ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) 鈥� An All-Star snub provided some extra motivation for Sonny Gray on Saturday night, the Boston Red Sox right-hander using the slight for fuel in an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
The 36-year-old Gray allowed a run and four hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking two, to improve to 10-1 with a 2.61 ERA 鈥� the second-best mark in the American League. He has six straight quality starts since May 30, going 5-0 with a 1.97 ERA.
But when All-Star rosters were announced Saturday, fellow starter Ranger Suarez and closer Aroldis Chapman were Boston鈥檚 only picks for the AL team.
鈥淚 was disappointed, a little bummed, for sure,鈥� Gray said. 鈥淚鈥檓 just being honest, you know? I鈥檓 happy for Ranger, and I鈥檓 happy for Chappy, for sure. They鈥檙e very well-deserving. But a little selfishly, yeah, I was disappointed.鈥�
Gray carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his previous start, a 7 1/3 inning, one-hit, nine-strikeout, 97-pitch effort in a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees last Sunday.
Interim manager Chad Tracy thinks there is a good chance that Gray will be added to the AL roster.
鈥淲hen the All-Star Game happens, there鈥檚 so much roster fluctuation 鈥� it happens every year with pitchers who can鈥檛 go, people are hurt, people back out,鈥� Tracy said. 鈥淭hings happen, so I鈥檓 still holding out hope for a couple more guys on the team who I feel are deserving.鈥�
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