One of the biggest wins of the season for the Red Sox was their 15-5 drubbing of the Yankees in Fenway Park on June 16. The game was started by Tanner Houck, but he was injured in the fifth inning when a comebacker struck him in the face. Enter Joe Jacques, a 28-year-old career minor leaguer, to mop up. It was just the third appearance for the lefty. Jacques ended up pitching two innings, giving up three hits and three runs (one earned), and striking out two batters. He ended up qualifying for the win, his first in the Majors.
On the offensive side of things, the stars were Masataka Yoshida and Justin Turner. Yoshida was in the midst of a hot streak and had four hits in four at-bats, scoring a run and driving in four. Among his hits were two doubles. Turner had three hits in five at-bats, including a grand slam, a two-run homer and a double. He also scored three runs.
All three players got cards and I had to grab them all. Yoshida is obviously the big offseason acquisition. Turner has turned in a great season replacing J.D. Martinez at designated hitter. Finally, this is very possibly going to be the only card of Joe Jacques with the Red Sox. He started off reasonably well, but has fallen off considerably and is back in the minors.
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