“It was closed [Saturday], like around the sixth inning,” said Alex Cora prior to the Sox’ 5-2 loss Sunday. “So, you know, we had our chance. Didn’t happen, and we have to move on.”
The lefthander made three stops in independent ball, including last year in the Pioneer League for the Missoula PaddleHeads, before catching on with the Red Sox organization.
Abreu entered Tuesday’s game against the Orioles second among qualifying AL rookies in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, and leading in both slugging and OPS.