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ColumnsMazz: How the Red Sox played hardball with Giancarlo Stanton last night – and won
In the first inning, after the Sox had claimed a 2-0 lead, Stanton came to the plate with one out and runners at first and third. Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck then fell behind 1-0 before pushing Stanton off the plate with a fastball up and in, then threw a slider away that a bailing Stanton hit off the end of the bat for a soft lineout to second base for the second out.
Tony Massarotti
