Before the game the Seattle Mariners claimed Phillips Valdez off waivers. He was one of the lone bright spots of the 2020 season where Chaim Bloom scraped the bottom of the barrel for pitchers but regressed ever since. Good luck in Seattle.
As the season continues to spiral for the Boston Red Sox, its just a question of who goes on Monday's trade deadline. Tonight the Sox took another step toward "sellers" as they got shut completely down by Brandon Woodruff and the Milwaukee Brewers. Austin Davis was the Sox "opener" but Brayan Bello (0-3, 8.82 ERA) got tagged for 2 runs. The Sox did manage a run against Woodruff but Hiro Sawamura allowed 2 runs in the ninth to put the game away. The Brewers sent the Sox one step closer to fire sale with a 4-1 victory at Fenway Park.
Austin Davis got the ball in the top of the first inning and Christian Yelich struck out swinging to start. Willy Adames singled in the hole at second but Andrew McCutchen forced Adames at second. Old friend Hunter Renfroe struck out swinging to end the inning. Woodruff got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Jarren Duran grounded out to second to start. Christian Vazquez singled to left but Alex Verdugo popped up to third. Xander Bogaerts flied out to right to end the inning.
Rowdy "Roddy" Tellez struck out swinging to start the top of the second before Luis Urias struck out swinging. Victor Caratini flied out to right to end the inning. JD Martinez struck out swinging to open the bottom of the second and Franchy Cordero drew a walk. Bobby Dalbec struck out swinging and Jackie Bradley Jr popped up to second to end the inning.
Kolten Wong grounded out to second to start the top of the third and that was it for Davis after 2 1/3 shutout innings. Brayan Bello came in to pitch and Tyrone Taylor was immediately plunked. Yelich struck out swinging and Adames grounded out to third to end the inning.
Yolmer Sanchez struck out swinging to start the bottom of the third before Duran went down hacking as well. Vazquez also swung at air to end the inning.
McCutchen took strike three to start the top of the fourth before Renfroe grounded out to first. Tellez struck out swinging to end the inning. Verdugo popped up to third to open the bottom of the fourth and Martinez grounded out to second to end the inning.
Urias grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth but Caratini walked. Wong walked but Taylor grounded into a double play to end the inning. Cordero lined out to left to start the bottom of the fifth before Dalbec grounded back to the mound. JBJ took strike three to end the inning.
The Brewers struck first in the top of the sixth as Yelich doubled down the third base line to start. Adames singled in the hole at short and McCutchen beat out a double play ball to score Yelich. Renfroe grounded out to third and Tellez was intentionally walked. Urias struck out swinging to end the inning with the Brewers up 1-0.
Brewers take the lead
The Sox answered in the bottom of the sixth as Sanchez took strike three to start. Duran struck out swinging but Vazquez doubled to center. Verdugo doubled to center to score Vazquez with the tying run. Bogaerts grounded out to short to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
The Brewers struck back in the top of the seventh as Caratini singled in the hole at short to start. Wong banged into a double play but Taylor tripled into the centerfield triangle and Sox manager Alex Cora blundered by yanking Bello at the first side of trouble. Ryan Brasier came in and Yelich ripped a base hit to left to score Caratini to put Milwaukee on top. Adames struck out swingi8ng
Yelich drives in a run
The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the seventh as Martinez grounded out to third to start. Cordero doubled to left and Dalbec walked to chase Woodruff. Brad Boxberger came in to pitch and JBJ struck out swinging. Sanchez lined out to short to end the inning, what a waste.
McCutchen took strike three to start the top of the eighth before Renfroe struck out swinging. Tellez struck out swinging to end the inning. Devin Williams came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Duran got a base hit to right to begin. Vazquez forced Duran at second but Verdugo reached on a nubber in front of the plate. Bogaerts struck out swinging but Jeter Downs pinch ran for Vazquez. Martinez forced Verdugo at second to end the inning.
Hiro Sawamura came in to take a beating in the top of the ninth with Kevin Plawecki now in to catch. Urias flied out to right before Caratini drew a walk. Wong doubled to left and Taylor hit a sac fly to left to score Caratini. Yelich was intentionally walked but Adames dumped a ground ball to left....booted by Verdugo for an error to score Wong. McCutchen flied out to center to end the inning with the Brewers up 4-1.
Josh Hader came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for Cordero. Refsnyder struck out swinging but Dalbec got a base hit to left. Jaylin Davis pinch hit for JBJ and struck out swinging. Sanchez took strike three to end the game. The Brewers had won it 4-1.
Brewers win
Jackass of The Night is Hiro Sawamura. He put the game out of reach by allowing 2 runs in the ninth inning.
The Good:
Christian Vazquez was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Franchy Cordero was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Bobby Dalbec was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Austin Davis tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Rob Refsnyder struck out as a pinch hitter.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Jaylin Davis struck out as a pinch hitter.
Yolmer Sanchez was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Brayan Bello took the loss but allowed just 2 runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Ryan Brasier allowed an inherited runner to score but none of his own in 1 1/3 innings.
Honorable Mention:
Kevin Plawecki caught the top of the ninth.
Jeter Downs played third base in the top of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
Trevor Story being out sucks but the major reason for the recent failures apart from the starting rotation falling apart is the bottom of the order is a black hole. Cordero, Dalbec, Bradley and Sanchez and Duran are all hitting under .238 while Plawecki and Downs aren't hitting either. When you have 5 guys and 2 off the bench that aren't producing, its very hard to win games. Sawamura and Bello were just a victim of lack of run support and some bad defense as well. Just another reason for Sox GM Chaim Bloom to blow it up and get whatever he can for Martinez, Eovaldi, etc. They also could get a good draft pick for falling down the crapper as well. They got three days to decide whether to add or sell so let's see how that goes. The loss dropped the Sox to 50-51, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow afternoon against the Brewers with Nick Pivetta (8-7) on the mound against Eric Lauer of Milwaukee. The game begins at 4:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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