KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Less than three hours before first pitch, having arrived on a charter jet because so many commercial flights were delayed, two new corner infielders walked into a Red Sox clubhouse that desperately needed them.
The team’s infield had been decimated in the past week by a bruised back, a broken toe and an inner-ear infection. Deven Marrero and Sam Travis arrived from Triple A just in time.
They wasted no time making an impact.
Marrero reached base three times and Travis drove in the go-ahead run in an 8-3 win against the Royals last night, moving the Red Sox into sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time all season.