Once again the Boston Red Sox kryptonite is the AL East. With a chance to take 3 of 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Sox crapped themselves big time in today's game. Nick Pivetta (9-10, 4.40 ERA) was rocked for five runs in five innings by the Rays while Corey Kluber of Tampa allowed three in six solid innings. Once again the bullpen was the downfall as Hiro Sawamura and Austin Davis allowed SEVEN runs combined to put the game out of reach. Franchy Cordero, JD Martinez and Tommy Pham all went yard but with bad pitching the Sox got blasted 12-4 by the Rays at Fenway Park.
Another loss to the AL EastPivetta got the ball in the top of the first and Yandy Diaz flied out to center to start. Manny Margot grounded out to short but David Peralta walked. Peralta took second on a balk but Harold Ramirez popped up to first to end the inning. Kluber got the ball in the bottom of the first and Tommy Pham grounded out to first to start. Alex Verdugo took strike three and Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Rays struck first in the top of the second as Randy Arozarena flied out to left to start. Isaac Parades hit a home run all the way to Bolivia to put the Rays up for good. Taylor Walls and Christian Bethancourt both struck out swinging to end the inning with Tampa up 1-0.
Parades jacks oneRafael Devers grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second before JD Martinez grounded out to short. Christian Arroyo got a base hit to center and Reese McGuire popped up to short to end the inning.
The Rays struck again in the top of the third as Jose Siri popped up to second to start. Diaz popped up to first but Margot walked. Margot stole second and scored on the rbi double to Peralta to right. Ramirez grounded out to second to end the inning with Tampa up 2-0.
Rays are all smiles so far
Rays are all smiles so far
The Sox struck back in the bottom of the third as Kike Hernandez struck out swinging to start. Franchy Cordero launched his 8th home run of the season to cut the lead. Pham grounded out to short but Verdugo and Bogaerts lashed back to back base hits. Devers lined out to left to end the inning with the Sox down 2-1.
Cordero goes yardThe Rays iced the game in the top of the fourth as Arozarena doubled to center to start. Parades hit his second home run all the way into the Red Sea to ice the game. Walls took strike three, Bethancourt grounded out short and Siri grounded out to third to end the inning with the Rays up 4-1.
Another home run for Parades
Another home run for Parades
The Sox answered in the bottom of the fourth as Martinez clobbered his 10th home run of the season to cut the lead in half. Arroyo lined out to third, McGuire grounded back to the mound and Hernandez popped up to short to end the inning with the Sox down 4-2.
Martinez goes yard
Martinez goes yard
Pivetta got tagged in the top of the fifth as Diaz singled to right to start. Margot got a base hit to right and Peralta doubled to right to score Margot. Ramirez beat out a roller to the mound but Arozarena struck out swinging. Parades walked to load the bases but Walls forced Ramirez at third to end the inning with the Rays up 5-2. That was it for Pivetta who allowed 5 runs in 5 innings off 8 hits and 3 walks.
Not Pivetta's day
Not Pivetta's day
The Sox fought back in the bottom of the fifth as Cordero struck out swinging to start. Pham smacked his 15th home run of the season to cut the lead but Verdugo grounded out to second. Bogaerts got a base hit to left and Devers grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox down 5-3.
Home run Pham
Home run Pham
Hiro Sawamura came in to crap his pants in the top of the sixth as Bethancourt flied out to right to start. Siri hit a pop up that no one called for, dropping in for a "single". Diaz singled to left to move Siri to third and Margot hit a sac fly to left to score Jose. Peralta walked and Ramirez got a base hit to left to score Diaz. Arozarena iced the game with a double off the Monster to score Peralta. Parades walked to load the bases but Walls struck out swinging to end the inning with the Rays up 8-3.
Arozarena ices it
Arozarena ices it
Martinez lined out to left to start the bottom of the sixth before Arroyo lined out to right. McGuire doubled to right but Hernandez lined out to center to end the inning.
Ryan Braiser came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Bethancourt got a base hit to left to start. Siri singled inside the bag at third but Diaz lined out to first. Bethancourt got picked off second and Margot struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the seventh with Colin Poche now on the mound and Bobby Dalbec in to pinch hit for Cordero. Dalbec got a base hit to left and moved to third on the base hit to center by Pham. Verdugo flied out to left to move Pham to second and Bogaerts hit a sac fly to center to score Dalbec, moving Pham to third. Devers struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 9-4.
RBI for Bogaerts
RBI for Bogaerts
Austin Davis came in to vomit up his intestines in the top of the eighth as Peralta got a base hit to left to start. Devers booted a grounder by Ramirez for an error and Arozarena doubled home Peralta. Parades walked to load the bases and Walls singled off the Monster to score Ramirez and Arozarena. Bethancourt popped up to first but Siri beat out a double play ball to score Parades. Diaz grounded out to short to end the inning with the Rays up 12-4.
Walls drives in a pairJT Chargois came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Martinez struck out swinging to start. Arroyo got a base hit to center and McGuire walked, but Hernandez grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Davis returned for the top of the ninth and Margot flied out to right to start. Peralta flied out to center and Ramirez struck out swinging to end the inning. Francisco Mejia came in to catch the bottom of the ninth with Bethancourt coming in to pitch. Dalbec singled to right but Pham flied out to right. Verdugo also flied out to right but Bogaerts grounded a base hit up the middle. Devers lined out to center to end the game. The Sox couldn't even get a run off the damn catcher and the Rays won 12-4.
Rays win
Rafael Devers was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
Rays win
Jackass of the Night is Hiro Sawamura. He turned a 5-3 game into 9-3 in one inning to put the game out of reach.
Hiro JackassThe Good:
Tommy Pham was 2 for 5 with a home run.
Xander Bogaerts was 3 for 4 with an rbi.
Christian Arroyo was 2 for 4.
Reese McGuire was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Franchy Cordero was 1 for 2 with a home run.
Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 2 with a run scored.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
The Bad:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
Kike Hernandez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Nick Pivetta allowed 5 runs in 5 innings to take the loss. He gave up 8 hits and 3 walks.
Austin Davis allowed 2 runs in 2 innings.
The Ugly:
Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout.
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but the one hit was a home run.
Final Thoughts:
The feel good feeling of taking two of three against Tampa lasted less than 24 hours as the Rays once again prevented the Red Sox from winning a series against an AL East team. The Sox bullpen is absolutely spent but unlike last year, you can't blame it all on Sox manager Alex Cora when the entire rotation got hurt. Rookies that had no business starting big games and getting knocked out early drained the bullpen and now they got nothing. Sawamura, Davis and Darwinzon Hernandez are toast and its only a matter of time before Brasier and John Schreiber are as well. Pivetta is a .500 pitcher so this is about what you can expect. Its too bad the Sox were solo home run happy and nothing else in this one. This has been the year from hell and there's still 34 games remaining. The loss dropped the Sox to 62-66, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox now hit the road to face the Minnesota Twins beginning tomorrow night. Dylan "King Kong" Bundy takes the mound for the Twins against Brayan Bello (0-3) of the Red Sox. The game begins at 7:40 PM Eastern time at Target Field.
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