Merryweather cruised in the top of the first inning as Alex Verdugo went down hacking to start. Rafael Devers whiffed and JD Martinez flied out to right to end the inning. Sox manager Ron Roenicke pulled Colten Brewer's name out of a hat to start the game and the Jays immediately took the lead. Cavan Biggio grounded out to first but Randal Grichuk hit a home run all the way to Ontario to put the Jays up for good two batters into the game. Travis Shaw whiffed but Teoscar Hernandez singled to center. Vladimir Guerrero Jr was called out on strikes to end the inning with the Jays up 1-0.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the second as Xander Bogaerts flied out to right to start. Mitch Moreland whiffed but Christian Vazquez doubled to left. Kevin Pillar grounded out to second to end the inning. The Jays iced the game in the bottom of the second as Rowdy "Roddy" Tellez pulverized a home run all the way to Quebec to increase the lead. Lourdes Gurriel Jr walked and stole second, but Reese McGuire grounded out to short. Gurriel Jr moved to third on the Santiago Espinal liner to center and Biggio took strike three to end the inning with the Jays up 2-0.
Shaun Yamaguchi came in for the top of the third and Jackie Bradley Jr singled to second to start. Michael Chavis walked but Verdugo banged into a double play. Devers grounded out to short to end the inning. Brewer somehow struck out Grichuk swinging to start the bottom of the third and Shaw grounded out to short. Hernandez grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Sox got a run back in the top of the fourth inning although Martinez lined out to center to start. Bogaerts flied out to right but Moreland cracked his eighth home run of the year to cut the lead. Vazquez grounded out to third to end the inning but the Sox were down 2-1.
The Jays were personally offended the Sox had the audacity to score so they iced the game in the bottom of the fourth. Guerrero Jr doubled to left and who else but Tellez smashed a home run all the way to Edmonton to increase the lead. Gurriel Jr grounded out to third and McGuire grounded out ton second, but Espinal walked to chase Brewer. Once again the "opener" got lit up for 4 runs in just 3 2/3 innings. Ryan Weber came in and Biggio grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox down 4-1.
The Sox rolled over in the top of the fifth as Pillar grounded out to second to start. JBJ grounded out to third and Chavis whiffed to end the inning. Weber cruised in the bottom of the fifth as Grichuk flied out to right to start. Shaw lined out to third and Hernandez whiffed to end the inning.
Verdugo grounded out to first to begin the top of the sixth and Devers flied out weakly to center. Martinez walked but Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning. Guerrero Jr grounded out to short to start the bottom of the sixth and Tellez grounded out to first. Gurriel Jr walked but McGuire grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Rafael Dolls came in for the top of the seventh and Moreland took strike three to start. Vazquez walked but Pillar flied out to right. JBJ grounded into a force to end the inning. The Jays poured it on in the bottom of the seventh as Espinal singled to center to start. Biggio singled to right and Grichuk scored Espinal with a base hit to right. Shaw lined out to center and that was it for Weber. Austin Brice came in and uncorked a wild pitch before walking Hernandez to load the bases. Guerrero Jr cleared the bases with a double to add to the misery. Naturally Tellez singled home Guerrero Jr to wrap up the scoring. Gurriel Jr banged into a double play to end the inning but the Jays were up 9-1.
Anthony Bass came in for the top of the eighth and Chavis grounded out to third to start. Verdugo grounded out to second and Devers took strike three to end the inning. The Sox hadn't had a hit since the Moreland homer in the fourth inning. Josh Osich came in for the bottom of the eighth and McGuire popped up to short to start. Espinal singled to center but Biggio whiffed. Grichuk popped up to short to end the inning.
Sean Reid-Foley had mop up duty in the top of the ninth and Martinez grounded out to second to start. Bogaerts also grounded out to second and Moreland hit one up the elevator shaft to end the game. The Sox had just 3 hits as the Jays pounded them 9-1.
Jackass of the Night is Colten Brewer. Once again the "opener" put the Sox in a hole by allowing 4 runs in 3 2/3 innings.
The Good:
Christian Vazquez was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 1 for 3.
Josh Osich pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Alex Verdugo was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Rafael Devers was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Kevin Pillar was 0 for 3.
Ryan Weber allowed 3 runs in 2 2/3 innings.
Austin Brice allowed 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
JD Martinez was 0 for 3 but walked.
Mitch Moreland was just 1 for 4 but the one hit was a home run.
Michael Chavis was 0 for 2 but walked.
Final Thoughts:
Another loss in a season full of misery. Its bad enough the Sox pitching sucks but the offense only had 3 hits and a run against THIS team? These games are virtually unwatchable because once the Sox fall into a hole, they're done. Just when you think a comeback is in order, the bums in the bullpen come in and give up runs like the batters know what pitch is coming. The season is just getting worse with each passing day and everyone from the front office to the fans can't wait for it to end. The good news is 5 days until the Luxury Tax resets so Sox general manager Chaim Bloom has his work cut out for him this coming winter. As for this game? Throw the film of it in the trash and set it on fire. The loss dropped the Sox to an awful 10-21 on the season, good for last place in the AL East. Tomorrow night the Sox lose to the Blue Jays again when they send Chris Mazza (0-1, 6.35 ERA) to the mound against Hyun-Jin Ryu at 6:30 PM at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, NY.
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