Montgomery got the ball in the top of the first and Kevin Pillar struck out swinging to start. JD Martinez grounded out to second and Rafael Devers grounded out to first to end the inning. Weber got the ball in the bottom of the first and DJ LeMahieu somehow grounded out to third to start. Shockingly Aaron Judge grounded out to short but Gleyber Torres singled to left. Giancarlo Stanton grounded into a force to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the second as Xander Bogaerts popped up to second to start. Christian Vazquez popped up to short and Alex Verdugo grounded back to the mound to end the inning. The Yankees almost struck in the bottom of the second as Aaron Hicks walked to start. Somehow Luke Voit flied out to right and Gio Urshela lined out to center. Brett Gardner walked but Kyle Higashioka grounded out to short to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the third as Chavis blasted his first home run of the year to put Boston on top. Jackie Bradley Jr whiffed but Jose Peraza lined a base hit past LeMahieu. Pillar singled to center to put Montgomery on the ropes but Martinez hit a bullet to Judge who doubled off Pillar to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
The Yankees wasted no time pounding Weber in the bottom of the third as LeMahieu singled to center to begin. Judge effortlessly crushed a 700,000 foot bomb to put the Yankees up for good. Torres grounded out to third and Stanton flied out to left, but Hicks walked. Voit grounded back to the mound to end the inning but it was 2-1 Yankees.
The Sox looked to rally in the top of the fourth when Devers was plunked to start. Bogaerts singled to left but Vazquez was rung up for strike three. Verdugo hit a routine grounder to Montgomery who booted it to load the bases. This time Chavis banged into a double play to end the inning. Weber didn't last long in the bottom of the fourth as Urshela swatted a 30,000 foot home run to ice the game. Gardner walked but was forced on the Higashioka grounder. Sox manager Ron Roenicke decided to cut his losses and lift Weber after just 3 1/3 innings. Giving up only 3 runs can only be classified as a miracle. Phillips Valdez came in and got LeMahieu to ground into a force before striking out Judge swinging to end the inning with the Yankees up 3-1.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the fifth as JBJ grounded out to second to start. Peraza went down hacking and Pillar lined out to center to end the inning. Valdez held the fort in the bottom of the fifth although Torres beat out an infield single to start. Torres moved to second on a grounder by Stanton then to third on a grounder by Hicks. Voit struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox had their only scoring chance in the top of the sixth when Martinez walked to start. Devers banged into a double play but Bogaerts singled to chase Montgomery who threw his best game ever against the Sox. Chad Green came in and the Sox offense said "we're through for the night." Vazquez grounded into a force to end the inning. Valdez did what he could to keep the Sox in the game in the bottom of the sixth. Urshela singled to start but was forced at second by Gardner. Higashioka flied out to left but LeMahieu singled to right. Valdez struck out Judge again swinging to end the inning. Valdez has been a nice find in this dreary season so far.
3-1 may have been 300-1 in the top of the seventh as Verdugo whiffed badly to start. Chavis lined out weakly to center and JBJ whiffed again to end the inning. Austin Brice came in for the bottom of the seventh and Torres grounded out to short to start. Stanton was hit with a pitch but was thrown out trying to steal on a strike em' out, throw em out double play by Hicks to end the inning.
Peraza took strike three to begin the top of the eighth before Pillar also watched strike three go by. Adam Ottavino came in and get Martinez flied out to center to end the inning. Colten Brewer came in to crap his pants in the bottom of the eighth inning as Voit walked to start. Tyler Wade pinch ran for Voit and Urshela grounded out to short. A passed ball moved Wade to third but Gardner cleared the bases with a 10,000 foot home run. Higashioka lined out to short and LeMahieu singled to left. Judge grounded into a force to end the inning but it was 5-1 Yankees.
Jonathan Holder came in to close out the top of the ninth and Devers whiffed to start. Bogaerts became the first baserunner since the 6th inning with a walk but was erased on the Vazquez force. Verdugo grounded out to end the game. The Sox were lifeless as the Yankees won it 5-1.
Jackass of the Night is Colten Brewer. Not that the Sox offense gave a damn, but him giving up 2 runs in the eighth put the game completely out of reach.
The Good:
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 3 with a walk.
Michael Chavis was 1 for 3 with a solo home run.
Jose Peraza was 1 for 3.
Phillips Valdez tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
Austin Brice pitched a scoreless 7th inning.
The Bad:
Christian Vazquez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Alex Verdugo was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Ryan Weber took the loss by allowing 3 runs in just 3 1/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Kevin Pillar was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
JD Martinez was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Rafael Devers was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch
Final Thoughts:
Remember last September when Chris Sale and David Price were out for the season and the Red Sox were borderline unwatchable. Who would have thought that the Sox would even be worse now? Sale's gone, Price is gone, Eduardo Rodriguez is out for a while and the worst part is the Sox brass didn't replace any of them. At least the Sox had Mookie Betts to watch back then, now they don't even have that. Say what you will about the trashbag pitching, the offense is the real culprit of this bad start. The Sox haven't scored more than 6 runs since Opening Day and its hard for them to get motivated when management clearly gave up on them. The most telling thing was manager Ron Roenicke after the game saying he started Weber because there's nobody else. Roenicke may be a figurehead but at least he knows what's going on. Chaim Bloom left the team out to dry this season, possibly under orders from John Henry and the team itself has to sit there and take a beating day after day. The Yankees aren't nearly as good as their fans claim to be but the Sox are out-manned and outgunned. The loss drops the Sox to 3-5 and its not going to get any better tomorrow night. Zack Godley gets the start against Masahiro Tanaka at 7:07 PM PM at Yankee Stadium.
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