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Salty alters approach against knuckler
- Updated: July 27, 2016
BOSTON — Tigers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia came into the three-game series knowing the ins and outs of Fenway Park. During Tuesday night’s 9-8 win over the Red Sox, he used that comfort in the buzzing atmosphere to lead his team to its second straight victory.
Saltalamacchia went 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs in his first game at Fenway Park since winning a championship with the Red Sox in 2013.
“It feels good to be here,” he said. “I’m not going to say getting three hits here is a ‘right back at you’ type of thing. I loved my time here. I enjoyed every minute of it. It’s more the win than anything.”
A switch-hitter, Saltalamacchia batted right-handed against knuckleballer Steven Wright, a righty. R.A. Dickey was the only other knuckleballer Saltalamacchia has faced but said he remembers batting lefty against that right-hander. The catcher went 0-for-3 in his only game …
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