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It looks like
Drew Pomeranz needs a little more "seasoning" in AAA—like maybe an entire
marinade. For the second straight start after returning from injury, the lefty delivered a stinker. Pomeranz went just five innings—giving up four runs on six hits (
three of them HRs). His ERA is now 7.27. Boston needs to send Pomeranz to Pawtucket or to
Dr. James Andrews—maybe
both. In the game,
Xander Bogaerts returned from his ankle fracture to resume his hot hitting—going 3-4 to raise his average to .405.
J.D. Martinez went 2-4 and knocked in two, while
Mookie Betts collected two hits and an RBI. It wasn't enough, though, to overcome crappy starting pitching and
the Rays outlasted Boston, 4-3. The Yankees, of course, won again, and slithered to just three games back of the Red Sox.
