Things started innocently enough. The supposed Red Sox ace David Price took the mound in the top of the first and Josh Rickard doubled off the wall. Manny Machado flied out and Chris Davis struck out. Mark Trumbo grounded out but Price had thrown too many pitches. Yovani Gallardo was worse than Price in the bottom of the first. Mr. Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, Xander Bogaerts and David Ortiz hit 4 straight singles to make the game 2-0 out of the gate. Hanley Ramirez scored Bogaerts with a sac fly but Shaw erased Ortiz at second on a force. Shaw swiped second and took third when the catcher's throw went into centerfield. With a chance to give the Sox a commanding lead....Brock Holt grounded out. A 3-0 lead seemed good enough for the Sox ace, right?
Matt Weiters struck out to open the top of the second and JJ Hardy grounded out. Jonathan Schoop struck out and shockingly this would be the only clean inning for Price. Blake Swihart flied out and Jackie Bradley Jr struck out to begin the bottom of the second. Mr. Mookie singled but Pedroia flied out to end the inning.
The O's bombed Price in the top of the third. Nolan Reimold struck out but Kris Joseph singled. Rickard walked and Machado was plunked to load the bases. Davis singled in two runs and Trumbo cleared the bases with a monster 3 run home run. Just like that it was 5-2 Baltimore in a blink of an eye. Wieters struck out and Hardy grounded out to end the inning. 5 runs in 3 innings for Price, some ace. Bogaerts grounded out to start the bottom of the third. Trumbo dropped a ball to allow Ramirez to reach but Shaw flied out to end the inning.
Could Price get a clean 4th inning? Schoop walked, so nope. Reimold grounded into a fielder's choice, Joseph struck out and Rickard lined out to end the inning. Still, Price was not destined to last. The Sox fought back in the bottom of the 4th. Holt walked, Swihart singled and Bradley Jr hit a ground rule double to cut the deficit 5-4. Unfortunately all Betts could do was beat out a double play ball to tie the game. A hit would have been nice. Dustin Pedroia banged into a double play to end the inning. Still, the game was tied but the Sox could have done more.
Machado singled to center to greet Price in the top of the 5th. A wild pitch advanced Machado to second. Price bared down to strike out Davis and get Trumbo to pop up. Another wild pitch advanced Machado to third but he was stranded when Price struck out Wieters to end his day. 5 innings, 5 runs...not good. The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the 5th when Bogaerts grounded out. Ortiz and Ramirez struck out in short order.
Matt Barnes took the mound for the top of the 6th and crapped himself. Hardy and Schoop hit back to back doubles to give the O's the lead back 6-5. Reimold struck out and Holt made a great diving catch, doubling off Schoop to end the inning. Still, the O's had a lead. The Sox erased it in the bottom of the 6th. TJ McFarland took over for Gallardo and Chris Young pinch hit for Shaw....who popped up. Big help, Chris. Holt walked and Swihart singled Brock to third. Bradley Jr then had to beat out a double play ball to tie the game. Once again the Sox missed a chance to take the lead with a clutch single. Mychal Givens replaced McFarland and Bradley Jr swiped second. Betts struck out to end the inning, but the game was tied.
Junichi Tazawa came on for the top of the 7th with Young in left field and Holt moving to third. Rickard struck out but Machado singled and moved to second on the wild pitch by Tazawa. Davis struck out and Trumbo lined out to end the inning. In the bottom of the 7th, Pedroia and Bogaerts struck out to open the frame. Ramirez was intentionally walked and with a chance to put the Sox ahead...Young struck out.
Koji Uehara completed the top of the 8th in about 7 seconds. Wieters and Hardy struck out then Schoop flied out.
The Sox could do nothing against Brad Bach in the bottom of the 8th. Holt grounded out, Swihart flied out and JBJ lined out to end the inning.
Jackass of the Night is easy, Craig Kimbrel. He served up the 3 run bomb in the 9th inning that cost them the game.
The Good:
Mookie Betts was 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 rbi's and 2 runs scored. Dustin Pedroia was 2 for 5 with a run scored. Blake Swihart was 2 for 4 with a run scored. Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara both pitched clean innings.
The Bad:
Chris Young was 0 for 2 with a strikeout after coming in. Matt Barnes gave up a run in his one inning of work.
The Ugly:
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 but walked, scored a run and drove in a run. David Ortiz was 2 for 5 with an rbi but banged into a critical double play in the 9th. Hanley Ramirez was 0 for 3 but walked and drove in a run. Travis Shaw was 0 for 2 but stole a base when he got on base. Brock Holt was 0 for 2 but walked twice and scored twice. Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 4 but stole a base and drove in 2 runs. David Price lasted 5 innings, giving up 5 runs in one bad inning. He gave up 5 hits, 2 walks but struck out 8.
Final Thoughts:
Price - bombed
Kimbrel - bombed
Young - 0 for the season
Elias - bombed in AAA
Smith - Hurt
There are your off-season additions folks. Nuff ced
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