A capsule look at the Red Sox-Rays playoff series
A capsule look at the best-of-five American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay RaysOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
HUNTER RENFROE #16 - RIGHT FIELDER - KANSAS CITY ROYALS
15 HR •
52 RBI •
.229 AVG
15 HR
52 RBI
.229 AVG
Boston's JD Martinez sprains ankle by stumbling over base
Boston Red Sox slugger JOCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Red Sox rally in 9th, on brink of clinching wild-card berth
Christian Vázquez tripled home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox moved to the brink of a postseason berth with a 5-3 win over the Washington NationalsOCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Red Sox to face Nationals on the road
The Nationals will start Josiah Gray on Saturday while the Red Sox have yet to announce who will take the moundOCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Breaks deadlock in sixth inning Renfroe went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-2 win over Washington.
Impact The outfielder's sixth-inning blast was ultimately all Boston needed to pick up a valuable win in its chase for a wild-card spot. Renfroe has done his part at the plate lately with three homers in his last four games and an eight-game hitting streak (10-for-31). He's slashing .264/.320/.510 with 31 long balls, 96 RBI, 89 runs scored, a stolen base and 33 doubles through 563 plate appearances overall.
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Red Sox beat Nats, move into 2nd spot in AL wild-card chase
Hunter Renfroe and Bobby Dalbec hit back-to-back homers during a four-run sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 to move into the second spot in the...OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reaches 30-homer mark Renfroe went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-0 win over Baltimore.
Impact With his second long ball in as many games, Renfroe reached the 30-homer mark for the year. He's been in a groove lately, going 13-for-41 (.317) across his last 11 contests. For the year, Renfroe is up to a .263/.319/.507 slash line with 93 RBI, 88 runs scored, 33 doubles and a stolen base. The 29-year-old continues to hold down a near-everyday role in right field.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Martinez helps Red Sox end slide with 6-0 win over Orioles
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Rookies lead Rangers past Angels 5-2 to avoid 100th defeat
Rookie Andy Ibanez’s two-run single highlighted a four-run second inning for Texas and fellow rookie ASEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Homers in loss Renfroe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's loss to Baltimore.
Impact Renfroe extended Boston's lead by leaving the yard against Marcos Diplan in the sixth inning. The 29-year-old is on a nine-game hitting streak, going 12-for-36 in that span with a pair of home runs. Overall this year, Renfroe has tallied 29 long balls, bringing him within reach of his career high of 33 set in 2019.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Red Sox wild card bid stalls with 4-2 loss to Orioles
Rookie Ryan Mountcastle hit his 32nd home run to help the Baltimore Orioles beat nemesis Chris Sale and the Red Sox 4-2t, extending their losing streak to four games and stalling B...SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Red Sox Vs. Mets Lineups: Hunter Renfroe Returns; Bobby Dalbec Sits The Boston Red Sox and New York Mets will play the second, and final, game of their series Wednesday at Fenway Park. Here are the lineups.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • NESN.COM
Not starting Tuesday Renfroe is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
Impact Renfroe enters the series on a four-game hitting streak during which he's gone 5-for-17 with a homer, three doubles, six runs scored and six RBI. He'll take a seat Tuesday despite his recent success as J.D. Martinez, Enrique Hernandez and Alex Verdugo man the Boston outfield from left to right.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
AL wild-card leading Red Sox rally past O's 8-6
Kiké Hernández’s game-tying RBI single caromed off the second-base bag and into shallow center field, sparking a three-run, seventh-inning rally that carried the AL wild-card leadi...SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bogaerts, AL wild card-leading Bosox top O's, 4th win in row
Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in four runs, carrying the AL wild card-leading Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 for their fourth straight winSEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pivetta expected to start for Boston against Baltimore
The Orioles will start Zac Lowther on Saturday and the Red Sox are expected to counter with Nick PivettaSEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sale returns, Red Sox send Orioles to loss No. 100, 7-1
Chris Sale returned from COVID-19 to pitch five innings of two-hit ball, and Bobby Dalbec homered to help the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-1 and send the Orioles to their 100th...SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Schwarber, Vazquez power Red Sox past Mariners 9-4 in 10
Kyle Schwarber and Christian Vazquez drove in two runs apiece in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4 to keep pace in the AL wild-card raceSEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Schwarber's 3-run double lifts Red Sox over Mariners 8-4
Pinch-hitter Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 to keep pace in the competitive AL wild-car...SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Haniger homers in 3rd straight game, Mariners top Bosox 5-4
Mitch Haniger made Boston pay for a costly error by first baseman Kyle Schwarber, hitting a three-run homer with two out in the seventh inning, and the Seattle Mariners held on for...SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leury Garcia HR in 9th lifts White Sox over Red Sox 2-1
Leury Garcia hit a game-ending home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox 2-1SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Toronto Blue Jays "mop" the New York Yankees in this week's MLB Good Times
The scorching-hot Blue Jays, finally putting it all together, are this week's must-watch baseball fun, Jake Mintz writes.SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
MLB, Red Sox deny Hunter Renfroe's claim league said to stop COVID-19 testing "MLB basically told us to stop testing and just treat the symptoms," Renfroe told WEEI. "We were like, 'No, we're going to figure out what’s...
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Hunter Renfroe's Heroics Against Rays Fired Up Xander Bogaerts Hunter Renfroe's go-ahead home run and game-ending throw Wednesday prompted an Instagram post from Red Sox teammate Xander Bogaerts.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • NESN.COM
Comes up big in late innings Renfroe went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead two-run homer in Wednesday's win over the Rays.
Impact Renfroe, who singled earlier in the game, stepped to the plate with one on and the Red Sox trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning and launched a JT Chargois offering over the Green Monster. He also provided the final out of the game with his arm, gunning down Joey Wendle at third base when Wendle tried to stretch a double into a triple. Renfroe has multi-hit performances in three of his last four contests and is slashing .362/.403/.759 with six homers and 15 RBI across his last 15 games.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
