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CarGo figures out knuckleballer
- Updated: May 26, 2016
BOSTON — After a line drive single to shallow right-center field in the second inning Wednesday, Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez accomplished something that no Colorado player has done in nearly four years. He recorded a base hit against a knuckleballer.
Colorado faced a knuckleballer in Steven Wright for the first time since Aug. 20, 2012, when the Rockies squared off against R.A. Dickey.
Despite the unpredictable nature of Wright’s pitches, Gonzalez had a good night against the righty during the team’s 10-3 loss to the relentlessly offensive Red Sox.
“It’s tough, the ball moves everywhere,” Gonzalez said on facing Wright. “My approach today was the same …
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