Rodriguez cruised in the top of the first inning as Mitch Haniger lined out to right to start. Domingo Santana grounded back to the mound before Edwin Encarnacion grounded out to third to end the inning. Erik Swanson got the start for Seattle and Andrew Benintendi led off with a lineout to left. Mr. Mookie Betts flied out to right before JD Martinez reached on a throwing error by Ryan Healy. Mitch Moreland grounded out to second to end the inning.
Rodriguez cruised in the top of the second inning as Healy grounded out to second to begin. Jay Bruce flied out to right before Tim Beckham grounded back to the mound to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the second as Xander Bogaerts grounded out to second to start. Rafael Devers also grounded out to second before Michael Chavis whiffed to end the inning.
JP Crawford got Seattle's first hit when he singled to center to open the top of the third but Tom Murphy whiffed. Braden Bishop grounded out to third and Haniger whiffed to end the inning. The Sox exploded in the bottom of the third when Jackie Bradley Jr doubled to start. Christian Vazquez grounded out to second which advanced JBJ to third before Benintendi whiffed. Mr. Mookie singled up the middle to score JBJ to put Boston on top before Martinez dumped a single to right. Moreland then crushed a 3 run bomb to dead center to ice the game. Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning but it was 4-0 Sox.
Santana singled up the middle to start the top of the fourth before Encarnacion lined out to center. Healy flied out to center but Bruce singled Santana to third. Beckham grounded out to second to end the inning. Devers joined the homer parade with his second of the season to begin the bottom of the fourth. Chavis popped up to first, JBJ lined out to second and Vazquez flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-0.
The Sox cruised in the top of the fifth as Crawford lined out to first to start. Murphy whiffed and Bishop grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Benintendi singled to start the bottom of the fifth but Mr. Mookie flied out to the centerfield wall. Martinez whiffed but Moreland doubled home Benintendi to chase Swanson. Anthony Swarzak came in and Bogaerts singled Moreland to third. Devers blooped a single to right to score Moreland with another run but Chavis whiffed to end the inning with the Sox ahead by a touchdown 7-0.
Haniger flied out to center to start the top of the sixth but Santana doubled. Rodriguez got Encarnacion to line out to left before Healy flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the sixth although JBJ grounded out to second to begin. Vazquez hit one up the elevator shaft but Benintendi smacked his 5th home run of the season to increase the lead. Mr. Mookie walked but Martinez lined out to right to end the inning with Boston ahead 8-0.
Bruce walked to open the top of the seventh inning but Beckham whiffed. Crawford flied out to left but Murphy singled to center. Rodriguez blew away Bishop to end his night. Rodriguez was outstanding, tossing 7 shutout innings while giving up just 5 hits and one walk.
Zac Rosscup replaced Swarzak in the bottom of the 7th and Steve Pearce pinch hit for Moreland. Pearce got in on the hit parade with a double to center and he scored on the Bogaerts double to right. Devers moved Bogaerts to third with a groundout and Chavis scored Xander with a grounder of his own. JBJ drew a walk to chase Rosscup. Mike Wright Jr came in and Vazquez whiffed to end the inning with the Sox ahead 10-0.
Tyler Thornburg made a mad dash to the bullpen to the mound to crap his pants again in the top of the eighth inning. Haniger lined out to third but Santana tripled and Encarnacion doubled off the Monster to ruin the shutout. Healy whiffed and Bruce flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 10-1.
The Sox had one final surge in the bottom of the eighth and Benintendi started the rally with a base hit. Mr. Mookie walked before Eduardo Nunez pinch hit for Martinez. Nunez beat out an infield single to short to load the bases before Pearce hit a double play ball to short. Crawford booted it and Benintendi scored to re-load the bases. Bogaerts hit a grounder to third which forced Nunez but Betts scored for another run. Devers doubled home Pearce and Bogaerts for the exclamation point. Chavis grounded out to second and JBJ whiffed to end the inning the Sox were slaughtering the Mariners 14-1.
Ryan Weber had mop up duty in the top of the ninth and Beckham grounded out to third to begin. Crawford singled to left but Murphy whiffed. Bishop looked at strike three to end the game. The Sox had blew the Mariners out of the water in a statement game 14-1.
Hero of the Night is Eduardo Rodriguez. He tossed 7 shutout innings and allowed just 5 hits and one walk while striking out 5.
The Good:
Andrew Benintendi was 3 for 5 with 3 total runs scored and a solo home run.
Mookie Betts was 1 for 3 with 2 walks, an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Eduardo Nunez singled as a pinch hitter.
Mitch Moreland was 2 for 3 with 4 total rbis, 2 total runs scored and a 3 run home run
Steve Pearce was 1 for 2 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 rbis.
Rafael Devers was 3 for 5 with 4 total rbis, a run scored and a solo home run.
Ryan Weber pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
The Bad:
Christian Vazquez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Tyler Thornburg allowed a run in the 8th inning.
The Ugly:
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Michael Chavis was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts but drove in a run.
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 4 but walked and scored.
Final Thoughts:
Talk about sending a message. The Sox came out flat as a pancake opening weekend and the Mariners smacked them all around Seattle. Now the Sox seemed to have dug out of their hole and they whacked Seattle good. Not only did the bats produce but Eduardo Rodriguez quit nibbling and dominated. Getting 7 innings out of him was what the doctor ordered considering the bullpen games the Sox are tossing with David Price and Nathan Eovaldi out with injuries. The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees are playing each other so the Sox need to sweep the Mariners in order to gain ground on one or both of them. The win put the Sox above .500 for the first time all season at 20-19, 4 games behind the Rays for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it two in a row against Seattle tomorrow afternoon when "Slick" Rick Porcello (2-3, 5.11 ERA) goes up against "King" Felix Hernandez at 1:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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