Price got the ball in the top of the first inning and things went south immediately as Jackie Bradley Jr fell ass over tea kettle on a routine fly ball by Jean Segura for a "triple". Phil Gosselin flied out to center and Segura was thrown out at third when the throw home beat him. Paul Goldschmidt got a base hit to right and Rickie Weeks hit a home run all the way to Portugal to put Arizona on top. Old pal Chris Owings flied out to right to end the inning with the Diamondbacks up 2-0.
The Sox blasted Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin in the bottom of the first as Dustin Pedroia led off by reaching on an error by Segura to start. Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging and Mr. Mookie Betts popped up to a running Segura. David Ortiz singled into the shift and Hanley Ramirez smashed a three run home run to put the Sox on top. Jake Lamb booted a grounder by Jackie Bradley Jr and Aaron Hill made him pay with a base hit to to left. Bryan Holaday ripped a base hit to center to score JBJ with another run. A wild pitch moved Holaday to second but Andrew Benintendi flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-2.
Brandon Drury grounded out to third to start the top of the second and Lamb grounded out to short. Tuffy Gosewisch struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox poured it on in the bottom of the second as Pedroia singled in the hole at short to start. Bogaerts singled to left but Mr. Mookie popped up to second. Ortiz got a base hit to center to score Pedroia and Ramirez belted his second 3 run homer in consecutive innings. Patrick Corbin slumped down and old school fans got reminded of Byung-Hyun Kim in the 2001 World Series. JBJ struck out swinging but Hill got a base hit to right to finally chase the ineffective Corbin. Zack Godley came in and Holaday lined out to left to end the inning with the Sox ahead 8-2.
As with the theme all week, Dustin Pedroia had to come out of the game in the top of the third. Too many games without a day off caught up to the Sox as Travis Shaw took Dustin's spot in the lineup. Michael Bourn grounded out to first and Segura grounded out to third. Gosselin struck out swinging to end the inning. Benintendi was hit with a pitch to start the bottom of the third but Shaw grounded into a double play. Bogaerts grounded out to third to end the inning.
Goldschmidt took strike three to start the top of the fourth but Weeks singled to left. Owings struck out swinging but Drury got a base hit to center. Lamb grounded out to first to end the inning. Mr. Mookie grounded out to third to start the bottom of the fourth and Ortiz struck out swinging. Ramirez grounded out to short to end the inning.
Arizona got one back in the top of the fifth as Gosewisch hit a home run all the way to St. Louis to cut the lead. Bourn grounded out to second, Segura grounded out to short and Gosselin took strike three to end the inning with Arizona down 8-3.
JBJ struck out swinging to open the bottom of the fifth and Hill looked to have beaten out a roller to second. The Diamondbacks challenged the call and sure enough, replays showed Hill was out. Holaday grounded out to third to end the inning.
Goldschmidt grounded out to third to start the top of the sixth and Weeks lined out to center. Owings singled in the hole at short and Drury walked, but Lamb popped up to third to end the inning. Benintendi lined out to center to start the bottom of the sixth and Shaw struck out swinging. Bogaerts singled to right but Mr. Mookie forced him at second to end the inning.
Gosewisch got a base hit to center to start the top of the seventh but Bourn flied out to left. Segura struck out swinging but Gosselin singled to right. Goldschmidt flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox got another run in the bottom of the seventh when Ortiz smashed his 26th home run of the season to increase the lead. Ramirez popped up to third, JBJ struck out swinging and Hill lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 9-4.
Brock "The Hitman" Holt took over for JBJ to start the top of the eighth and Weeks took strike three to start. Owings singled to left and a wild pitch moved him to second, but Drury took strike three. Lamb flied out to right to end the inning and that was it for Price. He tossed 8 innings allowing 3 runs off 10 hits and a walk. He also struck out eight batters.
Price was a horse tonight
Socrates Brito took over for Bourn to start the bottom of the eighth with Dominic Leone now on the mound. Holaday struck out swinging to start and Benintendi did the same. Shaw completed the tri-fecta by swinging at air to end the inning.
Fernando Abad came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Gosewisch lined out to short to start. Brito struck out swinging but Segura doubled to center. Gosselin singled to left to score Segura then took second on defensive indifference. Goldschmidt walked but Weeks flied out to right to end the game. The Sox had won it 9-4.
Hero of The Night is Hanley Ramirez. He hit two 3 run bombs to outscore the Diamondbacks all by himself.
The Good:
Dustin Pedroia was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
David Ortiz was 3 for 4 with a home run with 2 total rbis and 3 runs scored.
Aaron Hill was 2 for 4.
David Price got the win by allowing 3 runs in 8 innings of work off 10 hits and a walk while striking out 8.
The Bad:
Travis Shaw was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Mookie Betts was 0 for 4.
Fernando Abad allowed a run in the ninth inning.
The Ugly:
Andrew Benintendi was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but scored a run.
Bryan Holaday was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in a run.
Honorable Mention:
Brock Holt played left field in the final two innings.
Final Thoughts:
Good to see Price dominate again, especially after the first inning. Also great to see the offense step it up with Bogaerts and Ramirez busting out of their slumps. Also good to see Ortiz and Betts in action because both left games due to injury lately. When the offense is clicking they're very tough to beat and with the pitching of Price, the Sox were definitely going to come out on top of this one. The Sox need to go on a run in the worst way and maybe this will be the start. The Sox were angry after dropping 2 of 3 to the Yankees with back to back bullpen implosions so David Price said "Bullpen schmulpen". Speaking of the Yankees, think the Sox might having buyer's remorse over dropping Tommy Layne for Fernando Abad. He better pick it up soon or else Sox GM Dave Dombrowski will be under fire for that one. Still, there wasn't much to complain about in this one, especially with the heart of the order getting it done as they should. The win improved the Sox to 62-52, 2.5 games behind the Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it two in a row over Arizona tomorrow night when Clay Buchholz gets the spot start against Archie Bradley of Arizona. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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