As for the game, the Sox bats finally woke up against a tough Seattle Mariners pitching staff. The Sox got to Luis Castillo for four runs in the bottom of the first although Nick Pivetta (3-3, 6.30 ERA) gave four runs back in the top of the fourth. The Sox fought back in the bottom of the fifth with a Masataka Yoshida ground rule double rbi and a Jarren Duran home run to put the Sox up for good. This time the Sox bullpen held up as the new additions Ryan Sherriff and Justin Garza (along with Josh Winckowski) held the foot after Pivetta left the game. The Sox added two runs for insurance and broke their losing streak with a 9-4 win over the Mariners at Fenway Park.
Pivetta got the ball in the top of the first inning and JP Crawford took strike three to start. Ty France lined out to first and Julio Rodriguez struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox wasted no time getting to Castillo in the bottom of the first as Kolten Wong booted a grounder by Alex Verdugo to start. Masataka Yoshida tripled into the centerfield triangle to score Alex to put Boston on top. Justin Turner then mashed his fourth home run of the season to increase the lead. Rafael Devers grounded out to first before Jarren Duran struck out swinging. Suddenly Triston Casas belted his sixth home run of the season to increase the lead. Enmanuel Valdez walked but Reese McGuire struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 4-0.
Jarred Kelenic lined out to first to start the top of the second before Eugenio Suarez walked. Cal Raleigh singled to right and both runners moved over on a nubber in front of the plate by Teoscar Hernandez. Taylor Trammell watched strike three go by to end the inning. Pablo Reyes was frozen for strike three to begin the bottom of the second before Verdugo lined out to right. Yoshida grounded out to second to end the inning.
Wong grounded out to short to start the top of the third before Crawford walked. France grounded into a double play to end the inning. Turner grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third before Devers struck out swinging. Duran also went down hacking to end the inning.
The Mariners roared back in the top of the fourth as Rodriguez flied out to center to start. Suarez got a base hit to left and Raleigh drew a walk. Hernandez tripled off the glove of Verdugo to cut the lead in half and Trammell hit a home run all the way into the Baltic Sea to tie the game just like that. Wong doubled to center but Crawford flied out to right to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Casas walked to start the bottom of the fourth but Valdez popped up to Suarez in foul territory. McGuire grounded out to first and Reyes grounded out to short to end the inning.
France doubled to left to start the top of the fifth before Rodriguez grounded out to third to move Ty to third. Pivetta got a big out by striking out Kelenic swinging but Suarez drew a walk. Raleigh struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox took control in the bottom of the fifth as Verdugo doubled to left to start. Yoshida pounded a ground rule double into the right field stands to score Alex. Turner flied out to right to move Yoshida to third and a wild pitch scored him. Devers struck out swinging but Duran clobbered his third home run of the season to increase the lead. Casas flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 7-4.
Hernandez flied out to center to start the top of the sixth and that was it for Pivetta after 98 pitches. He battled back to allow four runs in 5 1/3 innings. Ryan Sherriff made his Red Sox debut facing pinch hitter AJ Pollock. Pollock struck out swinging and Sherriff snuffed out Wong's bunt attempt to end the inning.
Tayler Saucedo came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and the Red Sox beat the ball in the dirt. Valdez grounded out to second to start before McGuire grounded out to second. Reyes grounded out to short to end the inning.
Crawford hit one up the elevator shaft to begin the top of the seventh and that was it for Sherriff. Josh Winckowski came in to get France to ground out to short. Rodriguez got a base hit to right but Kelenic struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the seventh with Paul Sewald on the mound. Verdugo walked before Yoshida flied out to center. Turner singled to right but Devers flied out to center. Duran ripped a base hit to center to score Verdugo and send Turner to third. Juan Then came in to pitch to Casas but Duran swiped second base first. Casas watched strike three go by to end the inning with the Sox ahead 8-4.
Suarez flied out to center to start the top of the eighth before Raleigh grounded out to first. Hernandez got a base hit to right and took second on a wild pitch. Pollock grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox wrapped up the scoring in the bottom of the eighth as Valdez flied out to center to start. McGuire, Reyes and Verdugo got three straight hits to load the bases and Yoshida scored McGuire with a grounder to first. Turner grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox ahead 9-4.
Justin Garza made his Sox debut to finish the top of the ninth inning. Wong grounded out to second before Crawford grounded out to short. France flied out to the centerfield warning track to end the game. The Sox had won it 9-4.
Hero of The Night is Masataka Yoshida. He was 2 for 5 with 3 big rbis while scoring twice.
The Good:
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 4 with a walk and 3 runs scored.
Justin Turner was 2 for 5 with a 2 run home run.
Jarren Duran was 2 for 4 with a home run, stolen base and 2 total rbis.
Triston Casas was 1 for 3 with a walk and a home run.
Ryan Sherriff pitched a full scoreless inning.
Josh Winckowski tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Justin Garza pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Enmanuel Valdez was 0 for 3 but walked.
Reese McGuire was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Pablo Reyes was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Nick Pivetta got the win but allowed 4 runs in just 5 1/3 innings. He allowed 6 hits and 4 walks while striking out 6.
Final Thoughts:
So that's what a win looks like. After four straight losses that were barely competitive, its about time the offense broke out. Duran, Verdugo, Turner and Yoshida picked it up on a day where Devers didn't get it done. After last year's dreadful performance, its good to see Duran's comeback this year so far. Pivetta got rocked early but held on to pitch into the sixth inning. Sherriff and Garza looked good in their debuts but time will tell if they can keep up the momentum. Its a shame the Sox got off to such a mediocre start because the Tampa Bay Rays have been red hot to start the season. Still, got to win games if they want to get back in the race, tonight was a good win. The win improved the Sox to 23-20, 9 games behind the Rays for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to take the rubber game of the series tomorrow night when Brayan Bello (2-1) gets the ball against Marco Gonzales of Seattle. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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