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- Updated: July 25, 2016
8:04 PM ET
BOSTON – It’s not often that a pitcher gives up five runs in 6⅔ innings of a sometimes-sloppy 8-7 win and is given a rather loud ovation upon exiting a game. Such was the case on Sunday with Rick Porcello, whose line was not fully representative of how well he pitched.
And, to be frank, Fenway Park is becoming Porcello’s playground. Scenes like that are commonplace for the resurgent Boston Red Sox right-hander.
“I’ve got quite a few starts at home. I feel comfortable pitching at home,” he said after improving to 13-2 with a victory over the Minnesota Twins. “Our crowd. I think we play good baseball. All of the above.”
Within that 13-2 record is a 10-0 mark at home, making Porcello the first Red Sox pitcher to open with 10 straight victories at Fenway since 1961 (Don Schwall). Boston is 11-0 in his home starts this season.
In a year when the rotation has seen an ace turn ordinary, a career minor leaguer become an All-Star and a rotation regular get banished to the bullpen, Porcello has been the steadying force.
“It’s not a surprise because the way he prepares,” manager John Farrell said. “The way he’s shown competitive fire on the mound, the way he doesn’t give in in particular spots, in certain situations, he’s been a constant. We talk so much about [being] dependable and reliable with guys. He embodies …
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