Wacha got the ball in the top of the first and Yandy Diaz hit the very first pitch of the game into the Charles River to give Tampa the lead instantly. Brandon Lowe lined out to right, Randy Arozarena struck out swinging and Harold Ramirez grounded out to third to end the inning with the Rays up 1-0.
JT Chargois got the ball in the bottom of the first and Tommy Pham grounded out to second to start. Alex Verdugo doubled to right but JD Martinez struck out swinging. Xander Bogaerts grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Rays struck again in the top of the second as David Peralta grounded out to first to start. Jose Siri doubled to left and Wacha had hit picked off...but Bogaerts dropped the throw for an error. Francisco Mejia struck out swinging but Ji-Man Choi hit a home run all the way back to South Korea to increase the lead. Taylor Walls lined out to first to end the inning with the Rays up 3-0.
Choi leaves the yard
Ryan Yarbrough came in to pitch the bottom of the second and Christian Arroyo doubled to left to begin. Franchy Cordero popped up to short. Kike Hernandez singled to left and Kevin Plawecki beat out a roller to third to score Arroyo. Jarren Duran struck out swinging but Pham walked to load the bases. Verdugo popped up to second to end the inning with the Sox down 3-1.
Plawecki drives in a run
The Rays answered in the top of the third as Diaz doubled to left to start. Lowe and Arozarena were both hit with pitches to load the bases and Ramirez hit a sac fly to right to score Diaz. Peralta grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Sox down 4-1.
Sac fly Ramirez
Cordero hits one out
Good work Plawecki
Yu Chang took over at third to start the bottom of the third as Martinez flied out to center to start. Bogaerts struck out swinging and Arroyo grounded out to third to end the inning.
Siri struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth before Mejia flied out to left. Choi was frozen for strike three to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the fourth as Cordero blasted his seventh home run of the season to cut the lead. Hernandez singled to center and Plawecki got a base hit to right to move Enrique to third. Duran hit a sac fly to right to score Hernandez and Pham drilled a base hit to left. Verdugo beat out a double play ball but Martinez flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 4-3.
Walls flied out to center to begin the top of the fifth before Diaz walked. Diaz looked to be out at second trying to steal but Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged that Yandy was safe. Sure enough, the call was overturned but Chang flied out to left. Arozarena grounded out to third to end the inning. The Sox took command in the bottom of the fifth as Bogaerts got a base hit to left to start. Arroyo struck out swinging and Bobby Dalbec pinch hit for Cordero. Dalbec walked to chase Yarbrough. Shawn Armstrong came in and Hernandez singled to center to score Bogaerts with the tying run. Plawecki doubled to left to score Dalbec with the go-ahead run. Duran struck out swinging and Pham took strike three to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-4.
Wacha returned for one final inning in the top of the sixth as Ramirez struck out swinging to start. Peralta doubled to left but Siri flied out to right. Mejia struck out swinging to end the inning. Wacha struggled but still managed to last 6 innings allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and a walk.
The Sox broke it open in the bottom of the sixth as Verdugo walked to start. Verdugo took second on a wild pitch and Martinez singled to center and Bogaerts launched his 11th home run of the season to increase the lead. Arroyo struck out swinging but Dalbec doubled to center. Hernandez flied out to center and Plawecki took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 8-4.
Matt Strahm came in to pitch the top of the seventh as Choi grounded out to short to start. Walls struck out swinging but Diaz got a base hit to right. Chang forced Diaz at second to end the inning. The Sox got another run in the bottom of the seventh with old friend Jalen "Twin" Beeks now on the mound. Duran struck out swinging but Pham got a base hit to center. Pham took second on a wild pitch and Verdugo tripled into the centerfield triangle to score Tommy. Martinez lined out to center and Bogaerts grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 9-4.
Big triple for Verdugo
Ryan Brasier came in to vomit up his intestines in the top of the eighth as Arozarena walked to start. Ramirez got a base hit to center and Peralta singled to center to score Arozarena. Siri hit a home run all the way to Omaha to cut the lead just like that. Matt Barnes came in and Mejia grounded out to short before Choi struck out swinging. Isaac Parades pinch hit for Walls and struck out swinging to end the inning with the Rays down 9-8.
Brooks Raley came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Arroyo struck out swinging to start. Dalbec grounded out to first and Hernandez grounded out to third to end the inning.
Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock came in to close out the top of the ninth and Diaz grounded back to the mound to start. Manny Margot pinch hit for Chang and struck out swinging to bring up Arozarena. Randy flied out to center to end the game. The Sox had won it 9-8.
Sox win
Verdugo Hero
Hero of The Night is Alex Verdugo. His rbi triple turned out to be the winning run for the Sox.
The Good:
Tommy Pham was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 5 with a 3 run home run and 2 total runs scored.
Franchy Cordero was 1 for 2 with a home run.
Bobby Dalbec was 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored.
Kike Hernandez was 3 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.
Kevin Plawecki was 3 for 4 with 2 rbis.
Matt Straham pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Garrett Whitlock earned his sixth save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Ryan Brasier allowed four runs without getting an out.
The Ugly:
JD Martinez was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Christian Arroyo was just 1 for 5 with a hat tricks of 3 strikeouts but scored a run.
Jarren Duran was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but with an rbi.
Michael Wacha got the win but allowed 4 runs off 5 hits and a walk in 6 innings.
Final Thoughts:
The Rays have been red hot lately and they just showed you why. Even down 9-4 they still rally to make a game of it against the Red Sox. Good on the Boston bats to wake up in this one, specifically Plawecki, Dalbec and Cordero. Those guys haven't done much this year but the Sox don't win the game without them. Bogaerts finally hit another home run as a lot of people believe he wanted out of town and is pouting that he wasn't traded. The season isn't over yet but the Sox need to go on a run if they have any hope to play October baseball. Wacha got knocked around a bit but nothing compared to Brasier. Hopefully he can bounce back next time. The win improved the Sox to 61-65, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it two in a row tomorrow afternoon against the Rays when Rich Hill (5-5) takes on old friend Jeffrey Springs of Tampa. The game begins at 4:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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