![]() ![]() Julien, one of the Twins' top infield prospects who departs next week to play for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic, drove Braves starter Ian Anderson's second pitch into the seats in right-center field, his first home run of the spring. Edouard Julien homered twice and Willi Castro once, and the Twins held on for a 10-7 Grapefruit League victory over the Braves on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium. Kiké Hernández is back from the World Baseball Classic and will start at shortstop on Monday.FORT MYERS, Fla.Justin Turner is set to be in Monday’s lineup, his first game since being hit in the head with a pitch less than two weeks ago.He followed Bello and pitched a perfect eighth with one strikeout in Sunday’s victory. Ryan Brasier has been quietly solid this spring.Blaze Jordan and Matthew Lugo gave the Red Sox some insurance in the top of the ninth, with an RBI single and sacrifice fly, respectively.Greg Allen hit a grand slam in the sixth.Ryan Fitzgerald sent a 91 mph fastball out of the park to get the Red Sox on the board in the fourth inning.He struck out 31 times, drew 21 walks, and stole nine bases in 14 attempts. His professional career amounts to 33 games in Dominican Summer League, where he went 30-for-100 with 11 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 23 runs scored, and 19 RBI. The 19-year-old infielder, listed as a third baseman in MLB transactions, signed with the Royals last June. The Red Sox and Royals completed the Adalberto Mondesí/Josh Taylor trade on Sunday, with Kansas City sending minor leaguer Ángel Pierre to Boston as the Player To Be Named Later. In three prior spring starts, Pivetta allowed six earned runs on 12 hits, walked five, and struck out 11. Only 50 of his 84 pitches were for strikes, or approximately 59.5%. The 30-year-old righty started against his former team on Sunday, and allowed four earned run on four hits (including a pair of homers), walked two, and struck out five. Though Nick Pivetta told Alex Speier of the Boston Globe that he “feels very good about his arm strength,” that self-assessment came on the heels of another rough outing. He also pitched two no-hit innings for the Rays in the 2020 World Series. He spent last year with Phillies’ minor league teams, but pitched for the Rays in 2020-21, and posted a 3.33 ERA, 3.55 FIP, and 1.274 WHIP over 26 appearances, and didn’t give up a home run over that span. Sherriff debuted in 2017, and has a career 3.65 ERA across 44 regular-season appearances (44 1/3 innings). Rodriguez, one of only two lefties currently in the Red Sox bullpen, left Saturday’s game with what the club described as right torso pain.Ĭora named Oddanier Mosqueda and Ryan Sherriff as two non-roster options who could sub in, though Mosqueda hasn’t pitched above Double-A. Joely Rodriguez is going to have imaging done on Monday, Alex Cora told reporters on Sunday, but the expectation is that he’ll need to start the season on the injured list. Though Bello will begin the season on the injured list, it will be so that he can continue ramping up in the minor leagues. If he stays on schedule, he’ll be able to join the rotation in mid-April. He then spent the offseason working with Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez. After getting off to a bumpy start, the rookie was dominant down the stretch over five starts in September, he posted a 1.65 ERA and struck out 27 batters in 27 1/3 innings. Bello debuted on July 6 of last year and appeared in 13 games, including 11 starts, for the big-league club.
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