The Phillies blasted the incompetent Johnson in the top of the first inning. Rhys Hoskins walked but JT Realmuto popped up to second. Bryce Harper doubled and Jean Segura doubled home both runners to put Philly up for good 4 batters into the game. Corey Dickerson grounded out to short and Scott Kingery singled home Segura to increase the lead. Cesar Hernandez singled but Adam Haseley flied out to center to end the inning with the Phillies up for good 3-0.
Nola cruised in the bottom of the first as Mr. Mookie Betts whiffed to start. Rafael Devers grounded out to second before Xander Bogaerts grounded out to third to end the inning.
Johnson struck out Andrew Knapp to start the top of the second inning before Hoskins walked. Hoskins was erased on the force by Realmuto and Harper flied out to center to end the inning. JD Martinez walked to start the bottom of the second but Andrew Benintendi lined out to left. Christian Vazquez banged into a double play to end the inning.
Segura whiffed to start the top of the third inning before Dickerson took strike three. Kingery singled to center but was picked off to end the inning. The Sox somehow struck back in the bottom of the third inning as Mitch Moreland singled to left to start. Brock "The Hitman" Holt flied out to left but Jackie Bradley Jr pounded his 15th home run of the year to cut the lead. Mr. Mookie grounded out to third and Devers flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 3-2.
Hernandez singled to center to start the top of the fourth but was erased on the Haseley force. A wild pitch moved Haseley to second but Knapp struck out. That was it for Johnson who's awful first inning sealed his doom, allowing 3 runs in 3 2/3 innings. Marcus Walden came in and Hoskins singled to third but Realmuto whiffed to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the fourth as Bogaerts lined out to second to start. Martinez whiffed before Benintendi watched strike three go by to end the inning.
The Phillies beat the ball in the dirt in the top of the fifth as Harper grounded out to short to start. Both Segura and Dickerson grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox blew their chance to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth as Vazquez doubled to start. The rally ended as Moreland whiffed, Holt grounded out to second and JBJ grounded out to first to end the inning.
Josh Taylor came in for the top of the sixth and Kingery whiffed to start. Hernandez took strike three and Haseley grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox tried to rally again in the bottom of the sixth when Mr. Mookie singled to left to begin. Mookie swiped second but Devers whiffed. Bogaerts flied out to left and Martinez grounded out to third to end the inning.
Ryan Brasier came on for the top of the seventh and Knapp earned a hat trick with a strikeout. Hoskins grounded out to third and Realmuto lined out to center to end the inning. The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the seventh as Benintendi grounded out to second to start. Vazquez and Moreland both whiffed to end the inning.
Darwinzon Hernandez came in for the top of the eighth and Harper flied out to center to start. Segura grounded out to second and Dickerson whiffed to end the inning. Jose Alvarez came in for Nola with Sam Travis pinch hitting for Holt. Travis flied out to right but JBJ singled to chase Alvarez. Mike Morin replaced Alvarez and Mr. Mookie whiffed. Devers lined out to center to end the inning.
Marco Hernandez came in to play second with Matt Barnes now on the mound for the top of the ninth. Kingery flied out to right to begin before Hernandez struck out. Haseley walked to break up a string of 16 in a row retired by Sox pitching. Knapp earned the golden sombrero but the ball got away on the strikeout and Knapp took first. Hoskins popped up to short to end the inning. One bad inning sealed the Sox fate as the bullpen was outstanding. Phillies closer Hector Neris came on for the bottom of the ninth and Bogaerts doubled to center to start. Martinez hit a routine grounder to short but Bogaerts foolishly tried for third and was thrown out by a mile. Chris Owings pinch ran for Martinez but was doubled off on a liner to first by Benintendi to end the game. Another tough loss as the Phillies won it 3-2.
Jackass of the Night is Xander Bogaerts. Getting thrown out at third representing the tying run in the ninth is inexcusable
The Good:
Christian Vazquez was 1 for 3.
Mitch Moreland was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 2 for 3 with a 2 run home run
Marcus Walden tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Josh Taylor pitched a scoreless inning.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless inning.
Darwinzon Hernandez pitched a scoreless inning.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless inning.
The Bad:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Andrew Benintendi was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Brock Holt was 0 for 2.
Sam Travis was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
Brian Johnson took the loss with 3 runs allowed in 3 2/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Mookie Betts was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but stole a base.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4.
JD Martinez was 0 for 3 but walked.
Honorable Mention:
Chris Owings pinch ran for Martinez in the ninth.
Marco Hernandez played second in the top of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
That was a huge loss considering the Tampa Bay Rays lost as well. The Sox bullpen held the Phillies scoreless after the first inning and couldn't take advantage. They had the tying run at second with nobody out 3 times and couldn't score a single run. These are the losses you can't have with only 35 games left. Can't even blame Johnson because the offense shoukd have scored more than 2 runs. Hopefully the Sox can come back tomorrow night. The loss dropped the Sox to 67-60, 6 games behind the Rays for the second wild card. Tomorrow the Sox look to bounce back with "Slick" Rick Porcello taking on Drew Smyly at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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