One race scored, then another while Toro made a wild launch on the plate. Tie match.
But the coordinator of SOX’s repair, Mike Brenly, saw that Toro had kept a toe on the bag. Manager Alex Cora challenged the call and was canceled.
The races came out of the Truist Park dashboard, the closed window crowds gémi and the SOX won a 5-1 victory, ending a painful sequence of five defeats.
While watching the game unfold, Cora admitted that he thought “here again” after what had been a bad week of baseball.
But when the bench coach Ramón Vázquez recalled the clubhouse, Brenly was sure that Olson was absent.
“There was a conviction behind,” said Cora. “Good job from Mikey. He’s good in what he does.”
“A blind squirrel found a glans,” said Brenly.
Toro thought he had played the game, but the players always feel like that.
“I thought I had it. I thought it was on this, “he said. “They called him safely and when he overturned, I said to myself:” Thank God “. “”
Toro was also 3 for 4 with a double RBI and a marked race. Story added a long two -point circuit in the fourth round and RAFAEL DEVERS A single two points in the ninth to give it 52 points produced on the season.
The SOXs surmounted 14 stick withdraws and a night 2 for 12 with runners in a score position.
The calendar helped. The SOX arrived here Wednesday evening after losing three games in Milwaukee. The Braves were rainy in Philadelphia that evening, then played a double-head Thursday.
Atlanta lost seven of the nine.
Lucas Giolito and five lifters kept the brave six strokes, including five in single. The SOX launchers removed the last eight strikers in order.
Giolito had 2-1 advance in the fifth round and obtained two withdrawals before Cora calls the left-hander Justin Wilson to face Olson, a left-handed striker.
“They don’t want me to give up a circuit there,” said Giolito. “I don’t like it but I am an employee, so we do what we are told.”
Wilson removed Olson, then Cora made the right one.
Giolito launched well during his last two departures, passing his deserved average of 7.08 to 4.78.
The SOXs took their advance at 3-1 in the sixth while Carlos Narváez doubled and scored on a double with two withdrawals from Toro. Field player player has Ops .843 in 16 games for SOX.
The Home Run of Story, a shot of 431 feet on the left field, came out of brave Starter Grant Holmes with two withdrawals in the fourth round. It was his seventh of the season and the first since May 10.
History has otherwise struck three times. But this swing was significant, if only to show that he always had the ability to have an impact on the ball in this way.
He entered the match 11 of his last 80 with five points produced in 21 games.
“It was a difficult month, that’s for sure. Feel six months, do you know? ” Said history. “Feel better and try to stay as simple as that, try to create a certain momentum.”
For a desperate team for a straight production, Homer de Story offered a little hope.
“I know the type of player I can be, and I am convinced that it will appear,” he said.
The SOXs appreciated their post-match celebration more than usual. For Marcelo MayerIt was his first victory in the major league. For everyone, it was a respite from what was a terrible section.
Now with Walker Buehler And Garrett Crochet Placing the next two games, the SOX may be winning a series.
“We have not been able to win matches, a lot of matches tight lately,” said Toro. “Today, it feels good. It was a very good game and hope that we can continue the momentum. ”
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