The good news was the Boston Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of their first round NHL playoff series, the bad news was the New York Yankees smacked around the Boston Red Sox. The 2020 Red Sox are reaching ineptitude not seen in 90 years. As the season spirals down the drain this team is fast becoming this generation's 1932 Red Sox, considered the worst in team history. While the 2020 team isn't as despised off the field like the 1989 and 2012 teams, their incompetence on it can't be overlooked. The New York Yankees once again hung double digits on the pathetic Red Sox pitching staff. Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 5.93 ERA) is clearly not an ace after the Yankees smacked him around for 8 runs in less than 6 innings. Matt Barnes took a beating as well and when the dust settled, the Yankees had dominated the Sox again 11-5 at Yankee Stadium.
Yankees starter James Paxton laughed as Kevin Pillar flied out to center to start the top of the first. Rafael Devers and JD Martinez got lucky hits but naturally Xander Bogaerts lined out to right and Christian Vazquez grounded into a force to end the inning. The Yankees wasted no time getting to Eovaldi in the bottom of the first as DJ LeMahieu grounded out to first to start. Luke Voit singled to center but Mike Ford struck out swinging. Gio Urshela put the Yankees up when he smashed a 700,000 foot home run. Gleyber Torres grounded out to short to end the inning with the Yankees up 2-0.
Paxton yawned as Alex Verdugo grounded out weakly to second to start. Michael Chavis whiffed badly and Jackie Bradley Jr hit a weak liner to Paxton to end the inning. Somehow Mike Tauchman flied out to left to start the bottom of the second before Gary Sanchez popped up to first. Clint Frazier walked but Brett Gardner flied out to left to end the inning.
Somehow the Sox took the lead in the top of the third as Jose Peraza walked to start. Pillar flied out to right but Devers doubled to left. Martinez singled off the glove of Urshela to score Peraza and Devers but was thrown out at second trying to stretch a double. That lost run was big as Bogaerts crushed his 4th home run of the season to give the Sox the lead. Vazquez lined out to short to end the inning but the Sox now led 3-2.
Eovaldi cruised in the bottom of the third as LeMahieu grounded out to third to start. Voit took strike three and Ford lined out to right to end the inning.
Verdugo grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth before Chavis flied out to right. JBJ singled to short but Peraza flied out to center to end the inning. The Yankees struck back in the bottom of the fourth although Urshela flied out to right to start. Torres singled to center but was erased on the Tauchman force. Sanchez then hit a ball completely out of Earth's atmosphere to give the Yankees the lead. Frazier doubled and took third on a wild pitch before Gardner walked. LeMahieu grounded into a force to end the inning but the Yankees were ahead 4-3.
The Sox failed to respond in the top of the fifth as Pillar whiffed to start. Devers grounded out to short and Martinez lined out to center to end the inning. The Yankees beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the fifth as Voit grounded out to third to start. Ford grounded out to second and Urshela grounded out to first to end the inning.
Tyler Wade took over for LeMahieu with Jonathan Loaisiga now on the mound to begin the top of the sixth. Bogaerts flied out to left before Vazquez whiffed. Verdugo singled to center but Chavis grounded out to third to end the inning. The Yankees iced the game in the bottom of the sixth as Torres singled to left to start. Tauchman doubled but Sanchez whiffed. Frazier laughed as he effortlessly launched a 3 run home run to effectively end the game. Gardner doubled to left and that was it for Eovaldi. He'd been fine his first couple of starts but the Yankees feasted on him for 8 runs in 5 1/3 innings. Heath Hembree was brought in and Gardner stole second before scoring on the Wade double. Voit took strike three and Ford flied out to center to end the inning but the Yankees were up 8-3.
Luis Avilan came in for the top of the seventh and JBJ singled to center to start. Peraza flied out to center and Pillar forced JBJ at second. Devers grounded out to first to end the inning. Matt Barnes came in to take a beating in the bottom of the seventh as Urshela took advantage of a passed ball on strike three to reach first. Torres flied out to left but Tauchman walked and Sanchez was plunked to load the bases. Frazier singled to left but Verdugo booted the ball allowing Urshela and Tauchman to score. Gardner scored Sanchez with a sac fly to wrap up the scoring for the Yankees. Wade whiffed to end the inning but the Yankees were up 11-3.
Erik Kratz took over behind the plate with Luis Cessa now on the mound for the top of the eighth. Martinez whiffed before Bogaerts grounded out to third. Vazquez whiffed to end the inning. Phillips Valdez came in for the bottom of the eighth and Voit took strike three to start. Ford whiffed and Thairo Estrada pinch hit for Urshela only to line out to third to end the inning.
Naturally with the game out of reach, the Sox rallied in the top of the ninth. Verdugo crushed his 5th home run of the season before Chavis got a base hit to left. JBJ flied out to left and Chavez was forced at second by Peraza. Pillar tripled home Peraza but Devers grounded out to short to end the game. The Yankees had won it 11-5.
Jackass of the Night is Nathan Eovaldi. The supposed "ace" of the Sox got pounded for 8 runs in just 5 1/3 innings.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 2 for 5 with a run scored.
JD Martinez was 2 for 4 with 2 rbis.
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 4 with a home run.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 2 for 4.
Phillips Valdez pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Christian Vazquez was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Matt Barnes allowed 3 runs in just 1 inning.
The Ugly:
Kevin Pillar was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 but the one hit was a home run.
Michael Chavis was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Jose Peraza was 0 for 3 but scored 2 runs and drove in one.
Heath Hembree allowed an inherited runner to score in 2/3 of an inning.
Final Thoughts:
Good lord can this season end yet? Its bad enough to watch the Sox lose night in and night out but its another thing to not even be competitive. Every game is almost exactly the same and at what point can something be done about it? If John Henry gave a strict gag order not to spend money, you would think Chaim Bloom could at least pick up SOMEONE who can go 6 innings. Doesn't matter if they allow 4 runs like an Aaron Sanchez, SOMEBODY has to be out there that can eat innings. The Sox are trying to get by on 2 starters and 3 openers and it clearly isn't working. The Sox got their brains beat in for the 6th straight day, second by the Yankees. Its a good thing there are no fans in the stands because Sox fans would either not show up or boo the living daylights out of what they are seeing. The loss dropped the Sox to 6-15, dead last in the AL East. Tomorrow night Chris Mazza gets the start for the Sox against JA Happ at 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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