LOS ANGELES, Sept 22, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Taiwan’s Lin Tzu-Wei hit his first
major league homer as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 on
Friday to equal a franchise record with their 105th victory.
The AL East champion Red Sox (105-49) matched the franchise mark set in
1912.
The Red Sox’s magic number to have home-field advantage in the Major
League Baseball playoffs was reduced to one.
Boston pitcher Chris Sale fanned seven batters in 3 1/3 innings and
allowed two runs in his third start back from the disabled list.
The Red Sox used nine pitchers against Cleveland. Matt Barnes (6-3)
pitched a scoreless sixth and Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 42nd
save.