Portugal comes through - No wrongs lead righty to a big day.

The Boston Herald | August 5, 1999| | Copyright

You couldn't pitch much worse than Mark Portugal did last Friday night against the New York Yankees.

Nor could you have been more effective than he was yesterday against the Cleveland Indians.

Six days ago, the Sox opened a critical homestand against the AL East-leading Yankees, and Portugal retired only four hitters - surrendering six runs on six hits, including a pair of home runs, and left with boos cascading from all sections of Fenway Park.

Yesterday, Portugal closed out the homestand against the Central Division-leading Indians and retired 26 ...

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