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Diamars 5 Juli 2022

Red Sox win 8th straight on Fourth of July, beat Rays 4-0

(AP) — Trevor Story hit a his grounder trying to make Thompson returning, the
solo homer, Kutter Craw- a backhand pickup. Fleming Rays recalled LHP Josh
ford pitched 5 1/3 innings booted a comebacker with Fleming from Triple-A Dur-
of two-hit relief and the the bases loaded for a run be- ham and returned RHP
Boston Red Sox won their fore Cordero's single. Phoenix Sanders and RHP
eighth straight Fourth of Javy Guerra there. RHP
July game, beating the Fleming gave up four runs in Cristofer Ogando was op-
Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on five innings of relief. tioned to Durham.
Monday. Franchy Cor-
dero added an RBI single Tough stretch Trainer's room
for the Red Sox, who won Boston opened a stretch of Rays: Reinstated LHP
their second straight game 27 games against teams with Brooks Raley and RHP Ryan
and improved to just 9-16 winning records. Thompson from the restrict-
against AL East rivals. "Just as important as the first ed list.
70 or whatever we played," Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale
"Kutter gave us a lot, helped Cora said. "With our ups and (out since spring training,
us out a lot in the pen there," downs and, obviously how stress fracture in his rib-
Story said. "He looked great." we struggled early in the sea- cage) is set to make a rehab
With a handful of its players had the cutter as well. We just eight and walked one and son, if you look at the stand- start for Triple-A Worcester
wearing long sleeves with couldn't get anything going. John Schreiber got five outs ings, we are where we're at." on Wednesday. "Feels good,"
stars and stripes on a warm, Just never felt like we had a for his third save. In addition to the Rays, Bos- Cora said. "One, maybe two
sunny day, Boston matched rhythm at the plate at all." "I had pretty good command ton faces the Yankees, Hous- more down there." … Cora
its franchise record for con- of all five of my pitches," ton, Milwaukee, Cleveland also said Wacha would be
secutive July 4 wins, accom- Story put the Red Sox ahead Crawford said. "I was just and Toronto during the run. checked out. "We don't be-
plished from 1901-04 and in the fourth, driving a chan- going right at guys. When lieve there's something struc-
1936-39, when teams played geup from Josh Fleming (2- I fell behind on the count, I'll take care of it tural there, just kind of like a
doubleheaders. 4) into the back of Boston's I got right back into it with Tampa Bay's Yandy Díaz got dead arm," the manager said.
bullpen for his 13th homer. the cutter or curveball. ... caught rounding first too … Nathan Eovaldi (injured
Tampa Bay had its three- The last couple of outings I wide on his bloop hit to right. list, back) and Garrett Whit-
game winning streak halted Boston went with a bull- figured something out that's Crawford, who came in to lock (IL, hip) are both slat-
and lost a road series opener pen game because scheduled helped me mechanically." cover first, took the throw ed to throw off the mound
for the eighth straight time. starter Michael Wacha was and sprinted after Díaz be- Tuesday.
The Rays had just two hits, scratched Sunday with what The Red Sox added a run in fore making the tag himself.
both singles. manager Alex Cora called a the fifth when Christian Ar- "Yeah," he said, breaking into Up next
"Kutter Crawford, we've dead arm. The Red Sox start- royo doubled leading off, a wide smile when asked if he LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-2,
seen him twice now and he's ed Austin Davis for two hit- advanced on a groundout was showing his 40-yard dash 2.25 ERA) is scheduled to
pitched really well against less innings before using two and scored when Rafael De- speed. go for the Rays on Tuesday
us," Rays manager Kevin more relievers. vers was credited with an night. Boston RHP Nick Piv-
Cash said. "Big fastball, infield hit after second base- Rays shuffle roster etta (8-5, 3.23) is 8-1 with a
threw the breaking ball and Crawford (2-2) struck out man Isaac Paredes bobbled In addition to Raley and 1.95 ERA in his last 11 starts.

Zelenskyy praises IOC for supporting bans on Russian sport

(AP) — Ukrainian Presi- day. It is the subject of an ap- Russians, and "more than a sport to $7.5 million since ter Games in Milan-Cortina
dent Volodymyr Zelen- peal Tuesday by the Russian hundred thousand Ukrainian the war started. d'Ampezzo, Italy.
skyy has thanked the IOC soccer federation at the Court athletes do not have the op- Bach told Zelenskyy he "We want to support you to
for supporting a ban on of Arbitration for Sport in the portunity of training," Zelen- hoped for "a strong, success- make your Olympic dreams
Russian teams and ath- Olympic home city of Laus- skyy said. ful, proud Ukrainian national come true," the IOC said its
letes competing in most anne, Switzerland. Olympic team" to compete leader told Ukrainian ath-
Olympics sports, ahead of The IOC said it has now at the 2024 Summer Games letes Sunday when visiting
a court hearing Tuesday to Russian teams have been re- tripled its fund for Ukrainian in Paris and the 2026 Win- their training center.
challenge the ruling in in- moved from more than 15
ternational soccer. soccer competitions includ-
ing qualifying games for the
Zelenskyy met in Kyiv on men's and women's World
Sunday with International Cups, and the women's Eu-
Olympic Committee presi- ropean Championship finals
dent Thomas Bach and tournament which starts
praised "his unwavering po- Wednesday in England.
sition" on sports sanctions Bach has consistently said
against Russia and its ally Be- sports sanctions on Russia,
larus, according to a readout including as an events host,
of the visit provided by his are to protect the integrity of
presidential office. competitions and the security
of athletes rather than to pun-
"While Russia is trying to de- ish on the basis of nationality.
stroy the Ukrainian people
and conquer other European Zelenskyy's office detailed
countries, its representatives the toll on Ukrainian sport
have no place in the world's during the Russian invasion
sports community," Zelen- now in a fifth month.
skyy said.
The IOC advised sports lead- A total of 89 athletes and
ers on Feb. 28 to act and soc- coaches have died "as a re-
cer bodies FIFA and UEFA sult of hostilities," 13 more
made a joint ruling later that have been captured by the