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Well, that debate about who is the best team in the American League has been narrowed from three to two—with the Red Sox clearly on top and the Astros looking up at them. After last night's third straight
wipeout of the Angels (8-2), Boston temporarily put to rest Anaheim's claims of parity.
Mookie Betts again set the tone with a lead-off HR, and
Andrew Benintendi went 2-5 with 3 RBIs and his first HR of 2018.
J.D. Martinez (now batting .338) continued his torrid hitting, going 3-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. And, 21-year-old
Rafael Devers was 3-4 with 2 RBIs. Once again, Boston's starting pitching was
superb. This time,
Eduardo Rodriguez went six strong innings—yielding just two runs on only three hits, while striking out five. Now,
The Carmine Hose move up the
Left Coast to Oakland.
