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Homers continue to haunt Smyly
- Updated: August 31, 2016
BOSTON — Left-hander Drew Smyly has been plagued by the home run all season. It proved to be his undoing again in the Rays’ 8-6 loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park.
After allowing a solo shot to Xander Bogaerts in the first inning, Smyly settled down over the next three frames, only to surrender a go-ahead grand slam to Hanley Ramirez over the Green Monster in the fifth.
The frame began with back-to-back singles by Jackie Bradley Jr. and Dustin Pedroia, before Smyly walked Mookie Betts with two outs. Ramirez then proceeded to crush a first-pitch fastball that cleared the bases.
“I just wish I could go back to that moment. In my head, I was thinking, ‘Be careful. You don’t have to go right at him. You …
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