Before the game the Boston Red Sox made some roster moves. Vaughn Grissom and Romy Gonzalez were placed on the Injured List with bad hamstrings. Grissom hurt the OTHER hamstring after being out for April with a bad pull. In their places the Sox brought back Bobby Dalbec but also Jamie Westbrook. Westbrook has played 11 years in the minors and finally got the call. Good luck to him.
As for the game, this team just finds ways to lose doesn't it? The Sox broke out to a 3-0 lead against the Detroit Tigers thanks to rbis from Enmanuel Valdez, Jarren Duran and Rafael Devers. The Tigers rallied for four runs against Brayan Bello and Justin Slaten to put Detroit on top. Devers hit a game tying home run to plunge the game into extra innings. Cam Booser (0-2, 4.35 ERA) got rocked for four runs in the top of the tenth to put the game out of reach. The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the tenth and the Tigers came back to win 8-4 in 10 innings at Fenway Park.
Bello got the ball in the top of the first inning and Matt Vierling singled to center to start. Riley Greene walked but Wenceel Perez flied out to right. Mark Canha beat out a double play ball and Colt Keith grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Mize got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jarren Duran grounded out to second to start. Wilyer Abreu doubled to right but Dominic Smith flied out to left. Rafael Devers walked but Enmanuel Valdez got a base hit to center to score Abreu. Garrett Cooper froze for strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Gio Urshela grounded out to short to start the top of the second and Akil Baddoo struck out swinging. Javier Baez also struck out swinging to end the inning. Reese McGuire flied out to left to start the bottom of the second and Ceddanne Rafaela walked. Rafaela looked to have second base stolen but Tigers manager AJ Hinch challenged that he was out. Sure enough, the calls was overturned and Rafaela was out. David Hamilton hit a grounder to second that Keith threw away for an error to move David to second. Duran got a base hit to center to score Hamilton with another run, but Abreu lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 2-0.
Carson Kelly was rung up for strike three to start the top of the third before Vierling also was called out on strikes. Greene grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the third as Smith walked to start. Devers smacked a triple into the right field corner to score Dominic but Valdez lined out to second. Cooper flied out to right and McGuire struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox did lead 3-0 but not getting that fourth run was huge.
Perez got a base hit to center to start the top of the fourth but Canha grounded into a double play. Keith grounded out to first to end the inning. Rafaela struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth before Hamilton was frozen for strike three. Duran walked but was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning.
The Tigers struck back in the top of the fifth as Urshela doubled off the Monster to start. Baddoo got a base hit to right to put runners at the corners and Urshela scored on a wild pitch. Baez grounded out to short and Valdez batted down a line drive by Kelly for a "single". Vierling lined out to third and Greene grounded out to first to end the inning with the Tigers down 3-1.
Tyler Holton came in to pitch the bottom of the fifth and Abreu flied out to right to start. Smith grounded out to third and Devers grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Tigers struck again in the top of the sixth as Perez singled to right to start. Canha walked and both runners moved over when Keith hit a squibber to Bello. Urshela hit a rocket to Rafaela who threw home, but Perez just barely got the plate to be ruled safe. Baddoo walked and Canha stole third, but Baez grounded out to second to end the inning with the Tigers down 3-2.
Perez scores a run
The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the sixth as Valdez lined out to first to start. Cooper flied out to center and McGuire struck out swinging to end the inning.
Kelly was rung up for strike three to start the top of the seventh but Vierling beat out a chopper to Hamilton. Greene lashed a base hit past Hamilton and that was it for Bello. He would be charged with 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. Justin Slaten came in and Perez immediately crushed a double to center to score Greene. Canha grounded out to short to score Greene, putting the Tigers up for the first time in the game. Keith struck out swinging to end the inning with the Tigers up 4-3.
