Mariners starter Logan Gilbert got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran grounded out to short to start. Masataka Yoshida struck out swinging and Trevor Story grounded out to short to end the inning. Sox starter Kutter Crawford got the ball in the bottom of the first and JP Crawford caught Pablo Reyes asleep with a bunt. Reyes turned and inexplicably threw the ball over the CATCHER'S head for an error to move Crawford to second. Julio Rodriguez grounded out to short and Jorge Polanco flied out to center, but Mitch Haniger singled to center to score Crawford. Cal Raleigh struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 1-0.
Triston Casas struck out swinging to start the top of the second before Wilyer Abreu took strike three. Ceddanne Rafaela got a base hit to right but Enmanuel Valdez struck out swinging to end the inning. Ty France ripped a base hit to center to start the bottom of the second but Luke Raley flied out to right. Dylan Moore grounded out to third and Josh Rojas lined out to right to end the inning.
Pablo Reyes lined out to right to start the top of the third before Connor Wong grounded out to second. Duran walked and moved to second on a wild pitch but Yoshida flied out to center. Crawford grounded out to first to start the bottom of the third before Rodriguez grounded out to second. Polanco took strike three to end the inning.
The futility continued in the top of the fourth as Story flied out to right to begin. Casas popped up to short and Abreu flied out to left to end the inning. Haniger grounded back to the mound to start the bottom of the fourth but Rafaela made a great diving catch to rob Raleigh of a base hit. France also flied out to Rafaela to end the inning.
The Sox struck back in the top of the fifth as Rafaela doubled to left to start. Valdez flied out to left to move Rafaela to third and Ceddanne scored on the Reyes grounder to short. Wong grounded out to third to....but wait! Sox manager Alex Cora challenged that Wong was safe and sure enough, the umpires overturned the call. Duran singled to right to move Wong to third and moved to second on a wild pitch, but Yoshida struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
Raley struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth before Moore popped up to third. Rojas struck out swinging to end the inning.
Story grounded out to short to start the top of the sixth before Casas grounded out to first. Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. Kutter Crawford returned for one more inning in the top of the sixth as JP Crawford struck out swinging to start. Rodriguez struck out swinging but Polanco walked. Haniger took strike three to end the inning. Despite throwing just 84 pitches, Kutter was done after 6 innings of 1 run ball. He allowed 3 hits and a walk while striking out 7.
Rafaela struck out swinging to start the top of the seventh before Valdez also went down hacking. Reyes flied out to left to end the inning. Isaiah Campbell came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Raleigh struck out swinging to start. France grounded out to third and Raley took strike three to end the inning.
Gabe Speier came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Wong struck out swinging to start. Duran grounded out to second and Yoshida struck out swinging to end the inning. Chris Martin came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Dominic Canzone pinch hit for Moore. Canzone flied out to right to start before Rojas singled to center. Crawford popped up to third and Rodriguez took strike three to end the inning.
Luis Urias came in to play for Canzone with Austin Voth now on the mound for the top of the ninth. Story struck out swinging to start but Casas drew a walk. Sox manager Alex Cora sent in Bobby Dalbec to run for Casas but it didn't matter as both Abreu and Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning. Greg Weissert made his Sox debut in the bottom of the ninth and Polanco struck out swinging to start. Haniger struck out swinging but Raleigh walked. France forced Raleigh at second to end the inning to send the game to extras.
Rafaela started the top of the tenth at second base with Trent Thornton now on the mound. Valdez popped up the bunt to third but Reyes ripped a base hit to center to score Rafaela to put Boston on top. Reese McGuire pinch hit for Wong but Reyes was thrown out at second trying to steal. That proved costly as McGuire doubled to right to chase Thornton. Tayler Saucedo came in to pitch and Sox manager Alex Cora countered by pinch hitting Tyler O'Neill for Duran. O'Neill was intentionally walked and Yoshida made them pay with a base hit to center to score McGuire. O'Neill went to third on the hit but Story flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-1.
Here comes Kenley Jansen for the save in the bottom of the 10th right? Wrong, he was out with a back injury so Joely Rodriguez came in to close it out. France started the inning at second base and he scored immediately on the Raley bloop hit to left. Urias lined out to left and Rojas dumped a base hit to right....bobbled by Abreu for an error that moved both runners into scoring position. Crawford then hit a roller to second Valdez had no play on and Raley scored to tie the game. With runners on the corners, Sox manager Alex Cora inexplicably brought in ice cold rookie Justin Slaten to make his Major League debut. Rodriguez laughed as he ripped a base hit to right to score Rojas to win the game. The Mariners had won it 4-3 in 10 innings.
Mariners win
Jackass Rodriguez
Reese McGuire was 1 for 1 with a run scored.
Jackass of the Night is Joely Rodriguez. He was handed a 3-1 lead and blew it, getting charged for 3 runs to take the loss.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Tyler O'Neill walked in his only at-bat.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored.
Connor Wong was 1 for 3.
Reese McGuire was 1 for 1 with a run scored.
Kutter Crawford was great, pitching 6 innings of 1 run ball while allowing 3 hits and a walk. He also struck out seven.
Isaiah Campbell pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Chris Martin pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Greg Weissert pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
The Bad:
Trevor Story was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of three strikeouts and an error.
Enmanuel Valdez was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Justin Slaten allowed the game winning hit to Julio Rodriguez.
The Ugly:
Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 5 with a hat trick of three strikeouts but drove in a run.
Triston Casas was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Pablo Reyes was just 1 for 4 with an error but knocked in two runs.
Honorable Mention:
Bobby Dalbec pinch ran for Casas and played first base.
Final Thoughts:
That game was an avoidable loss on so many levels. It should have never have come to the bottom of the tenth if Reyes didn't get thrown out on a steal attempt. Sox manager Alex Cora explained that Kenley Jansen was unavailable due to the back problem he's had since Spring and the Mariners had four lefties coming up. It does make sense but if he didn't pull Crawford after 84 pitches, it might not have come to Joely Rodriguez with others ready to go. If Abreu doesn't muff that ball, it might not have come to Justin Slaten making his ML debut facing Julio Rodriguez with the game on the line. A lot of things went wrong in the 10th that overshadowed another wonderfully pitched game by the Sox. The offense got some clutch hits in the 10th and Crawford pitched great. There are good signs despite the loss but a loss is still a loss. Going toe to toe with one of the best rotations in the game and holding your own is a good thing but 1-2 is 1-2. The Sox look to tie the series tomorrow afternoon when Garrett Whitlock makes his season debut against Bryce Miller of Seattle. The game begins at 4 PM at T-Mobile Park.
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