BostonIn front of 36,881 boisterous Red Sox fans at Fenway Park on Friday, Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony recorded his first big league walkoff RBI.
It’s incredible. It’s enjoyable. Anthony remarked, “I already want to do it again.”
Wilyer Abreu, the extra-inning automatic runner, scored from third base when Anthony’s RBI single flew over Astros center fielder Taylor Trammell’s head.In ten innings, the Red Sox defeated Houston 2-1.
Red Sox veteran Trevor Story remarked, “I mean, the crowd is going crazy.” For a while, the mood there was almost reminiscent of a playoff game. Up there, Anthony is just relaxing. That’s how it appears.
After falling behind 0–2 in the count on two sliders from lefty reliever Bennett Sousa, the 21-year-old left-handed hitter maintained composure.
“I’m the runner on third, and I’m just doing everything I can to get the ball in play and try to accomplish something,” Anthony said.
The next two sliders outside the zone were lay off by Anthony. After fouling off another slider, he blasted the game-winning fastball at 95.8 mph.
Story stated, “You can’t express how poised he is enough.” For him, no moment is too significant. There, he’s simply so serene. He seems to have been there for ten years. Thus, it’s fantastic to witness. He will continue to do that for a very long time.
Story noted that Anthony has maintained his ability to handle challenging pitches.
Story remarked, “I think the biggest thing you see is that he’s not expanding the zone.” He has truly been faithful to that throughout his tenure here. So, dude, he’s a unique player. Having him up there is something I adore.
When his teammates ran behind second base to congratulate Anthony on his 379-foot hit, he threw his helmet in the air.
Anthony gave the supporters credit. They are here every night. Every night, this establishment is completely sold out. It makes playing there a lot of pleasure. And they stay for the whole game, whether it lasts 12 innings or not.
Anthony stated that in order to succeed in the major leagues, he has discovered that pitch-by-pitch adjustments are crucial.
So, for me, it’s just sort of slowing everything down, removing everything from it, and trying to fight as hard as I can while changing pitches, Anthony added. And it goes without saying that I feel more at ease the more pitches I see. But simply trying to put a ball in play and get something done by fighting in any manner possible.
