Red Sox 6, Twins 1: The Supporting Cast Shines

Friday night’s Red Sox game was just as much about the stars as it was the supporting cast. Brayan Bello, Alex Bregman, and Rafael Devers were all spectacular, but it was Romy Gonzalez, David Hamilton, and Greg Weissert that stood out to me. After a pitcher’s duel through six innings, Connor Wong led off the seventh with a base hit. David Hamilton followed it up with a base hit of his own, and then Ceddane Rafaela laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners into scoring position. After Jarren Duran struck out, Devers hit a hard ground ball to second base that ricocheted into the outfield, scoring two runs. That all sounds fairly normal, but David Hamilton’s base running drew my attention. You’re always running on contact with two outs, but Hamilton sprinted around third and scored on a ball that looked like an out off the bat.

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