Hill got the ball in the top of the first and Ryan McKenna singled to right to start. Ryan Mountcastle and Anthony Santander struck out swinging before Jesus Aguilar popped up to first in foul territory to end the inning. The Sox struck first against Kremer in the bottom of the first as Tommy Pham struck out swinging to start. Rafael Devers hit a ground rule double into the bullpen and Xander Bogaerts drew a walk. Alex Verdugo ripped a base hit to center to score Devers and move Bogaerts to third, but JD Martinez grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Austin Hays grounded out to short to start the top of the second and Tyler Nevin popped up to short. Jorge Mateo struck out swinging to end the inning. Triston Casas walked to start the bottom of the second but Kike Hernandez popped up to short. Casas got picked off first and Reese McGuire grounded out to first to end the inning.
Terrin Vavra got a base hit to left to start the top of the third but was thrown out at second trying to stretch a double. Robinson Chirinos flied out to left but McKenna doubled to left. Mountcastle struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the third when Abraham Almonte struck his first home run of the season to increase the lead. Pham struck out swinging, Devers lined out to first and Bogaerts flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Santander grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth and Aguilar struck out swinging. Hays got a base hit to left and Nevin got a base hit to right, but Mateo flied out to right to end the inning. Verdugo hit one up the elevator shaft to start the bottom of the fourth and Martinez grounded out to short. Casas walked but Hernandez flied out to center to end the inning.
Vavra grounded out to second to open the top of the fifth and Chirinos struck out swinging. McKenna walked but Mountcastle struck out looking to end the inning. McGuire popped up to short to open the bottom of the fifth and Almonte popped up to third in foul territory. Pham doubled to right and Devers walked to load the bases, but Bogaerts grounded out to second to end the inning.
Santander took strike three to start the top of the sixth and Aguilar flied out to center. Hays struck out swinging to end the inning. That was it for Hill who blanked the O's for 6 innings allowing 6 hits and a walk while striking out 9.
The Sox got another run in the bottom of the sixth as Verdugo blasted his 11th home run of the season to increase the lead. Martinez doubled to to center to chase Kremer. Casas got a base hit to right to move Martinez to third but Hernandez struck out swinging. McGuire dropped down a bunt but Martinez stayed put, Casas getting thrown out at second on the play. Almonte grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Gunnar Henderson pinch hit for Nevin. Henderson grounded out to second to start, Mateo took strike three and Vavra grounded out to second to end the inning. Pham flied out to right to start the bottom of the seventh and Devers grounded out to third. Bogaerts grounded out to short to end the inning.
Christian Arroyo came in for Almonte with Kaleb Ort now pitching the top of the eighth. Chirinos immediately hit a home run all the way to Mongolia and Kyle Stowers pinch hit for McKenna. Kyle grounded out to second and Mountcastle struck out swinging. Santander grounded out to short to end the inning with the O's down 3-1.
Verdugo lined out to second to open the bottom of the eighth and Martinez grounded out to short. Casas struck out swinging to end the inning.
Matt Barnes came in to close out the top of the ninth and Aguilar got a base hit to left. Hays grounded into a double play but Henderson walked. Adley Rutschman pinch hit for Mateo and struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 3-1.
Sox win
Hero Hil
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Hero of The Night is Rich Hill. He tossed 6 shutout innings allowing 6 hits and a walk while striking out nine.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 4 with 2 total rbis and a home run.
Triston Casas was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
Abraham Almonte was 1 for 3 with a home run.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Matt Barnes earned his 6th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Kike Hernandez was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Reese McGuire was 0 for 3.
Kaleb Ort allowed a run in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Tommy Pham was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 3 but walked.
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4.
Honorable Mention:
Christian Arroyo played center in the final two innings.
Final Thoughts:
Seven more games of torture left but at least the Sox are playing a bit better. Rich Hill pitched well tonight and the bullpen held up for the most part. The offense wasn't much but it was just enough to win this one. Its too bad the Sox didn't have a healthy Rich Hill and Michael Wacha all season or else they might have done a heck of a lot better. The story of the season was the rotation decimated by injury and their AL East woes. Not having so many injuries would have helped. With JD Martinez, Xander Bogaerts, Tommy Pham and Matt Barnes headed for free agency, may as well enjoy their final games while you still can. The win improved the Sox to 74-81, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to take the four game series tomorrow afternoon when Nathan Eovaldi makes his return from the Injured List to start for Boston. Mike Baumann goes for the Orioles tomorrow afternoon at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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