Red Sox-Rays Brawl Draws Joe Maddon's Ire, While Franklin Morales Denies Wrongdoing
BOSTON –– The bad blood started percolating last Thursday, when Rays pitcher Matt Moore drilled Adrian Gonzalez. It was a day after the Red Sox first baseman guaranteed he'd deliver a home run at Tropicana Field. Later in the game, Red Sox starter Felix Doubront plunked Rays designated hitter Luke Scott, possibly in retaliation. Nearly a week later in Fenway Park, all wasn...
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Red Sox Pitchers Continue to Commit Balks, Leaving Fans Searching for Explanations Why (Video)
The Red Sox pitchers, for whatever reason, seem to have trouble staying away from balks this year. Franklin Morales was called for one during Tuesday night's game, prompting NESN Nation's Dan Duquette to ask our Twitter followers if they knew the explanation for why the Sox pitchers keep getting called for them. They had some pretty good answers, but most of them seemed to...
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Your Morning Dump... where the Sox have a balk epidemic.
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
The Red Sox now lead the major leagues with six balks.
That may not seem like much, but when these lapses in concentration cost you a game, you have to start wondering what the heck is going on.
Clay Buchholz...
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Rhymes' injury puts Rays' win on backburner
ST. PETERSBURG A frightening scene unfolded in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday night for the Tampa Bay Rays when second baseman Will Rhymes collapsed beside first base, moments after being struck full force by a fastball thrown by Boston reliever Franklin Morales.
But there's good news for Rhymes and the injury-riddled Rays.
Despite fears of a broken bone or perhaps...
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14 days ago
Will Rhymes collapsed after being hit by a pitch (Video)
Rays second baseman Will Rhymes collapsed into the arms of his first base coach after being hit by a 95mph pitch during the 8th inning of Wednesday’s game. Rhymes was hit by a 2-2 fastball from Red Sox reliever Franklin Morales directly on the forearm. He immediately went down in pain, but he managed to make his way down to first base. Shortly after reaching base, Rhymes took a...
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Will Rhymes passes out at first base after getting hit by pitch
A scary moment came about during last night’s Red Sox-Rays game when Tampa’s Will Rhymes was hit by a Franklin Morales pitch on the right forearm. After heading down to first base, Rhymes gestured that he wanted to come out of the game and started walking towards the dugout. He got as far as the first base coach’s box before passing out and losing his balance, falling...
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Rays 2B Will Rhymes collapses on the field
Tampa Bay Rays 2B Will Rhymes was hit in the forearm tonight by a two-seam fastball from Red Sox reliever Franklin Morales. The aftermath involved Rhymes taking his base. As he was trying to shake off the pain from the pitch, you could read his lips saying “I’m dizzy” after being asked to be taken out.
Per CBSSports:
At that point, he began wobbling and then...
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Rays' Rhymes plunked, passes out
Rays infielder Will Rhymes passed out at first base Wednesday night after being hit flush on the right forearm by Red Sox pitcher Franklin Morales in the eighth inning.
A wincing Rhymes was tended to after being struck by the 95mph fastball, then made it to first base -- where he collapsed in the arms of first base coach George Hendrick.
The 29-year-old was carted off the field...
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Will Rhymes Collapses at First Base, Carted Off Field After Being Hit by Pitch
Will Rhymes and the Rays had a scary moment during the eighth inning of Tuesday's game, ending in Rhymes being carted off the field. Rhymes was hit by a pitch on the forearm by Franklin Morales, and went to first base after being tended to. It looked like he would stay in the game but then Rhymes signaled to the Rays dugout to remove him. Shortly thereafter, he collapsed on the...
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Tampa Bay's Will Rhymes passes out after being hit by pitch
There was a very scary moment in tonight's Red Sox-Rays game. Boston reliever Franklin Morales hit Rays second baseman Will Rhymes in the left forearm, and Rhymes looked dazed as he went down to first. He eventually passed out, and many online are assuming it was due to the pain from a broken bone, which is surely a possibility when you're dealing with someone who throws...
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