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[http://www.csnne.com] Celtics Patriots Red Sox Bruins Revolution Golf Video Podcast Staff Shop Alerts Contests MORE Live TV Listings Channel Finder Rotoworld Golf Channel Comcast SportsNet Search Latest Video 2:46 Heinsohn: Maybe Yabusele can become a low post player 2:35 Tim Welsh: Will C’s regret drafting Yabusele too early? 2:08 Does Thunder trade help C’s chances at getting Durant? 4:41 Jaylen Brown: I'll go to war for Boston and the fans 6:21 Jaylen Brown on Celtics: ‘I think this is the right fit’ 2:51 Welsh: Drafting Brown could be part of a deal 2:33 Grousbeck: 'Refused to get ripped off' in trades 2:16 Heinsohn: Jaylen Brown ‘fits right in’ with Celtics Mookie Betts’ dad, Willie, visits Fenway Park Mookie Betts’ dad, Willie, visits Fenway Park By CSN Video June 20, 2016 9:52 PM Trenni Kusnierek discusses Mookie Betts’ young days as a baseball player with his father Tags: Boston Red Sox , Mookie Betts First impressions of the Red Sox’ 2-1 win over the Mariners First impressions of the Red Sox’ 2-1 win over the Mariners By Nick Friar June 19, 2016 4:38 PM BOSTON -- First impressions of the Boston Red Sox’ 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners: David Price finally pitched like an ace, not just a number one. While his one-run performance was that of a number one -- his third impressive start in a row -- Sunday’s outing was that of an ace because Price finally shut down the opposition after Boston scored. Going back to his start against Madison Bumgarner, Price gave up a run right after the Red Sox had scored. In his start Tuesday, the Red Sox cut Baltimore’s lead in half at 2-1, only to see Price give up a run the next inning. This time Price was lock down in both the seventh and the eighth, when his offense had tied the game and taken the lead in the prior innings, respectively. That’s essential to winning close games. Additionally, his two strikeouts to finish off his eight-inning performance -- like Rick Porcello in his six-inning start Saturday -- were a nice touch. And his last pitch was a fastball, clocked at 94 MPH. Taijuan Walker walked on a tight rope all game and the Red Sox let him off the hook. Boston’s offense had the lead runner reach base in three of Walker’s five innings pitched. The Red Sox also had two runners reach with one out in one of the other two innings. Walker only had one 1-2-3 inning -- his last one oddly enough. Seattle’s starter has the ability to be a successful pitcher, but hitters tried to do a bit too much once runners reached base. At the same time, Boston’s offense did a good job wearing Walker down. It took the righty 88 pitches to get through three innings. He clearly had a hard time with Boston’s lineup, and one can only imagine what might’ve happened his third time through the order -- escaping four innings that could’ve easily gone poorly for him. Hanley Ramirez’s loose behavior will get him in trouble once in a while. The way he was picked off in the seventh was inexcusable. But for every play like that, the Red Sox might get one like his heads up play Saturday to score a run. The mistake didn’t prove costly Sunday -- Boston can only hope that trend continues. David Ortiz still has something left in the tank. This isn’t a reference to his bat -- that should go without saying. But his stolen base in the seventh had the chance to play a role in the seventh had Hanley Ramirez gotten a base hit. Either way it’s good to see Big Papi comfortably pushing his feet to the limit -- something that’s become a concern as the season has progressed. Tags: Boston Red Sox , CSNNE Newswire , David Ortiz , Mookie Betts Shutdown innings from Red Sox pitching can maintain offense’s momentum Shutdown innings from Red Sox pitching can maintain offense’s momentum By Nick Friar June 16, 2016 12:18 PM BOSTON -- Steven Wright’s performance in the Red Sox’ 6-4 victory Wednesday night was important for multiple reasons -- giving the bullpen rest and tying for the division lead to name a few. Still, what might go unnoticed is his what he did in the brief half inning after the Red Sox had taken just a 1-0 lead. Boston scraped out a run in the second frame with two outs, with Hanley Ramirez and Travis Shaw at the center of it production -- a momentum shift coming from two hitters who haven’t seen the ball well lately. And Wright almost gave up a run the next half inning -- allowing Ryan Flaherty to reach third base for the Orioles -- but Wright stranded two Baltimore runners. “I think it’s huge,” Wright said on tossing a scoreless inning after his team scored in the prior inning. “You want to try to get your guys up there swinging the bat as quickly as possible. For me, I just try to go out there every time and throw up zeros. I feel like that’s our job and our goal.” Then in the top of the fourth, Wright was lock down again after Boston’s offense got to Kevin Gausman for five more runs in the bottom of the third -- retiring the Orioles 4-5-6 hitters in order. “I think it’s really crucial after you score -- especially when you put up a five-spot,” Wright said. “When you score one it’s big, but when you score five, it’s like ‘Hey man, we need to try to keep this momentum going.’ So you try to go up there and just attack the zone.” The righty made it clear that, from a pitcher’s perspective, it’s important to maintain momentum for hitters once they’ve grasped it -- but that he doesn’t fully know how much giving up runs takes away from his offense. “For me, I think it would [throw off momentum],” Wright said. “I really don’t know if it’s right or wrong, but that’s my mentality. So, I try to go up there and throw up a quick inning to get our guys back in the dugout.” Apparently, his notion is spot on. “What I’ve learned is that’s the most important inning,” Mookie Betts said after the game. “Right after you score, you have to go put up a zero. That kills any type of momentum that can start from them. And we can kind of carry that over from the last inning. It was really important that [Wright] came out and put up a zero right after we scored.” And that’s something Boston pitching has struggled with -- among other things -- with the most recent example coming in Tuesday’s 3-2 loss. Trailing 2-0, Boston scored in the seventh to cut the lead in half. But David Price came back out and the Orioles made it 3-1 on Jonathan’s Schoop’s home run — on the first pitch of the eighth inning no less. If the pitching can maintain the momentum that the offense seems to find at some point nearly every night, then things will get significantly easier for the Red Sox. 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