately. It was enjoyable to look at. That’s what it’s all about. We all know we’ve a younger group, however you bought to present them credit score. They stored taking part in laborious. Like I all the time mentioned, generally it’s going to look nice, generally it’s not going to look good, and generally it’s going to look horrible. However they didn’t put their head down, they stored grinding.”
— Kenley Jansen was instrumental within the victory as he pitched the eighth and the ninth innings and struck out 5 batters.
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“Enormous,” Cora mentioned of Jansen’s outing. “Everyone that pitched immediately did a tremendous job.”
— Devers didn’t play within the collection finale, however neither the Purple Sox slugger nor Cora believes the knee ailment Devers is coping with will maintain him out for an prolonged time frame.
“No, nothing’s incorrect. I can play by way of it,” Devers mentioned of his knee ailment after Saturday’s recreation.
— Masataka Yoshida continued his rehab project in Triple-A Worcester on Sunday. Yoshida, who batted second and served because the designated hitter, went 0-for-3 with one stroll in 4 plate appearances.
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— Purple Sox high pitching prospect Luis Perales, who exited a Double-A Portland recreation as a result of damage, has been identified with proper elbow irritation, in line with The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
— The Purple Sox profit from an off day Monday earlier than they open up a six-game homestand. Boston opens a three-game collection in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday evening. First pitch from Fenway Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET, and you may watch it dwell on NESN after an hour of pregame protection.
