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inning of Wednesday’s contest, Jon Lester got a two-out line drive to medium depth in center field off the bat of Jeff Francoeur . Byrd misread the ball off the bat, took a first step in the wrong direction (something that he has done frequently
333 SLG, 1 double, 1 RBIs, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts Alex Gordon (9): .000/.000/.000, 5 strikeouts Jeff Francoeur (8): .000/.125/.000, 1 walk, 1 strikeout Eric Hosmer (6): .500/.667/.500, 2 walks Chris Getz
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Beltran isn't coming to Boston. Maybe you'll see Jeff Francoeur -- who is owed about $2 million the rest of the season ..... I wouldn't bet two million bucks on the idea that Francoeur is going to be significantly better than Josh Reddick
s got power out the wazoo,” said Brown, who coaches at a high school that has produced big leaguers such as Jeff Francoeur and Jeff Keppinger. “He hit one this past year that, our light poles are 75 feet tall, it was still going up when it
in the eighth. With one out and runners on first and second, he fell behind Jeff Francoeur , 2-0 and then 3-1. But Beckett unleashed a 96 mph sinker that Francoeur hit back up the middle. Beckett fielded the ball cleanly and fired a perfect lead throw to second
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attempted a suicide squeeze bunt, pushing it to first base. But Adrian Gonzalez acted quickly enough to throw out Jeff Francoeur at home, with the assistance of a good blocking of home plate by catcher Kelly Shoppach. Bard would finish off
Billy Butler (6 plate appearances): .333 BA/.333 OBP/.500 SLG, 2 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 4 strikeouts Jeff Francoeur (3): .000/.000/.000, 2 strikeouts Alex Gordon (3): .333/.333/.667, 1 hit, 1 double, 1 RBI
outfielder’s glove in the second inning. The play resulted in a Moustakas double, moving Jeff Francoeur (who had walked) to third. Francoeur would ultimately come in on a ground out from Brayan Pena, and Moustakas scored on Chris Getz
and certainly in position to get the Sox to the late innings in good shape. But back-to-back RBI doubles from Jeff Francoeur and Mike Moustakas had brought the Royals to within a run, and Wakefield’s pitch count to 97. It led to the starter leaving
appearance with the potential game-tying run on second base with one out in the sixth inning. It came one batter after Jeff Francoeur had doubled to score Eric Hosmer, cutting the Sox lead to two. - Chris Getz ruined Wakefield’s bid at winning career
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