Rich Hill is really something else. Last night he logged a complete game shutout, striking out 10, allowing only two hits and walking only one Oriole. That’s good for a game score of 92, kids. His ERA is now down to 1.17 in three starts.
How did the former Long Island Duck do this, you may ask? That devastating curveball. That curveball may be the single greatest pitch in the history of the sport. Absolutely unhittable. It’s keeping batters guessing and off-balance. Look at some of these strikeouts. Professional hitters are just staring at 89 MPH cheddar right down the heart of the plate because the curveball is in the back of their mind.
If you stuck around for the end of that highlight, you saw arguably the catch of the year by Mookie Betts. He robbed Crush Davis of a homerun and preserved the shutout in one of the most impressive and athletic catches you’ll ever see.
Don obviously nailed the call. Castiglione too.
The Red Sox scored seven times on the strength of nine hits, including a bunch of run-scoring doubles. Xander and Ortiz were both 3-4.