Day: May 30, 2018

Sox sweep as J.D. hits 18th HR to tie MLB leadSox sweep as J.D. hits 18th HR to tie MLB lead

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018| 21:09

J.D. Martinez mashed his 18th homer of the season — tying him with Mike Trout for the MLB lead — to lift the Red Sox to a series sweep of the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. Eduardo Nunez also homered for Boston and hit an RBI double in the two-run eighth, providing a necessary cushion for the Sox. With Nunez’s double and Brock Holt’s RBI single, Boston maintained its lead despite Kendrys Morales’ two-run double in the ninth inning for Toronto. Teoscar Hernandez went deep for the Blue Jays, while starter Sam Gaviglio yielded four runs in six frames. Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up two runs in 6 2/3 innings.

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Tiger Woods on shooting 85: ‘I didn’t want to have anyone watch me play’Tiger Woods on shooting 85: ‘I didn’t want to have anyone watch me play’

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018| 21:03

Bob Harig ESPN Senior Writer Close Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods is back at Muirfield Village Golf Club, where he’s made plenty of history, most notably five victories at the course and tournament Jack Nicklaus founded. But it’s also where he shot his highest score as a pro, an 85, during the third round of the 2015 Memorial, which was his last visit to the tournament. The score led to an early-morning Sunday tee time — alone. “I didn’t want to have anyone watch me play the way I was playing,” Woods said Wednesday. The 85 included a career-first of 40 or worse for both nines.

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