An elite defender by any number of defensive metrics, Straw provides peace of mind more than anything else for manager Terry Francona, who is fond of pointing out that when the ball is hit in Straw’s direction, it typically ends up an out.
In the first inning, Straw was steady on a deep fly ball off the bat of Yandy Diaz that took him to the warning track in center. In the fourth, he cruised in front of left fielder Steven Kwan to snag a Randy Arozarena pop that looked like it might drop for a base hit.
“On a good team, when a ball is hit to center field, you need to be out,” Francona said. “That’s what he does. And that’s really important.”
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