The Red Sox would not have been able to extend their win streak to five Saturday night without the “wheels” of Bobby Dalbec.
Boston trailed Baltimore 4-3 in the top half of the ninth inning when a slumping Dalbec came to the plate with one out and runners on the corners. The young first baseman bounced a sharp grounder to short, but the Orioles were unable to turn a game-sealing double play as Dalbec beat out the throw to first, allowing the game-tying run to score. The visiting Red Sox went on to put up two runs in the 10th and claimed a series win over their American League East rival.
Speaking with the media after the game, Dalbec poked fun at himself for his speed, or lack thereof.
“As soon as I hit it, I was just flying,” Dalbec said, per MLB.com. “(Well), flying for me. But yeah, I knew that’s a big-time run there, obviously, and I was trying to leg it out.”
The clutch RBI surely must have been a morale booster for Dalbec, who entered Saturday’s game with only two singles over 18 at-bats on the young season.
