"Slick" Rick Porcello took the mound in the top of the first. Carlos Santana flied out but Jason Kipnis singled. Fransisco Lindor singled Kipnis to third but Mike Napoli struck out. Jose Ramirez popped up to end the inning. Danny Salazar was normally one of the AL's best pitchers but didn't have it in the bottom of the first. Mr. Mookie Betts grounded out but Dustin Pedroia walked. Xander Bogaerts singled and David Ortiz singled home Pedroia, advancing Bogaerts to third. Hanley Ramirez singled home Bogaerts to make it 2-0. Indians manager Terry Francona and the trainer came out to see if Danny was okay and he said he was. Jackie Bradley Jr walked to load the bases but Travis Shaw and Blake Swihart both whiffed to end the inning. The Sox needed more but Salazar had thrown 40 pitches.
Yan Gomes popped up to right and Betts nearly crashed into the wall. Lonnie Chisenhall flied out to left which took Swihart crashing into the wall. The Indians were making the Sox fly around like a pinball machine. Juan Uribe doubled and Rajai Davis was hit by a pitch. Santana walked to load the bases and Kipnis slashed a 2 run single to tie the game. Lindor grounded out to end the inning. The Sox didn't waste time to respond in the bottom of the second. Christian Vazquez grounded out but Mr. Mookie legged out an infield single. Pedroia lined out but Bogaerts singled. Ortiz hit a ground rule double to score Betts to give the Sox a 3-2 lead. Ramirez flied out to end the inning.
Napoli whiffed to begin the top of the third and Ramirez struck out as well. Gomes lined out to end the inning. JBJ struck out to open the bottom of the first. Shaw flied out but Swihart walked. Vazquez grounded out to end the inning.
Chisenhall grounded out to open the top of the fourth but Uribe hit a ground-rule double. Davis struck out and Santana grounded out to end the inning. Mr. Mookie whiffed to begin the bottom of the fourth. Pedroia grounded out and Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning.
Kipnis flied out to begin the top of the fifth. Lindor grounded out and Napoli struck out in short order. Ortiz gave the Sox some insurance by blasting a solo home run to increase the lead 4-2. Ramirez struck out and JBJ extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a single to chase Salazar. Tommy Hunter relieved Salazar and struck out Shaw. Swihart singled JBJ to third but Vazquez struck out to end the inning.
Ramirez grounded out to begin the top of the sixth. Gomes flied out but Chisenhall was hit with a pitch to chase Porcello. Matt Barnes relieved Rick and walked Uribe but struck out Davis to end the inning. Zach McCallister relieved Hunter in the bottom of the sixth. The Sox struck in the bottom of the sixth. Mr. Mookie led off with a double but Pedroia failed to advance him by popping up. Bogaerts singled home Mookie and took second on the throw. Ortiz was intentionally walked and Ramirez walked to load the bases. JBJ popped up and Shaw struck out to end the rally with the Sox up 5-2.
Tommy Layne relieved Barnes in the top of the seventh. Santana lined out and Kipnis grounded out as Sox manager John Farrell pulled Tommy for Heath Hembree. Lindor grounded out to end the inning. Austin Adams relieved McCallister in the bottom of the seventh. Swihart looked at strike 3, Vazquez lined out and Betts flied out to end the inning.
Koji Uehara came on for the top of the eighth. Napoli lined out to left to leave his 8 straight strikeouts. Ramirez singled but Gomes struck out. Chisenhall flied out to end the inning. Pedroia and Bogaerts both grounded out to begin the bottom of the eighth. Ortiz JUST missed a triple for the cycle by ground rule doubling into the gap. Sox analysts Jerry Remy and Dave O'Brien laughed as they knew he had the triple. Right on cue Ramirez struck out to end the inning.
Craig "The Buzzard" Kimbrel came on to pitch the top of the ninth. Kimbrel blew away Uribe on 3 pitches and Davis on 4. Santana flied out to end the game. The Sox had won 5-2.
Hero of the Night is David Ortiz. He was 4 for 4 with a run scored, 3 rbi's, a walk and his 11th home run of the season.
The Good:
Mookie Betts was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Xander Bogaerts was 3 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored. He's hitting .346 for the season. Jackie Bradley Jr was 1 for 3 to extend his hitting streak to 27 games. Blake Swihart was 1 for 3 with a walk. Matt Barnes got out of the 6th inning without allowing a run. Rick Porcello improved to 7-2. He went 5 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 5. Tommy Layne pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Heath Hembree finished the 7th inning. Koji Uehara pitched a scoreless 8th inning. Craig Kimbrel earned his 12th save with a scoreless ninth.
The Bad:
Travis Shaw was 0 for 4 with a hat trick. Some say he's injured. Christian Vazquez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Dustin Pedroia was 0 for 4 but walked and scored. Hanley Ramirez was 1 for 4 with a walk and an rbi.
Final Thoughts:
Another great win and the team desperately needed it to keep pace with the Baltimore Orioles. Porcello wasn't at his best but he still improved to 7 wins on the season, almost totaling last year. The win improved the Sox to 27-17, percentage points behind Baltimore for first place in the AL East. After an off-day the Sox play the Colorado Rockies for 3 games. Game 1 is Tuesday Night at 7:05 with David Price taking on Jorge De La Rosa.
No comments:
Post a Comment