The carnage began in the top of the first inning when Rafael Ortega led off by grounding out to second. Somehow Price froze Brian Anderson but JT Realmuto singled. Starlin Castro flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox did nothing against Marlins starter Trevor Richards in the bottom of the first inning. Mr. Mookie Betts lined out to right before Andrew Benintendi whiffed. Steve Pearce was frozen for strike three to end the inning.
The Marlins struck first in the top of the second inning when Derek Dietrich blasted a 50,000 foot home run to give Miami the lead. Austin Dean whiffed before Miguel Rojas grounded out to first. JT Riddle popped up to short to end the inning with the Marlins up 1-0.
The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second as JD Martinez whiffed to start. Xander Bogaerts lined out to second but Eduardo Nunez smashed his 9th home run of the year to tie the game. Ian Kinsler lined out to right to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
The Marlins took command and knocked Price out in the top of the third inning. Isaac Galloway was frozen for strike three but Ortega singled. Ortega was erased on the Anderson force but Realmuto doubled to score Anderson to give Miami the leat. Castro singled home Realmuto and Dietrich was plunked. Dean then shattered Price's wrist with a line drive. Price heroically threw to first to get him out but had to be carried out on a stretcher and loaded onto an ambulance headed to Mass General. It was 3-1 Marlins and Price was done for the season.
The Sox did manage to get one back in the bottom of the third although Sandy Leon flied out to left. Jackie Bradley Jr flied out to left but Mr. Mookie smashed a towering home run to cut into the lead. Benintendi grounded out to first to end the inning but it was 3-2 Miami.
Hector "The Insurance Policy" Velazquez took over for the top of the fourth and Rojas grounded out to short to begin. Riddle single but was thrown out trying to steal by the alert Leon. Galloway whiffed to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the fourth as Pearce whiffed to start. Martinez lined out to second before Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning.
The Marlins got a huge insurance run in the top of the fifth inning although Ortega grounded out to first to start. Anderson was plunked but Realmuto whiffed. Anderson moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on the Castro single. Dietrich flied out to center to end the inning but it was 4-2 Marlins.
The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the fifth as Nunez grounded out to short to start. Kinsler lined out to short and Leon popped up to short to end the inning.
Velazquez came back for the top of the sixth and Dean grounded out to third to start. Rojas grounded out to short and Riddle whiffed to end the inning. The Sox wasted a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth as JBJ grounded out to second to begin. Mr. Mookie and Benintendi drew back to back walks but Pearce looked at strike three. Martinez singled home Betts to inch closer and chase Richards from the game. Drew Rucinski came in but Bogaerts grounded out to end the inning with the Sox down 4-3.
Naturally once the Sox inched closer the Marlins broke it open in the top of the seventh. Galloway walked and Ortega singled to chase Velazquez. Tyler Thornburg sprinted from the bullpen to the mound and got Anderson to fly out but Galloway moved to third. Naturally Realmuto grounded out but Galloway scored for another insurance run. Castro lined out to center to end the inning but the Marlins led 5-3.
All of a sudden the Sox sprang to life in the bottom of the seventh with an offensive explosion. Nunez got it started with a single before Kinsler doubled him to third. Blake Swihart pinch hit for Leon and Adam Conley relieved Drew Rucinski. Swihart singled Nunez home and JBJ doubled home Kinsler to tie the game. Mr. Mookie doubled both runners in to give the Sox the lead. Benintendi dropped down a bunt to advance Mr. Mookie to third and Drew Steckenrider came in to face Pearce. Brock "The Hitman" Holt pinch hit for Pearce and tripled home Betts. Martinez was intentionally walked and Bogaerts made the Marlins pay with a base hit to score Holt. Javy Guerra came in to pitch and the guy who started the inning, Nunez, kept it going with another single. Kinsler singled home Bogaerts and Swihart doubled home both runners then took third on an error. JBj singled home Blake and Mr. Mookie singled JBJ to third. The inning ended when Benintendi banged into a double play but the Sox put up 11 runs on 11 hits to take a 14-5 lead. Wow!
Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the eighth but not even he could pitch a clean inning. Dietrich flied out to right but Dean crushed a 4,000 foot home run to cut into the lead. Rojas popped up to first and Riddle flied out to center to end the inning with the Marlins down 14-6.
Bryan Holaday came in to catch the bottom of the eighth with Brett Graves on the mound. Holt singled but Martinez banged into a double play. Bogaerts lined out to second to end the inning.
Drew Pomeranz came in to pitch the top of the ninth and promptly walked Galloway. Ortega whiffed and Anderson banged into a double play to end the game. The Sox had came back to win a laughter 14-6 and gain ground in the AL East.
Hero of the Night is Mookie Betts. His double in the 7th inning broke the tie and gave the Sox the lead for good.
The Good:
Brock Holt was 2 for 2 with an rbi and a run scored.
Eduardo Nunez was 3 for 4 with 2 total rbis, 3 total runs scored and a home run.
Ian Kinsler was 2 for 4 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Blake Swihart was 2 for 2 with 2 rbi's and 2 runs scored.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 2 for 4 with 2 rbi's and a run scored.
Tyler Thornburg pitched a scoreless inning.
Drew Pomeranz pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Steve Pearce was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Sandy Leon was 0 for 2.
Hector Velazquez allowed 2 runs in 3 innings.
Ryan Brasier allowed a run in the top of the eighth.
The Ugly:
Andrew Benintendi was 0 for 3 but walked.
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 but walked, drove in a run and scored.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run and scored.
David Price lasted just 3 innings and allowed 3 runs but left with an injury.
Final Thoughts:
Once again the Sox had to scratch and claw to beat the damn Miami Marlins. Again a win is a win but it shouldn't be this hard to beat these guys. The Sox are praying to the baseball gods David Price is alright after getting a line drive off the wrist. If he's hurt badly you can just forget about the season with Eduardo Rodrigue, Chris Sale and Steven Wright all out. The good news is Wright, Christian Vazquez and Rafael Devers are rehabbing and should be back soon. The Sox are gonna need fresh troops on September 1st, that's for sure. This game reminds me of the game in 2003 where the Sox beat the Marlins 25-8. In that game they scored 14 runs in the first inning and they scored 11 in the 7th tonight. The win improved the Sox to 92-42, 7.5 games ahead of the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. It should be noted the 1998 Red Sox with Mo Vaughn, Nomar, Pedro Martinez and Bret Saberhagen won 92 total games and the AL Wild Card. This year's Sox team has won 92 total games....on August 29th. Tomorrw night the Sox travel to Chicago for a four game set with the Chicago White Sox. "Slick" Rick Porcello (15-7) goes for Boston with Lucas Giolito going for Chicago at 8:10 PM at Commiskey Park.
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