The Sox offense was done for the night in the bottom of the seventh as Rafaela flied out to left to start. Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for Hamilton and Alex Faedo came in to pitch to him. Refsnyder lined out to right but Duran dumped a base hit to center. Abreu grounded out to first to end the inning.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Urshela struck out swinging to start. Baddoo popped up to short and Baez flied out to center to end the inning. Abreu fell down the dugout steps after the inning was over and hobbled around, yet another injury. The Sox did manage to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth as Smith flied out to center to start. Devers clobbered his 11th home run of the season to dead center to tie the game. Keith made a great diving catch to rob Valdez of a hit and that was it for Faedo. Jason Foley came in to pitch to Cooper and Baddoo chased down a line drive to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Kenley Jansen came in to pitch the top of the ninth and struck out Kelly swinging to start. Vierling hit a grounder to Devers who threw him out while on his knees. Greene ripped a base hit to right and naturally stole second. Perez popped up to Duran to end the inning. McGuire popped up to second to start the bottom of the ninth before Rafaela grounded out to third. Refsnyder poked a base hit to right to chase Foley. Andrew Chafin came in to face Duran and Jarren walked on four straight curves in the dirt. For some reason, Alex Cora sent in career minor leaguer Jamie Westbrook to pinch hit for Abreu. The gamble somewhat worked as Westbrook drew a walk to load the bases. Connor Wong pinch hit for Smith and swung at a meatball down the middle....only to fly out to right to end the inning.
Cam Booser came in to pitch the top of 10th with Bobby Dalbec at first and Perez at second as the ghost runner. Canha looked to have beat out a grounder to third but Sox manager Alex Cora challenged that Canha didn't actually touch the bag. The umpires upheld the call and Andy Ibanez pinch hit for Keith, naturally doubling down the left field line to score Perez. Urshela lined out to short and Jake Rogers pinch hit for Baddoo. Rogers lined out to short as well but Baez ripped a base hit to left to score both runners and ice the game. Kelly followed with a double to center to add insult to injury, scoring Baez. Vierling flied out to center but the boos rained down on Fenway with the Tigers ahead 8-4.
Zach McKinstry took over for Rogers with Dalbec starting the bottom of the 10th at second base. Devers struck out swinging and Valdez grounded out to short to move Dalbec to third. Cooper struck out swinging to end the game. The Tigers had won it 8-4.
Tigers win
Jackass Booser
David Hamilton was 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Jackass of The Night is Cam Booser. He allowed 4 runs in the tenth to take the loss.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and an rbi.
Jamie Westbrook walked as a pinch hitter.
Rafael Devers was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 total rbis.
David Hamilton was 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 2.
Greg Weissert tossed a scoreless inning.
Kenley Jansen tossed a scoreless inning.
The Bad:
Connor Wong flied out as a pinch hitter.
Garrett Cooper was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Reese McGuire was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Justin Slaten allowed both inherited runners to score in just 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Wilyer Abreu was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Dominic Smith was 0 for 3 but walked and scored a run.
Enmanuel Valdez was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Brayan Bello was charged with 4 runs in 6 1/3 innings. He allowed 8 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5.
Honorable Mention:
Bobby Dalbec played first in the 10th inning.
Final Thoughts:
That game was a sucker punch to the gonads. The Sox broke out to a 3-0 lead and couldn't hold the fort. Mostly it was the bullpen but Cora made some bizarre managerial decisions. Bringing in Westbrook to pinch hit worked out but Wong certainly didn't. Wong failing with the bases loaded decided the game as Booser got rocked in the 10th inning. It just goes to show they are woefully short on both arms and bats due to injuries. That goes to poor roster construction as much as it is plain bad luck. With Trevor Story and Triston Casas out, the bench is limited. The Sox are going to need to find a better way to score runs because the trio of Dominic Smith, Garrett Cooper and Bobby Dalbec aren't going to cut it. The loss dropped the Sox to 30-30, 11.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox are back in action Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves. Kutter Crawford (2-4) goes for the Sox against Max Fried of Atlanta. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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