As for the game, technically the Boston Red Sox won their first series against an AL East team this season by winning today's make-up game against the Baltimore Orioles. The Sox broke out to an early 3-0 lead over the O's as an Alex Verdugo rbi double, Tommy Pham double and Xander Bogaerts sac fly put Boston on top against Dean Kremer. Then Josh Winckowski imploded in the sixth inning to allow Baltimore to tie it. Not to worry! Eric Hosmer smacked an rbi double in the bottom of the sixth to put Boston on top. The much maligned bullpen managed to hold it together as Matt Barnes and John Schreiber slammed the door for the Sox to win the game 4-3 at Fenway Park.
Cameron Smith approves of the win
Winckowski got the ball in the top of the first inning and Cedric Mullins got a base hit to right to start. Adley Rutschman grounded out to second to move Mullins up and Anthony Santander flied out to center to move Cedric to third. Ryan Mountcastle walked but Terrin Vavra took strike three to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the first against Kremer although Tommy Pham took strike three to start. Rafael Devers lined out to right but Xander Bogaerts doubled off the Monster. Alex Verdugo doubled to center to score Bogaerts to put Boston on top. JD Martinez lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Austin Hays grounded out to short to start the top of the second inning before Rougned Odor grounded out to third. Ramon Urias grounded out to third to end the inning. Eric Hosmer got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the second but Christian Arroyo grounded into a double play. Kevin Plawecki grounded out to third to end the inning.
Jorge Mateo lined out to right to start the top of the third before Mullins flied out to left. Rustchman grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the third as Jarren Duran got a base hit to right to start. Pham doubled to left to score Duran and Devers grounded out to second to move Tommy to third. Bogaerts hit a sac fly to center to score Pham and Verdugo struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.
Pham drives in a run
Santander grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth before Mountcastle got a base hit to right. Vavra beat out a roller to short but Hays grounded into a double play to end the inning. Martinez struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth before Hosmer went down hacking as well. Arroyo doubled to left but Plawecki grounded out to second to end the inning.
Odor flied out to left to open the top of the fifth before Urias struck out swinging. Mateo flied out to right to end the inning. Duran went down hacking to start the bottom of the fifth before Pham grounded out to third. Devers grounded out to short to end the inning.
Winckowski ran out of gas in the top of the sixth as Mullins got a base hit to center to start. Rutschman walked but Santander lined out to center. Mountcastle grounded out to third to move both runners over but Vavra tripled into the right field corner to tie the game. It looked like Hays was out at first on a grounder to Winckowski to end the inning but O's manager Brandon Hyde challenged that Hays was safe. Sure enough, the umps changed it to a single that scored Vavra to tie the game. That was it for Winckowski who allowed 3 runs in 5 2/3 innings on 6 hits and 2 walks. Austin Davis got Odor to ground into a force to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
One bad inning cost Wink the victory
The Sox answered in the bottom of the sixth as Bogaerts hit one up the elevator shaft to start. Verdugo struck out swinging but Martinez walked to chase Kremer. Nick Vespi came in and Hosmer greeted him with a double to right to score Martinez. Arroyo grounded out to second to end the inning with Boston ahead 4-3.
Hosmer puts Boston on top
Matt Barnes came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Urias struck out swinging to start. Mateo got a base hit to left and it looked like he was out at second trying to steal, but Brandon Hyde challenged that he was safe. Sure enough, the umps changed the call. Mullins flied out to center to move Mateo to third and Rutschman took strike three to end the inning. Bryan Baker came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Plawecki grounded out to short to start. Duran took strike three and Pham grounded out to short to end the inning.
John Schreiber came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Santander flied out to center to start. Mountcastle struck out swinging and Vavra grounded out to short to end the inning. Keegan Akin came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Devers grounded out to second to start. Bogaerts singled in the hole at short but Verdugo grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Schreiber returned to close out the top of the ninth and Hays flied out to right to start. Odor grounded out to short but Urias singled in the hole at second. Brett Phillips pinch ran for Urias but Mateo struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 4-3.
Sox win
Hosmer Hero
Hero of The Night is Eric Hosmer. His rbi double in the sixth put the Sox up for good.
The Good:
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 3 with an rbi and a run scored.
Christian Arroyo was 1 for 3.
Jarren Duran was 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Austin Davis got the final out of the sixth inning.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
John Schreiber earned his fourth save with 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 4.
Kevin Plawecki was 0 for 3.
The Ugly:
Tommy Pham was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in a run and scored a run.
Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but drove in a run.
JD Martinez was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but walked and scored a run.
Josh Winckowski allowed 3 runs in 5 2/3 innings allowing 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2.
Final Thoughts:
Finally a good win by the Sox against a good team. The Sox have been bullied by the AL East this year but grinded to win this one. Winckowski ran out of gas in the sixth but the much maligned bullpen slammed the door in this one. The Sox bats did just enough to keep it close and Hosmer delivered the crushing blow. If Trevor Story were to come back healthy, this would be a dangerous lineup with Hosmer and Pham in the lineup. Bogaerts, Devers and Martinez can't do it alone but this was a team effort today. Hopefully the Sox can salvage the rest of the season if they can get more games like this one. The win improved the Sox to 55-58, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox now take another beating by an AL East opponent as the New York Yankees are coming to town for a three game set. Nathan Eovaldi goes for the Sox against Domingo Germain of New York. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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