Before the game the Greenville Drive released Devon Roedahl. He was a 27th round pick back in 2019 and looked to have been a future star when he went 7-5 with a 2.52 ERA for Salem. This year he was batting practice for Greenville as he went 4-7 with a 9.38 ERA. Sox GM Chaim Bloom says to hell with that and fired him. When you get hit THAT badly in High A, it might be time to hang them up.
As for the game, the Boston Red Sox finally found a way to beat the AL East teams with their second win in a row. This time they walked off the New York Yankees and their formerly unbeatable closer. The Yankees jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Nathan Eovaldi on an Anthony Rizzo double and Aaron Judge home run. The Sox kept it close with a JD Martinez rbi single in the fourth but couldn't get much else off Domingo Germain. Then in the bottom of the ninth, Martinez drove in Xander Bogaerts to tag closer Clay Holmes with a blown save. Garrett Whitlock (3-2, 3.03 ERA) kept the Yankees off the board in the top of the tenth. Tommy Pham did the honors in the bottom of the tenth with a base hit off Lou Trivino to give the Sox a 3-2 victory over the Yankees at Fenway Park.
The Yankees wasted no time getting to Eovaldi in the top of the first as DJ LeMahieu grounded out to third to start. Aaron Judge walked and Anthony Rizzo doubled to right to score him. Josh Donaldson got a base hit to right to move Rizzo to third but Gleyber Torres grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Yankees up 1-0.
Germain got the ball in the bottom of the first and Tommy Pham struck out swinging to start. Rafael Devers doubled off the Monster but Xander Bogaerts lined out to third. Alex Verdugo flied out to center to end the inning.
Old pal Andrew Benintendi flied out to left to start the top of the second before Jose Trevino singled to left. Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled in the hole at second but Aaron Hicks struck out swinging. LeMahieu grounded out to short to end the inning. JD Martinez got a base hit to center to start the bottom of the second but Eric Hosmer banged into a double play. Christian Arroyo got a base hit to center and Jarren Duran walked, but Kevin Plawecki flied out to right to end the inning.
The Yankees struck again in the top of the third as Judge hit a home run all the way to Egypt to start. Rizzo struck out swinging but Donaldson walked. Torres flied out to left and Donaldson was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning with the Yankees up 2-0.
Judge hits one a mile
Pham flied out to left to start the bottom of the third and Devers hit one up the elevator shaft. Bogaerts struck out swinging to end the inning.
Benintendi grounded out to short to start the top of the fourth before Trevino singled in the hole at short. Kiner lined out to center but Hicks got a base hit to right. LeMahieu forced Hicks at second to end the inning. The Sox struck back in the bottom of the fourth as Verdugo doubled to right to start. Martinez ripped a base hit to center to score Alex but Hosmer popped up to third. Arroyo grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Sox down 2-1.
Judge struck out swinging to open the top of the fifth before Rizzo popped up to third. Donaldson lined out to center to end the inning. Duran popped up to first to start the bottom of the fifth before Plawecki struck out swinging. Pham struck out swinging to end the inning.
Torres grounded out to third to open the top of the sixth before Benintendi singled in the hole at second. Trevino reached on a pop up force at second of Benintendi but Kiner forced Jose at second to end the inning. That was it for Eovaldi who held the Yankees to just 2 runs in 6 strong innings off 8 hits and 2 walks.
Devers walked to start the bottom of the sixth but Bogaerts grounded into a double play. Verdugo lined out to center to end the inning.
Matt Barnes came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Hicks grounded out to first to start. LeMahieu got a base hit to center and Judge was hit with a pitch, but Rizzo struck out swinging. Donaldson took strike three to end the inning. Scott Effross came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Martinez grounded out to short to begin. Hosmer flied out to center and Arroyo struck out swinging to end the inning.
Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Torres grounded out to short to begin. Benintendi flied out to center and Trevino popped up to second to end the inning. Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth with Bobby Dalbec pinch hitting for Duran. Dalbec struck out swinging, Plawecki flied out to center and Pham took strike three to end the inning.
Garrett Whitlock came in to pitch the top of the ninth with Jaylin Davis now in center. Kiner struck out swinging, Hicks popped up to third and LeMahieu lined out to right to end the inning. Clay Holmes came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Devers grounded out to short to begin. Suddenly Bogaerts and Verdugo worked back to back walks to put the tying run at second. Martinez got a clutch hit with a single to center to score Bogaerts with the tying run. Verdugo made it to third and Wandy Peralta came in to pitch to Hosmer. Eric struck out swinging and Arroyo lined out to short to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Tim Locastro pinch ran for LeMahieu as the second base ghost runner to start the top of the tenth. Judge walked but Rizzo hit a bullet to Hosmer. Donaldson struck out swinging but the Yankees pulled off a double steal. Torres struck out swinging to end the inning. Marwin Gonzalez took over at second with Lou Trivino now on the mound and Christian Arroyo running at second base to start the bottom of the tenth. Davis grounded back to the mound to move Arroyo to third and Reese McGuire pinch hit for Plawecki. McGuire caught Trivino asleep with a bunt down the third base line to put runners at the corners. Pham did the honors with a base hit to left to score Arroyo to win the game 3-2.
Hero of The Night is Tommy Pham. He drove in the winning run in the bottom of the tenth.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Alex Verdugo was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
JD Martinez was 3 for 4 with 2 rbis.
Jarren Duran walked in two plate appearances.
Reese McGuire got a base hit as a pinch hitter.
Nathan Eovaldi tossed 6 solid innings of 2 run ball. He allowed 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Garrett Whitlock got the win with 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Eric Hosmer was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Bobby Dalbec struck out as a pinch hitter.
Jaylin Davis was 0 for 1 at the plate.
Kevin Plawecki was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked and scored.
Christian Arroyo was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
This year has been a pile of garbage but its always good to beat the Yankees. Not only did the Sox walkoff the Yankees, they hung a blown save on phenom Clay Holmes. He was this year's Joba Chamberlain and that was the first big blemish on his record. Good to see Pham get his moment in the sun as the new additions haven't been bad so far. Hosmer got the big rbi in their last win and now Pham gets the winning hit. If only the pitching would come around consistently the year might not be over just yet. Beating the AL East for once would help. The win improved the Sox to 56-58, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it three wins in a row and second straight against the Yankees tomorrow night when Kutter Crawford takes the hill against Frankie Montas of New York. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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