“He gave us what we needed,” manager Alex Cora said of Wacha, who has held opponents to a. Michael Wacha (6-1) pitched six innings, allowing two runs and five hits with seven strikeouts to help the Red Sox improve to a season-high eight games above. Jarren Duran and Alex Verdugo each added a two-run double as Boston won for the eighth time in 10 games. They have really been helping me develop still at 31. “I think the Red Sox really believe you get to the big leagues, you’re not a finished product, you can keep getting better. “So many parts of my career early on I wasn’t excited or happy with how I was playing,” he said. In just 10 games, Refsnyder has 11 hits in 27 at-bats with five RBI. Refsnyder hit a two-run homer in the third inning to help the Red Sox post their third series sweep of the season, powering past the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old is already feeling like his sixth stop in Boston is the one he's been waiting for. Refsnyder hits 2-run homer as Red Sox sweep Tigers, 6-2īOSTON - Rob Refsnyder has learned just how fleeting opportunities are in the major leagues, bouncing around to five different teams in seven seasons.