Godley got the ball in the top of the first inning and Andrew McCutchen took strike three to start. Rhys Hoskins was plunked but Bryce Harper grounded out to first and JT Realmuto grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox wasted no time getting to Phillies starter Zach Eflin in the bottom of the first inning. Alex Verdugo struck out swinging but Rafael Devers singled to left. JD Martinez grounded out to third but Xander Bogaerts singled home Devers to give the Sox the lead. Mitch Moreland went down hacking to end the inning but the Sox were ahead 1-0.
Didi Gregorius flied out to left to begin the top of the second but Alec Bohm singled to center. A wild pitch moved Bohm to second but Godley struck out both Jay Bruce and Scott Kingery swinging to end the inning. Kevin Pillar walked to start the bottom of the second but Michael Chavis went down swinging. Tzu-Wei Lin whiffed and Kevin Plawecki took strike three to end the inning.
Godley struck out Roman Quinn swinging to begin the top of the third but McCutchen singled to center. Hoskins flied out to right and Harper flied out to left to end the inning. The Sox somehow rallied for a big inning in the bottom of the third as Verdugo doubled to left to start. Devers doubled Alex home and Martinez doubled Rafael home to increase the lead. Bogaerts went down hacking but Moreland walked. Naturally Martinez was doubled off second on a bullet to Bohm hit by Pillar to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.
The Phillies finally got to Godley in the top of the fourth although Realmuto popped up to third to start. Gregorius doubled to right and Bohm walked before Bruce singled home Gregorius. Kingery grounded back to the mound and Quinn flied out to left to end the inning with the Phillies down 3-1. That was it for Godley who was pretty serviceable for four innings.
The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the fourth as Chavis and Lin whiffed to start. Plawecki flied out to center to end the inning.
Phillips Valdez took over for the top of the fifth and the Phillies tagged him. McCutchen grounded out to short but Hoskins hit a home run all the way to Good Harbor Beach to cut the lead. Harper grounded out to second and Realmuto struck out swinging to end the inning with the Phillies down 3-2.
The Sox struck again in the bottom of the fifth as Verdugo walked to chase Eflin. Blake Parker came in and Devers singled Verdugo to third. Jonathan Arauz pinch hit for Martinez to give him the day off but he popped up to short. Bogaerts scored Verdugo with a sac fly to increase the lead. Moreland was intentionally walked but Pillar took strike three to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-2.
The wheels fell off in the top of the sixth when Josh Taylor was brought in only to hit Gregorius with a pitch. Bohm flied out to center and Bruce took strike three which means at this point the Sox were one out away from getting out of the inning with the lead. The opposite happened as Phil Gosselin pinch hit for Kingery and doubled home Gregorius and Quinn singled home Gosselin to tie the game. Heath Hembree took over for Taylor and Quinn swiped second before McCutchen singled Quinn to give the Phillies the lead. McCutchen stole second base and Hoskins walked. Naturally Harper hit a 2-2 fastball right down the middle all the way to Uranus to ice the game. Realmuto doubled and Gregorius singled in Realmuto to increase the lead and chase the incompetent Hembree. Colten Brewer came in and Bohm singled for the 8th man to reach since the second out was recorded. Bruce whiffed to end the inning but the Phillies went from down 4-2 to up 9-4.
The Sox rolled over and died in the bottom of the sixth as Chavis whiffed again, Lin lined out to third and Plawecki whiffed to end the inning.
Brewer came back for the top of the seventh and Gosselin effortlessly hit a home run all the way to the Mississippi River to increase the lead. Quinn whiffed, McCutchen grounded out to first and Hoskins took strike three to end the inning with the Phillies ahead 10-4.
The Sox tried to fight back in the bottom of the seventh with Jose Alvarez now on the mound. Verdugo whiffed to start before Devers popped up to third. Arauz walked and Bogaerts singled before Moreland got a base hit to score Arauz and send Bogaerts to third. Tommy Hunter came in and Pillar popped up to second to end the inning with the Sox down 10-5.
Marcus Walden came in to take a beating in the top of the eighth as Harper singled to left to begin. Harper stole second but Realmuto lined out to left. Gregorius lined out to right and once again the Sox couldn't get a third out. Bohm walked and Bruce pounded a 870,000 foot home run to wrap up the scoring. Gosselin grounded out to short to end the inning with the Phillies ahead 13-5. The Phillies literally scored 11 runs in just 3 innings.
Chavis earned the golden sombrero with another swinging strikeout to open the bottom of the eighth before Lin flied out to left. Deolis Guerra came in to pitch and Plawecki greeted him with a base hit to short. Verdugo flied out to center to end the inning.
Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the ninth with Jose Peraza giving Bogaerts the night off. Quinn lined out to center before Andrew Knapp pinch hit for McCutchen, getting a base hit to right. Neil Walker pinch hit for Hoskins and lined out to left and Kyle Garlick pinch hit for Harper. Garlick reached on an error by Chavis and Realmuto whiffed to end the inning. The Sox didn't go quietly in the bottom of the ninth although Devers grounded out to second to begin. Arauz whiffed but Peraza walked. Moreland doubled home Peraza and Pillar singled Mitch to third. Chavis earned the ignominious Platinum Toilet with his fifth strikeout to end the game. The Phillies had won it 13-6.
Jackass of the night is Heath Hembree. Not only did he allow the inherited runners to score, but he allowed 4 of his own without getting a single out.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 3 for 5 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
JD Martinez was 1 for 2 with an rbi before leaving.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 3 with 2 rbis.
Jose Peraza walked and scored a run in his only at-bat.
Mitch Moreland was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and 2 runs batted in.
Zack Godley allowed just 1 run in 4 innings of work.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Michael Chavis was 0 for 5 with 5 strikeouts and an error.
Tzu-Wei Lin was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Phillips Valdez allowed a run in an inning of work.
Josh Taylor took the loss by allowing 3 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
Colten Brewer allowed a run in 1 1/3 innings.
Marcus Walden allowed 3 runs in an inning of work.
The Ugly:
Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 4 but walked and scored 2 runs.
Jonathan Arauz was 0 for 2 but walked and scored a run.
Kevin Pillar was just 1 for 4 with a walk.
Kevin Plawecki was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Final Thoughts:
Just when you think it can't get any worse for the Red Sox, it does. The Sox led 4-2 with 12 outs left to get and ended up allowing ELEVEN runs in the next three innings. Legendary manager Casey Stengel once said "I've been in this game a hundred years, but I've seen new ways to lose I never knew existed before." The 2020 Red Sox are quickly reaching 1962 Mets level but the only saving grace is its only a 60 game season. There's only 36 more games of torture remaining rather than 138. The Sox may trade the entire team at this point since there's really nothing to play for. The loss dropped the Sox to 6-18, last place in the American League. Tomorrow afternoon the Sox will drop their tenth straight game when they send Kyle Hart to the mound to take a beating against Jake Arrieta at 1:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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