Bello got the ball in the top of the first inning and JP Crawford grounded out to first to start. Ty France popped up to second and Julio Rodriguez took strike three to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the first with Marco Gonzales on the mound. Alex Verdugo grounded out to second but Justin Turner singled to center. Rob Refsnyder got a base hit to left and Rafael Devers singled to center to score Turner. Masataka Yoshida walked to load the bases but Kike Hernandez flied out to center. Pablo Reyes doubled to left to score both Refsnyder and Devers to increase the lead. Jarren Duran took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.
Jarred Kelenic struck out swinging to start the top of the second before Eugenio Suarez walked. Cal Raleigh walked but Teoscar Hernandez went down hacking. Taylor Trammell flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox tacked it on in the bottom of the second as Connor Wong popped up to second to start. Verdugo doubled to left and Turner launched his 5th home run of the season to increase the lead. Refsnyder walked but Devers flied out to right. Yoshida hit a grounder to short and Crawford threw the ball away to move Refsnyder to third. Hernandez singled to right to score Refsnyder and chase Gonzales. Trevor Gott came in to pitch and Reyes doubled to center to score Yoshida and Hernandez. Duran singled to center to score Reyes but Wong forced him at second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 9-0.
Raimel Tapia took over for Verdugo to start the top of the third and Jose Caballero walked. Crawford was hit with a pitch but France struck out swinging. Rodriguez flied out to center but Kelenic walked. Suarez struck out swinging to end the inning. Tapia singled to center to start the top of the third before moving to second on a Turner grounder to first. Refsnyder struck out swinging and Devers grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Mariners struck back in the top of the fourth as Raleigh hit a ground rule double down the right field line to begin. Hernandez went down hacking and Raleigh moved to third on a Trammell grounder to second. Caballero beat out a roller to Reyes to score Raleigh to put Seattle on the board. Crawford grounded out to short to end the inning with the Mariners down 9-1.
Matt Brash came in to pitch the bottom of the fourth and Yoshida lined out to Kelenic to start. Hernandez singled to left but Reyes went down hacking. Duran walked and Wong was hit with a pitch to load the bases, but Tapia struck out swinging to end the inning.
France grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth before Devers threw a ball hit by Rodriguez away for an error. Kelenic doubled to left but Suarez struck out swinging. Raleigh walked to load the bases but Hernandez grounded out to second to end the inning. That was it for Bello who struggled with his command to throw 107 pitches but still allowed just 1 run in 5 innings off 3 hits and 5 walks.
Gabe Speier came in to pitch the bottom of the fifth and Turner got a base hit to left to begin. Refsnyder got a base hit to right and Devers doubled to right to score Turner. Yoshida grounded out to second to score Refsnyder and move Devers to third. Hernandez hit a sac fly to center to score Devers and Reyes lined out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 12-1.
Joely Rodriguez came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Trammell grounded out to first to start. Caballero walked and Sam Haggerty pinch hit for Crawford. Haggerty walked and France singled to right to load the bases. Rodriguez hit a double play ball to short and Reyes threw the relay throw away for an error to allow Caballero and Haggerty to score. Kelenic lined out to left to end the inning with the Mariners down 12-3.
Mariners get two back
Chris Flexen came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Duran got a base hit to right. Wong flied out to left and Tapia grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Triston Casas came in for Turner with Chris Martin now on the mount for the top of the seventh. Suarez grounded out to third, Raleigh grounded out to first and Hernandez took strike three to end the inning. Casas lined out to first to start the bottom of the seventh before Refsnyder grounded out to short. Devers struck out swinging to end the inning.
Enmanuel Valdez came in for Devers with Ryan Sherriff now on the mound for the top of the eighth. Trammell walked to start before Caballero popped up to second. Haggerty doubled to center but France lined out to short. Rodriguez grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the eighth and Yoshida grounded out to third to start. Hernandez grounded back to the mound and Reyes grounded out to third to end the inning.
Justin Garza came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Kelenic flied out to left to start. Suarez struck out swinging and Raleigh flied out to center to end the game. The Sox had won it 12-3.
Sox win
Reyes El Heroe
Hero of The Night is Pablo Reyes. He was 2 for 5 with 4 total rbis to outscore the Mariners by himself.
The Good:
Alex Verdugo was 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Raimel Tapia was 1 for 3.
Justin Turner was 3 for 4 with a 2 run homer and 3 total runs scored.
Rob Refsnyder was 2 for 4 with a walk and 3 runs scored.
Rafael Devers was 2 for 5 with 2 rbis and 2 runs scored.
Kike Hernandez was 2 for 4 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
Jarren Duran was 2 for 3 with a walk and an rbi.
Brayan Bello tossed 5 innings of 1 run ball to earn the win. He allowed 3 hits and 5 walks while striking out seven.
Chris Martin tossed a scoreless seventh inning.
Ryan Sherriff tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
Justin Garza tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Triston Casas was 0 for 1 at the plate.
Connor Wong was 0 for 3.
Joely Rodriguez was charged with 2 runs in an inning of work.
The Ugly:
Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 4 but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Honorable Mention:
Enmanuel Valdez played second base in the top of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
That was more like it. After scoring just 5 runs in three games, the Boston bats put up 21 runs the past two games. Bello was all over the place today but he limited the damage to just 1 run. The bats came to play especially newcomer Pablo Reyes. With Trevor Story out with shoulder surgery, they need someone to step up and play short with Marcelo Mayer and Mikey Romero not ready yet down in the minors. The bullpen stepped up as well besides Joely Rodriguez but he should be okay moving forward. The win improved the Sox to 24-20, good for last place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox are back in action Friday night all the way out in San Diego to take on the Padres and old friend Xander Bogaerts. James Paxton gets the start for Boston against Blake Snell for San Diego. The game begins at 9:40 PM Eastern time at Petco Park.
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