Gausman got the ball in the bottom of the first and Tommy Pham struck out swinging to start. Rafael Devers went down hacking and JD Martinez lined out to left to end the inning.
Raimel Tapia grounded out to second to begin the top of the second before Santiago Espinal grounded out to third. Danny Jansen grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the second as Xander Bogaerts singled in the hole at third to start. Christian Arroyo singled to center to move Bogaerts to third before swiping second base. Rob Refsnyder struck out swinging but Reese McGuire drilled a base hit to right to score Bogaerts. Bobby Dalbec singled to right to score Arroyo but McGuire was thrown out at third. Dalbec stole second but Jarren Duran struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Springer grounded out to third to start the top of the third before Guerrero Jr struck out swinging. Gurriel Jr singled to left and Hernandez hit a little roller to Crawford. Kutter threw the ball away for an error but Bichette struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox took the lead in the bottom of the third as Pham got a base hit to left to start. Devers smacked a double off the Monster to score Pham with the go-ahead run but Martinez lined out to left. Bogaerts grounded out to third and Arroyo struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 3-2.
Sox score a run
The lead lasted 8 seconds in the top of the fourth as Chapman singled to center to start. Tapia grounded into a double play but Espinal got a base hit to center. Jansen singled to left and both runners moved over on a wild pitch. Springer walked to load the bases and Guerrero Jr got a base hit to right to score Espinal and Jansen. Gurrierl Jr popped up to third to end the inning with the Jays ahead 4-3.
Jays take the lead
The Sox answered in the bottom of the fourth as Refsnyder got a base hit to left to start. McGuire got a base hit to left to move Refsnyder to third and Rob scored on a sac fly to left by Dalbec. Duran struck out swinging and Pham grounded out to third to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Hernandez took strike three to start the top of the fifth before Bichette went down hacking. Chapman doubled to center and that was it for Crawford. He got yanked after allowing 4 runs in 4 2/3 innings off 10 hits and 2 walks. Matt Strahm struck out Tapia swinging to end the inning.
Devers flied out to center to start the bottom of the fifth before Martinez got a base hit to left. Bogaerts popped up to short and Arroyo flied out to left to end the inning.
The Jays struck again in the top of the sixth as Espinal grounded out to third to start. Jansen hit a home run all the way to Oakland to put the Jays on top before Springer walked to chase Strahm. Jeurys Familia came in and walked Guerrero Jr, but Gurriel grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Jays up 5-4.
Jansen goes yard
Trevor Richards came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Refsnyder took strike three to start. McGuire struck out swinging but Dalbec reached on an error by Bichette. A wild pitch moved Dalbec to third and he scored on the double by Duran off the Monster to tie the game. Pham struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 5-5.
Dalbec ties it up
Hernandez struck out swinging to start the top of the seventh before Bichette drew a walk. Chapman took strike three and Tapia struck out swinging to end the inning. Anthony Bass took over the mound with old buddy Jackie Bradley Jr taking over in center for the bottom of the seventh. Devers got a base hit to right to start before Martinez grounded into a double play. Bogaerts walked and Arroyo got a base hit to right to move Bogaerts to third. For whatever reason Franchy Cordero pinch hit for Refsnyder and Arroyo swiped second. With a chance to put the Sox ahead, Cordero struck out swinging to end the inning.
Hiro Sawamura came in to pitch the top of the eighth as Cavan Biggio pinch hit for Espinal. Biggio grounded out to first but Jansen singled to left. Springer walked but Guerrero could only move the runners over with a grounder to third. Gurrriel Jr grounded out to second to end the inning. Adam Cimber came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and McGuire tripled into the right field corner to start. Kike Hernandez pinch ran for McGuire but Dalbec struck out swinging. Duran was hit with a pitch but Pham struck out swinging to chase Cimber. Tim Mayza came in to face Devers and Rafael grounded out to second to end the inning. Terrible situational baseball.
Kevin Plawecki took over behind the plate with Matt Barnes in to pitch the top of the ninth. Hernandez popped up to short before Bichette singled to left. Chapman flied out to left and Alejandro Kirk pinch hit for JBJ, drawing a walk. Whit Merrifield ran for Kirk but Biggio flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth with Jordan Romano on the mound. Martinez got a base hit to right but Alex Verdugo pinch ran for him. Bogaerts hit a roller double down the left field line and Arroyo was intentionally walked to load the bases with nobody out. Cordero struck out swinging and Hernandez banged into a double play to end the inning, what a waste.
John Schreiber came in to pitch the top of the tenth with Biggio starting the inning at second base. Jansen grounded out to third to move Biggio to third and Springer hit a grounder to Story who just stood there frozen to allow Biggio to score. Guerrero Jr forced Springer at second and Gurriel lined out to right to end the inning with the Jays up 6-5.
Jays take the lead
Hernandez started the bottom of the tenth at second base as Dalbec grounded out to third to start. Duran struck out swinging and Plawecki popped up to first to end the game. The Jays had won it 6-5.
Blue Jays win
Jackass of The Night is Kike Hernandez. He grounded into a key double play that led to the Sox defeat.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
JD Martinez was 2 for 5.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.
Christian Arroyo was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.
Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Reese McGuire was 3 for 4 with an rbi.
Jeurys Familia tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Hiro Sawamura pitched a scoreless inning.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless inning.
The Bad:
Kevin Plawecki was 0 for 1.
Franchy Cordero was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Kutter Crawford allowed 4 runs in 4 2/3 innings off 10 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5.
Matt Strahm allowed a run in 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Tommy Pham was just 1 for 5 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but scored a run.
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but was hit with a pitch and drove in a run.
Bobby Dalbec was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in 2 runs and scored a run.
John Schreiber allowed the winning run to score without giving up a hit in a full inning.
Honorable Mention:
Alex Verdugo was a pinch runner.
Final Thoughts:
What a waste this year has been. Between the bats getting off to a slow start to the entire rotation falling apart to the insane inability to not be able to beat the AL East, its amazing how this franchise went from being two wins away from the World Series to last place. Alex Cora has made some bad managerial decisions for sure but bad roster construction is the real culprit. Trading Hunter Renfroe's 30 home runs for Jackie Bradley Jr was a monumental mistake and not keeping Kyle Schwarber in favor of Bobby Dalbec and Franchy Cordero has crashed and burned as well. Also putting your faith in Rich Hill and Michael Wacha backfired as both missed time due to injury. Now the Sox have to deal with the prospect of Nathan Eovaldi, JD Martinez and Xander Bogaerts leaving at season's end and not having a replacement plan in effect. That's on the general manager. Injuries are unfortunate but its uncanny how every free agent and trade made by Bloom blew up in his face. Even Eric Hosmer and Tommy Pham are gone and most likely not returning. There's still 37 games left to sit through and it'll be like water torture at this point. The loss dropped the Sox to 60-65, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox now welcome in another AL East foe with the Tampa Bay Rays coming to town for a three game set. Tomorrow night Michael Wacha (8-1) looks to be the stopper against JT Chargois of Tampa. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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