I’m not questioning that Hanley Ramirez’ knee, hit by a pitch Sunday, was too sore for him to play last night, even though manager John Farrell penciled the designated hitter into the starting lineup.
But I continue to find it rather impressive that first baseman Mitch Moreland has been playing with a broken big toe for the last two weeks and continues to mash the ball.
And it’s almost shocking — and more than a little ironic — that with a home run and sacrifice fly in the 4-1 win against the Twins, Moreland moved into the team lead in RBI (41), tied right fielder Mookie Betts for the lead in home runs (12) and stayed atop the slugging percentage charts (.