So much for the big showdown in London between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. It turned out to be a one sided affair that showcased the Yankees as the team to beat in the AL East. For the second straight day, the Yankees feasted on Red Sox pitching for 13 hits and 12 runs. The Yankees scored 29 runs in 2 games against the pathetic Red Sox pitching staff including a 9 run 7th inning in today's game. Eduardo Rodriguez was pulled in the 6th inning and the floodgates opened in the seventh. Marcus Walden (6-1, 3.45 ERA) has been solid all season but was shelled for 4 runs without getting an out. Matt Barnes allowed 3 more before he was pulled and the Yankees turned a 4-2 Sox lead into an 11-4 blowout. The Sox did manage to rally in the bottom of the eighth but the Yankees swept the Sox out of London with a 12-8 victory at Wembley Stadium.
Rodriguez got the ball in the top of the first inning and DJ LeMahieu whiffed to start. Aaron Judge took strike three but Aaron Hicks singled to center. Gary Sanchez flied out to center to end the inning. Meanwhile the Sox feasted on Yankees starter Stephen Tarpley in the bottom of the first inning. Mr. Mookie Betts grounded out to short but Rafael Devers popped up over the head of Gleyber Torres for a base hit. Xander Bogaerts smashed his 16th home run of the season to give the Sox the lead and JD Martinez followed with his 18th home run of the year. Michael Chavis flied out to left but Christian Vazquez belted his 11th home run of the season to increase the lead. Jackie Bradley Jr grounded out to first to end the inning but the Sox hit three home runs and led 4-0.
The Yankees answered in the top of the second as Edwin Encarnacion walked to start. Didi Gregorius got a hit to short and Gleyber Torres walked to load the bases. Gio Urshela beat out a double play ball to score Encarnacion and Brett Gardner singled off the glove of Eduardo Nunez into right. LeMahieu flied out to center but Judge walked to reload the bases. Hicks whiffed to end the inning but it was 4-2 Yankees.
Gardner drives in a run
Luis Cessa came in to pitch the bottom of the second and naturally the Sox offense ran away and hid. Eduardo Nunez flied out to left but Sam Travis got a lucky single up the middle. Mr. Mookie banged into a double play to end the inning.
Sanchez walked to start the top of the third before Encarnacion flied out to right. Gregorius forced Sanchez at second and Torres whiffed to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the third as Devers flied out to right to start. Bogaerts grounded out to short but Martinez doubled to left. Chavis whiffed to end the inning.
Rodriguez cruised in the top of the fourth as Urshela popped up to second to start. Gardner grounded out to second and LeMahieu lined out to center to end the inning. Vazquez popped up to second to start the bottom of the fourth but JBJ singled to short. Nunez flied out to center and Travis whiffed to end the inning.
Judge singled to left to start the top of the fifth but Hicks popped up to short. Sanchez popped up ti first and Encarnacion popped up to first to end the inning. Mr. Mookie singled to right to start the bottom of the fifth but Devers flied out to left and Bogaerts banged into a double play to end the inning.
Rodriguez struck out Gregorius swinging to open the top of the sixth and Sox manager Alex Cora felt that 115 pitches was enough from E-Rod. He didn't last very long but he was mostly effective, allowing just 2 runs. Colten Brewer came in and walked Torres, but struck out Urshela swinging. Gardner whiffed to end the inning.
Adam Ottavino came in for the bottom of the sixth and Martinez reached on catcher's interference to start. Chavis whiffed, Vazquez took strike three and JBJ flied out to center to end the inning.
The Yankees exploded in the top of the seventh as Marcus Walden came in. LeMahieu doubled to right, Judge walked and Hicks doubled DJ home just like that. Sanchez singled home Judge and Hicks to give the Yankees the lead and that was it for Walden. Matt Barnes came in and walked Encarnacion but punched out Gregorius. Chavis lost a pop up by Torres that dropped in to load the bases before Urshela singled home Sanchez and Encarnacion. Josh Taylor tried his luck but Gardner walked to load the bases and LeMahieu pounded a ground rule double to score Torres and Urshela. Judge was intentionally walked but Hicks scored Gardner with a sac fly and moved Judge to third. Sanchez hit a routine grounder to Chavis to tried to have tea with it for an error that scored LeMahieu. Encarnacion grounded into a force to end the inning but the Yankees scored 9 runs and took an 11-4 lead.
Tommy Kahnle came in for the bottom of the seventh with Mike Tauchman now in right. Nunez popped up to first, Travis grounded out to short and Mr. Mookie whiffed to end the inning. Once the bullpen came in in the second inning, the Sox offense went completely cold. That's pathetic.
Sox manager Alex Cora threw in the towel and had Marco Hernandez come in for Bogaerts with Ryan Brasier on the mound for the top of the eighth. Gregorius responded by hitting a home run all the way to Leeds to increase the lead. Torres grounded out to third as Chavis dropped a pop up for an error in foul territory. Urshela lined out to short but Gardner singled to center. LeMahieu singled to right but Tauchman whiffed to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 12-4.
Somehow the Sox rallied in the bottom of the eighth with Chance Adams on the mound. Devers grounded out to second but Hernandez singled to left. Martinez singled to right but Chavis flied out to right. A wild pitch moved both runners over and Vazquez singled them both home to cut the lead. JBJ singled Vazquez to third and Nunez doubled Christian home. Zack Britton came in and Travis singled home JBJ, advancing Nunez to third. Mr. Mookie walked to load the bases and somehow bring the tying run to the plate....but Devers grounded out to first to end the inning with the Sox down 12-8.
Nice going Devers
Steven Wright cruised in the top of the ninth as Hicks popped up to short to start. Sanchez grounded out to short and Encarnacion whiffed to end the inning. Aroldis Chapman came on for the bottom of the ninth with Austin Romine behind the plate. Hernandez doubled to right but Martinez whiffed. Chavis and Vazquez both struck out swinging to end the game. The Yankees had won it 12-8.
Jackass of the Night is Marcus Walden. He opened the floodgates by allowing 4 runs in the top of the seventh to take the loss.
The Good:
Xander Bogaerts was 1 for 3 with a 2 run home run.
Marco Hernandez was 2 for 2 with a run scored.
JD Martinez was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 total runs scored.
Christian Vazquez was 2 for 5 with 3 total rbis, 2 runs scored and a home run.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Sam Travis was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 5 1/3 innings and allowed just 2 runs. He allowed 4 hits and 4 walks.
Colten Brewer got the final two outs of the sixth inning.
Steven Wright tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Michael Chavis was 0 for 5 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts and 2 errors.
Matt Barnes allowed 3 runs in 1/3 of an inning.
Josh Taylor allowed 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
Ryan Brasier allowed a run in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Mookie Betts was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but walked.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.
Eduardo Nunez was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Final Thoughts:
Hope the London fans got their money's worth because that sucked for American Sox fans. Allowing 29 runs to your hated rival and falling 10 games out of first in the month of June is less than ideal. It would have been nice to add a few pitchers in the off-season but they didn't. Sox GM Dave Dombrowski has sat on his hands this season and its time to do something because the Sox are falling further and further out of it. The Sox offense scored 21 runs in the 2 game set so not much to complain about there, but holy moly was the pitching bad. That's the problem when you let Craig Kimbrel and Joe Kelly go without replacing them. Dombrowski has one month to get it right or else the Sox are going to be missing the playoffs for the first time since 2015 come the end of September. The loss to close out the month of June dropped the Sox to 44-40, 10 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox travel from London to Canada to play the Toronto Blue Jays starting Tuesday night. David Price (5-2) takes on Trent Thornton at 7:10 PM at the Skydome.
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