Why did the Dodgers throw it away? That's not it, 6 innings without losing 8K, gives Boston its first win since transfer
Aug 13, 2025
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Boston Red Sox Dustin May pitched a scoreless start for the first time this season.
May took the mound as a starter in an away game against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on the 13th (Korea time) and pitched well with five hits, one walk, eight strikeouts and no runs in six innings to win her first victory since transfer.
Boston won 14-1 with May's good pitching and three home runs hit by Alex Bregman, Roman Anthony and Carlos Narvaez.
May is a right-hander traded by the Dodgers to Boston on the 1st. The Dodgers abandoned May, who had remained a promising player in his later years at the Dodgers, recovered his health this season, kept his rotation steadily, and played his part. Players from Boston are minor leaguer outfielders Jack Ayrhard and James Tipps.
The two minor leaguers are promising players who cannot immediately contribute to the team's strength. The Dodgers sent May out because he became an FA after this season and the team's starters remained. Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell are back from injuries, and Shohei Ohtani is also returning as pitchers to increase pitching innings. In addition, Loki Sashiki can return at the end of this month.
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In the bottom of the first inning, Jeremy Peña hit the leadoff, but put all three subsequent hitters to bed. In the second inning, with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, left-handed hitter Jacob Melton threw an 86.5-mile sweeper outside the seventh pitch from the full count and struck out the rookie. He struck out all three out counts.
He allowed a hit and a walk in the third inning with a 2-0 lead, but he caught Carlos Correa with a double play by third baseman and Jesus Sanchez with a fly ball to shortstop to score no runs.
May, who cooked with three outs in the fourth inning, was hit again by Peña after two outs in the fifth, but he grounded out Correa to third base. May, who lightly handed over the runner despite his throwing error after one out in the sixth inning, handed over the mound to Justin Wilson in the bottom of the seventh inning with a big 8-0 lead.
May, who threw 92 pitches, had a fastball speed of up to 97.8 miles and an average of 96.6 miles, an average of 1.1 miles faster than the season average (95.5 miles). The sinker also averaged 95.6 miles, above the season average (94.6 miles).
May, who pitched seven wins and eight losses in her 20th start this season, lowered her ERA from 4.93 to 4.67.
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Buehler is jagged. Of the 20 starts this season, there are seven quality starts, but there are also eight games that have not completed the fifth inning. On the 9th, he stopped well against the San Diego Padres with four hits and no runs in six innings, becoming a winning pitcher and still finding a hopeful element.
It remains to be seen whether May will settle firmly in the Boston rotation with Buehler.
Boston, which led May's good pitching, broke its three-game losing streak, marking 66 wins and 55 losses, and firmly maintaining second place in the AL East and second place in the wild card.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
