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Hanley unable to handle final throw in Sox’s loss
- Updated: May 28, 2016
TORONTO — Travis Shaw had made a terrific stop down the third-base line, and the Red Sox were ready to go to extra innings of what had already been a wild Saturday afternoon of baseball against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
All that needed to happen was for the ball to land safely in the first baseman’s mitt of Hanley Ramirez.
But as Ramirez tried to make the scoop, the ball skidded by him, and Russell Martin roared home for a 10-9 win by the Blue Jays over the Red Sox.
“It was a tremendous play by Shaw. I just wasn’t able to finish it,” said Ramirez. “Unfortunately we ended up losing the game.”
It is the type of play Ramirez has made many times during a transition to first base that has gone better than almost anyone expected.
“Ball down the line, Travis gives him a throw and we’ve seen Hanley catch that ball a number of times,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “I think if we have a chance to replay that, he probably makes that play routinely. Went off the glove. …
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