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Abad looks forward after ‘tough’ Sox debut
- Updated: August 3, 2016
SEATTLE — Manager John Farrell had been plotting the situation hours before Tuesday night’s game even started.
If Robinson Cano came up in a big situation in the late innings, Farrell would turn to his new lefty specialist, Fernando Abad, who was acquired hours before the trade deadline from the Twins.
The situation presented itself perfectly and went exactly the opposite of how the Red Sox wanted in this 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
Cano’s towering three-run shot with one out in the eighth came off a 1-2 slider from Abad and put Seattle on top for the first time all night. It capped a wild, five-run inning that started with David Price in possession of a three-hit shutout.
It was hard to fault Farrell’s strategy. Cano came in 1-for-11 against Abad.
“Abad has had such good success against Cano, and is working through the at-bat in good shape,” said Farrell. “He gets him to chase a couple breaking balls. He missed with one …
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