Red Sox broadcast perfectly lays into Framber Valdez for cowardly Trevor Story incident

The Boston Red Sox offense has come alive in Detroit. In the pouring rain on May 4, the Red Sox pushed across five runs on 12 hits, the entire lineup working together to pull off a rare comeback win. The following night, Boston unlocked its power against one of the best pitchers in the game.

The Red Sox jumped on Framber Valdez early to get in his head. Ceddanne Rafaela shot his team out to an early lead with a first-inning, three-run homer. The Detroit Tigers responded with two runs, but the Sox buried them in due time — they tacked on five more runs in the third inning through contributions from nearly the entire lineup.

Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu kept the onslaught coming in the fourth frame with back-to-back homers, and Valdez had finally had enough. He drilled Trevor Story with the first pitch in his at-bat, to which Boston took serious offense. The benches cleared as Red Sox swarmed the flustered Valdez, looking to avenge their shortstop. Dave O'Brien and WIll Middlebrooks didn't mince words while narrating the event.

"That's tired," Middlebrooks said immediately after the plunking. "Can't get 'em out so you throw at 'em, what a joke."

Red Sox broadcasters Dave O'Brien and Will Middlebrooks let Framber Valdez have it for cowardly hit on Trevor Story

There were no punches thrown during the short tiff, maybe because the Red Sox couldn't reach Valdez.

"The one guy who caused it's hiding in the back," Middlebrooks said.

"That is weak," O'Brien followed.

Valdez was ejected from the game after hitting Story and letting up seven runs on nine hits in three innings. The lefty was still in the game after such a shelling by Boston because the Tigers rotation is in a bad way — Justin Verlander, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal are all injured and manager A. J. Hinch likely hoped to make the best use of his bullpen after Valdez's wash of a start.

But Valdez's tantrum changed his plans. After the game, the veteran insisted to reporters that he didn't hit story on purpose, but precious few are convinced. Not only does Valdez have a history of such outbursts on the mound, he'd given up two consecutive homers to one of the lowest-power teams in the league and the pitch he hit Story with was the first fastball he threw all year.

If the Red Sox are lucky, they can turn Valdez's hit on Story into something of a rallying cry. The offense is already on the up-and-up after winning the first two games of the series in Detroit, the second of which game against one of the better pitchers in the game.

The Red Sox being pesky and getting on opposing pitchers' nerves is a great sign for the usually sluggish offense. It's even better when O'Brien and Middlebrooks don't hold back on the call.

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