Statcast of the Day: Best not to test Betts’ arm

Although the Red Sox suffered a 1-0 loss to the Orioles on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, a strong throw by right fielder Mookie Betts helped keep Boston within striking distance in the final inning.

With Baltimore looking to add to its slim lead in the top of the ninth, Manny Machado picked up a one-out single off Koji Uehara, bringing up slugger Chris Davis. On a 2-2 pitch, Davis lifted a fly ball 350 feet to right.

Betts made the catch a few steps in front of the warning track as Machado tagged from first, then fired an accurate, one-hop throw to shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who applied the tag for the inning-ending double play.

“I know the wind was kind of blowing against me and I was tying to keep it low,” Betts said. “But fortunately I was able to get behind it, get a little something on it and be accurate.”

Betts’ heave was both his hardest (92.1 mph) and farthest (182 …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com