Ryan Yarbrough got the ball in the top of the first and Kevin Pillar whiffed to start. Rafael Devers struck out swinging but JD Martinez doubled to left. Xander Bogaerts grounded out to third to end the inning. Perez got the ball in the bottom of the first and Yandy Diaz doubled to center. Austin Meadows popped up to second and Jose Martinez took strike three, but Hunter Renfroe walked. Mike Brosseau grounded into a force to end the inning.
Christian Vazquez grounded out to third to start the top of the second but Michael Chavis lined a base hit to center. Alex Verdugo whiffed and Jose Peraza grounded out to first to end the inning. Perez did well in the bottom of the second although Brandon Lowe singled to right to begin. Willy Adames banged into a double play amd Mike Zunino struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing with a runner on in the third inning too. Jonathan Arauz flied out to center to start and Pillar grounded out to short. Devers poked a single to right but Martinez flied out to left to end the inning. Kiermaier walked to start the bottom of the third but Diaz banged into a double play. Meadows flied out to center to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the fourth although Bogaerts lined out to left to start. Vazquez grounded out to third but Chavis singled to center. Verdugo belted his first home run of the year to give the Sox the lead. Peraza popped up to short to end the inning but it was 2-0 Sox.
Perez got in trouble in the bottom of the fourth as Martinez doubled to center to start. Renfroe walked but Perez got a big out when Brosseau popped up to first. Lowe lined out to Verdugo and Martinez didn't try for home. Adames whiffed to end the inning, good work Perez.
Arauz went down hacking to begin the top of the fifth before Pillar flied out to center. Devers was plunked but Martinez struck out swinging to end the inning. Perez froze Zunino for strike three to start the bottom of the fifth. Kiermaier grounded out to first but Diaz doubled to center. Meadows flied out to right to end the inning. That was it for Perez who throw 91 pitches to get 15 outs, but still didnt allow any runs.
Bogaerts started a rally with a double to right to start the top of the sixth. Vazquez brought him in with a seeing eye single to left to increase the lead. Chavis smashed his second homer of the year to increase the lead. Verdugo was plunked and Peraza walked to chase Yarbrough. The Sox finally figured him out and had a big lead for once. Andrew Kittredge came in and struck out Arauz swinging and Pillar banged into a double play to end the inning, but the Sox led 5-0.
Colten Brewer took over for the bottom of the sixth and Martinez walked to start. Renfroe whiffed and Brosseau took strike three. Lowe grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing against Jose Alvarado in the top of the seventh as Devers grounded back to the mound to start. Martinez took strike three but Bogaerts singled to left. Vazquez whiffed to end the inning. Austin Brice came in for the bottom of the seventh and Adames lined out to center to start. Zunino took strike three and Kiermaier grounded out to first to end the inning.
Diego Castillo took over for the top of the eighth and Chavis went down hacking to start. Verdugo grounded out to short but Peraza singled to left. Arauz flied out to left to end the inning. Jackie Bradley Jr took over in center, taking Arauz' spot in the kineup, with Matt Barnes now on the mound for the bottom of the eighth. Diaz lined out to first, Meadows took strike three and Martinez grounded out to second to end the inning.
Old pal Jalen "Twin" Beeks came in to pitch the top of the ninth. Pillar lined out to left to start and Devers whiffed. Martinez whiffed again to end the inning. Sox closer Brandon Workman came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Renfroe walked to start. Brosseau and Lowe both whiffed and Adames was rung up for strike three to end the game. The Sox had won it 5-0!
Hero of the Night is Michael Chavis. The Ice Horse cracked a 2 run home run and scored two total runs to pace the offense.
The Good:
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Alex Verdugo was 1 for 3 with a 2 run homer and a hit by pitch.
Jose Peraza was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Martin Perez pitched 5 shutout innings. He allowed 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 4.
Colten Brewer tossed a scoreless 6th inning.
Austin Brice tossed a scoreless 7th inning.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless 8th inning.
Brandon Workman pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
The Bad:
Kevin Pillar was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
Jonathan Arauz was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts, but was hit with a pitch.
JD Martinez was just 1 for 5 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Christian Vazquez was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run and scored.
Honorable Mention:
Jackie Bradley Jr played center in the final two innings.
Final Thoughts:
When Martin Perez is arguably your best pitcher, something's WRONG. Still, 5 shutout innings is 5 shutout innings and Perez kept the Rays off the board. Nice of Chavis to bring his bat tonight considering how hard the offense has sucked lately. Verdugo got his first home run and hopefully more are on the way. Kudos to Brewer, Brice, Barnes and Workman to bring the gas tonight compared to their recent stinkers. This season is going nowhere but a win is a win. The win improved the Sox to 4-8 on the season. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox return to action friday night against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. They have no idea who's pitching yet but Ryan Weber (0-2, 11.57 ERA) goes for the Sox at 7:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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