As for the game, al good things must come to an end and the Red Sox ten game winning streak was snapped at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays. "Slick" Rick Porcello (11-4, 4.13 ERA) got shelled for 8 runs allowed in just 2 innings, the bullpen was of no help late and though the Sox offense put up 7 runs, the Jays put 13 up with 14 hits. The streak was snapped as Toronto took the game 13-7 at Fenway Park.
Porcello did manage to get out of the top of the first unscathed as Curtis Granderson led off with a fly out to center. Lourdes Gurriel Jr grounded out to short but Yangervis Solarte singled. Justin Smoak took strike three to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the first against starter Ryan Borucki as Mr. Mookie Betts led off with a triple over the head of Kevin Pillar. Brock "The Hitman" Holt whiffed and JD Martinez hit a perfect double play ball to Gurriel Jr...UNDER HIS GLOVE. Betts came around to score to give the Sox the lead. Xander Bogaerts whiffed and a passed ball moved Martinez to second but Mitch Moreland grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
The Jays pounced on Porcello in the top of the second as Kendrys Morales and Russell Martin drew back to back walks before Pillar doubled home Morales to tie the game. Dwight Smith hit a sac fly to score Martin and advance Pillar to third before Devon Travis walked. Granderson whiffed but Gurriel Jr singled home Pillar to increase the Jays lead. Solarte grounded out to short to end the inning with the Jays ahead 3-1.
The Sox exploded in the bottom of the second although Eduardo Nunez grounded out to second to begin. Sam Travis walked and Gurriel Jr booted another grounder leading to Sandy Leon reaching. Jackie Bradley Jr singled to center and Travis booked it home. Pillar's throw sailed into the stands and Travis scored, Leon advancing to third on yet another error. Mr. Mookie then looked to have hit a three run homer but it was ruled a triple to score two runs. Holt singled home Mookie anyway but Martinez flied out to center. Borucki then tried to pick off Holt but threw the ball away and Holt not only stole second but took third as well. Bogaerts singled home Holt and Moreland walked. Nunez grounded out to second to end the inning but the Sox took advantage of 3 errors to take a 6-3 lead.
The Jays showed some balls to knock Porcello out in the top of the third inning as Smoak crushed a 400,000 foot home run to cut into the lead. Morales walked and Martin singled before Pillar doubled home both runners. Sox manager Alex Cora left Rick in one batter too long as Smith smashed a 13,000 foot blast to knock out Porcello and put the Jays up big. Porcello was pulled after giving up 8 earned runs in just 2 plus innings, yuck!
Hector "The Insurance Policy" Velazquez stopped the bleeding as Travis grounded out to short, Granderson whiffed and Gurriel Jr grounded out to third to end the inning but the Jays were up 8-6.
The Sox looked to rally when Travis doubled to start the bottom of the third but Leon and JBJ both whiffed. Mr. Mookie was intentionally walked and Holt took strike three to end the inning.
Velazquez returned for the top of the fourth and struck out Solarte to start. Smoak and Morales drew back to back walks but Martin whiffed. Pillar singled to load the bases but Smith grounded into a force to end the inning. The Sox looked to get back in the game when Martinez singled to open the bottom of the fourth. Bogaerts drew a walk and Moreland singled home Martinez, advancing Moreland to third. The play of the game turned out to be when Jake Petricka relieved Borucki and got Nunez to pop up to second so the tying run couldn't score. Travis hit a grounder to first but Bogaerts was out at home. Leon walked to load the bases but JBJ grounded out to end the inning. After all that the Sox still trailed 8-7.
Tyler Thornburg made a mad dash to the mound to pitch the top of the fifth and Travis whiffed to begin. Granderson whiffed but Gurriel Jr singled. Solarte grounded out to second to end the inning and Thornburg bolted into the dugout. Mr. Mookie singled to put the tying run on in the bottom of the fifth but Holt banged into a double play. Martinez doubled but Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning.
Ryan Brasier came in for the top of the sixth and Smoak flied out to right to begin. Morales grounded out to first but Martin walked. Pillar whiffed to end the inning. Aaron "Fruit" Loup came in for the bottom of the sixth and Moreland grounded back to the mound to start. John Axford came in and Nunez grounded out to short before Travis also grounded to short to end the inning.
Brasier came back for the top of the seventh and Smith flied out to center to begin. Travis grounded out to short and Granderson lined out to left to end the inning. Leon grounded back to the mound to start the bottom of the seventh before JBJ grounded out to third. Seunghwan Oh came in to get Mr. Mookie to line out to third to end the inning.
Joe Kelly came in for the top of the eighth and crapped his pants. Gurriel Jr was plunked and Solarte singled before a passed ball moved both runners over. Smoak singled home Gurriel Jr to increase their lead. That was it for Kelly as Robby Scott came in to pour gas on the fire. Morales hit a ground rule double to score Solarte but Smoak was thrown out at home on a force by Martin. Pillar singled home Morales to ice the game. Randal Grichuk pinch hit for Smith and whiffed before Travis hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning with the Jays ahead 11-7
Holt tried to rally the Sox with a leadoff double in the bottom of the eighth but Martinez and Bogaerts both struck out. Tom Mayza came in and got Moreland to ground out to second to end the inning.
Scott came back for a beating in the top of the ninth as he plunked Granderson to start. Gurriel Jr flied out to left but Holt forced Granderson at second when he dropped a pop up by Solarte. Aledmys Diaz pinch ran for Solarte but Smoak crushed a 160,000 foot home run to wrap up the scoring. Morales whiffed to end the inning but it was 13-7 Jays.
Tyler Clippard came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Nunez singled to start. Travis and Leon both whiffed before JBJ grounded out to first to end the game. The Jays had won the game 13-7.
Jackass of the Night is Robby Scott. He allowed 2 inherited runners to score and 2 of his own to put the Sox in a hole they couldn't get out of
The Good:
Mookie Betts was 3 for 4 with a walk, 2 rbis and 2 runs scored.
Brock Holt was 2 for 5 with an rbi, stolen base and a run scored.
JD Martinez was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Hector Velazquez tossed 2 scoreless innings.
Tyler Thornburg pitched a scoreless 5th inning.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless 6th inning.
The Bad:
Rick Porcello got hammered for 8 runs in just 2 innings on 7 hits, 4 walks and 2 longballs.
Joe Kelly faced 3 batters giving up 2 hits and a walk.
The Ugly:
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but walked and drove in a run.
Mitch Moreland was just 1 for 4 but walked and drove in a run.
Eduardo Nunez was just 1 for 5.
Sam Travis was just 1 for 4 but walked and scored.
Sandy Leon was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored.
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run and scored.
Final Thoughts:
Offensively the Sox kept on rolling but the pitching finally let them down. Scoring 7 runs usually means you win the game but giving up 13 is less than idea. The Sox were due for a stinkeroo after 10 straight wins so better now than the last game before the all-star break. Hopefully they can win the next two so they have momentum going into the break. Scott has been useless this season and Kelly has been struggling a lot this month. Porcello was due for a stinker so no sense ragging on him too much, some days you just don't have it. The less said of this disaster the better. The loss dropped the Sox to 66-30, 3.5 games ahead of the slumping New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox will look to bounce back tomorrow afternoon with Eduardo Rodriguez going up against Sam Gaviglio at 1:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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