As for the game, another unmitigated disaster in a season full of them so far. Supposed Sox ace Garrett Crochet (2-2, 1.95 ERA) looked anything but as he got rocked by the Seattle Mariners. Crochet walked FIVE batters and allowed 5 hits, throwing over 100 pitches just to get through five innings. The Mariners took a 4-1 lead over the Sox but the bullpen responded. Greg Weissert, Liam Hendriks and Luis Guerrero tossed four shutout innings to keep Boston into it. Alex Bregman drove in a run and Carlos Navarez hit a home run to bring the Sox close, but they couldn't get it done. It all added up to a 4-3 Mariners win over the Sox at Fenway Park.
Crochet got tagged in the top of the first inning when Dylan Moore got a base hit to left to start. Moore took second on a balk but Julio Rodriguez struck out swinging. Cal Raleigh struck out swinging but Randy Arozarena walked. Mitch Garver effortlessly doubled to center to score both runners, putting Seattle up for good just five batters into the game. Donovan Solano grounded out to short to end the inning with the game already over 2-0 Mariners.
Woo got the ball in the bottom of the first as Jarren Duran grounded out to short to start. Rafael Devers struck out swinging but Alex Bregman launched his fifth home run of the season to cut the lead. Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 2-1.
The Mariners pounced on Crochet in the top of the second as Ben Williamson singled to left to start. Leo Rivas walked but JP Crawford singled to right to load the bases. Moore hit a sac fly to center to score Williamson and Rodriguez grounded out to second to score Rivas to ice the game. Raleigh grounded out to third to end the inning with the Mariners up 4-1.
Trevor Story grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second but Triston Casas was hot with a pitch. Kristian Campbell struck out swinging and David Hamilton flied out to center to end the inning.
Arozarena struck out swinging to start the top of the third and Garver grounded out to third. Solano also grounded out to third to end the inning. The Sox fought back in the bottom of the third as Carlos Narvaez struck out swinging to start. Duran doubled to left but Devers lined out to left. Bregman singled to left to score Duran and Abreu popped up to third to end the inning with the Sox down 4-2.
Williamson struck out swinging to begin the top of the fourth but Rivas got a base hit to right. Crawford was frozen for strike three but Rivas swiped second. Moore walked but Rodriguez struck out swinging to end the inning. Story watched strike three go by to start the bottom of the fourth and Casas flied out to right. Campbell struck out swinging to end the inning.
Raleigh struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth but Arozarena and Garver drew back to back walks. Solano struck out swinging but Arozarena stole third base. Williamson struck out swinging to end the inning. That was it for Crochet who struggled to last 5 innings allowing 4 runs off 5 hits and 5 walks.
Hamilton popped up to third to start the bottom of the fifth and Narvaez struck out swinging. Duran popped up to short to end the inning.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Rivas grounded out to first to start. Crawford got a base hit to center and Miles Mastrobuoni pinch hit for Moore. Miles struck out swinging but Rodriguez beat out a roller to third. Raleigh struck out swinging to end the inning. Devers popped up to third to start the bottom of the sixth but Bregman walked. Abreu was retired on a swinging bunt in front of the plate and Story lined out to first to end the inning.
Liam Hendriks came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Arozarens walked to start. Garver grounded into a double play but Solano and Williamson worked back to back walks. Rivas singled to center to load the bases but Crawford struck out swinging to end the inning. Collin Snider came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Casas grounded back to the mound to start. Campbell struck out swinging and Hamilton grounded out to first to end the inning.
Luis Guerrero came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Mastrobuoni flied out to right to start. Rodriguez grounded out to third and Raleigh flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the eighth with Gabe Speier now on the mound. Narvaez launched his second home run of the year to cut the lead but Duran grounded out to second. Devers struck out swinging and Trent Thornton came in to pitch to Bregman. Alex popped up to second to end the inning with the Sox down 4-3.
Arozarena popped up to third to start the top of the ninth before Garver struck out swinging. Jorge Polanco pinch hit for Solano and got a base hit to right. Williamson flied out to right to end the inning. Rowdy "Roddy" Tellez took over for Polanco with Andres Munoz in to close out the bottom of the ninth. Abreu flied out to center and Story struck out swinging, but Casas walked to put the tying run on. Romy Gonzalez ran for Casas but Campbell earned the golden sombrero by striking out swinging to end the game. The Mariners had won it 4-3.
Jackass of the Night is Kristian Campbell. He went 0 for 4 with a golden sombrero of 4 strikeouts, including with the game on the line in the ninth.
The Good:
Alex Bregman was 2 for 3 with a walk, 2 rbis and a home run.
Carlos Narvaez was 1 for 3 with a home run.
Greg Weissert tossed a scoreless inning.
Liam Hendriks pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Luis Guerrero pitched two scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
David Hamilton was 0 for 3.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Triston Casas was 0 for 2 but walked.
Honorable Mention:
Romy Gonzalez ran for Casas in the ninth inning.
Final Thoughts:
Another frustrating loss and patience is wearing thin on the Red Sox offense. For a team that's designed to score runs, they've done anything but the first 27 games of the season. Duran, Casas, Devers, Narvaez and Rafaela are all hitting .250 or lower and that's going to work if you want consistent success. Not only that, Abreu and Campbell cooled off so now you're stuck with Alex Bregman and not much else. It showed today big time as the Sox had more strikeouts than hits and walks. Speaking of walks, Crochet walked a season high 5 guys tonight and the Mariners as a team had 8 walks. He's supposed to be the ace of the team yet he gets rocked and rolled by the mediocre Mariners? Once again, the inconsistent offense and inconsistent starting pitching is just another sign this team is headed for another 81-81 season or worse. The only bright spot was two shutout innings by Luis Guerrero. Hopefully he can continue to get guys out at the major league level. The Sox now hit the road and the first stop is a three game set in Cleveland against the Guardians. Tomorrow night its Tanner Houck (0-2, 7.66 ERA) against Blake Lively of Cleveland. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Progressive Field.
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