The good news was the Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their first round NBA playoff series but the bad news was the Boston Red Sox got cracked by the Seattle Mariners. Sean Newcomb (0-3, 4.43 ERA) lasted five innings but allowed 4 runs, three of them on a JP Crawford three run home run. The Sox managed to fight back with rbis from Romy Gonzalez and Rafael Devers, but Brennan Bernardino and Josh Winckowski allowed four runs combined in "relief" to put the game away. Triston Casas did smack a three run home run but it wasn't enough as the Mariners pounded out 13 hits and 8 runs to win it 8-5 at Fenway Park.
The Mariners wasted no time getting to Newcomb in the top of the first inning as Dylan Moore grounded out to short to start. Julio Rodriguez got a base hit to right and Cal Raleigh walked, but Randy Arozarena took strike three. Mitch Garver lined a base hit to center to score Rodriguez to put the Mariners up for good just five batters into the game. Donovan Solano struck out swinging to end the inning with the game over already 1-0 Seattle.
Hancock got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jarren Duran struck out swinging to start. Rafael Devers also went down hacking but Alex Bregman doubled off the Monster. Wilyer Abreu flied out to center to end the inning.
Newcomb almost fell apart in the top of the second as Ben Williamson lined a base hit to right to start. Leo Rivas caught Romy Gonzalez asleep with a bunt single and JP Crawford walked to load the bases with nobody out. Newcomb caught a break when Moore hit a bullet to Casas, who stepped on first to double off Crawford. Rodriguez struck out swinging to end the inning, what a Houdini by Newcomb. Trevor Story struck out swinging to start the bottom of the second before Triston Casas took strike three. Romy Gonzalez flied out to right to end the inning.
Raleigh took strike three to start the top of the third before Arozarena beat out an infield single to short. Garver struck out swinging but Randy took second on a passed ball. Solano took strike three to end the inning. Blake Sabol grounded out to first to start the bottom of the third before Ceddanne Rafaela lined out to right. Duran singled to center and stole second, but Devers took strike three to end the inning.
The Mariners iced the game in the top of the fourth as Williamson got a base hit to left to start. Rivas got a base hit to center and Crawford hit his first home run of the year all the way to Venezuela to put the game out of reach. Moore grounded out to short, Rodriguez grounded out to third and Raleigh flied out to center to end the inning with the Mariners up 4-0.
The Sox rallied in the bottom of the fourth as Bregman struck out swinging to start. Abreu grounded out to second but Story walked. Casas walked and Gonzalez singled to right to score Story. Sabol took strike three to end the inning with the Sox down 4-1.
Newcomb returned for the top of the fifth and Arozarena flied out to center to start. Garver took strike three but Solano struck out swinging to end the inning. Newcomb once again allowed four runs to put the Sox behind in just 5 innings.
The Sox rallied in the bottom of the fifth as Rafaela got a base hit to center to begin. Duran doubled to left to move Rafaela to third and Ceddanne scored on a grounder to second by Devers. Duran moved to third on the play but Bregman grounded out to third. Abreu flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox down 4-2.
Brennan Bernardino poured gas on the fire in the top of the sixth as Williamson grounded out to short to start. Rivas walked but Crawford flied out to left. Bernardino booted a grounder by Moore for an error then threw the ball away for another error to score Rivas. Rodriguez got a base hit to left to score Moore but Raleigh flied out to right to end the inning with the Mariners up 6-2.
Story grounded out to second to start the bottom of the sixth before Casas grounded out to short. Gonzalez grounded out to short to end the inning,
The Mariners pounded Josh Winckowski in the top of the seventh as Arozarena got a base hit to left to start. Arozarena stole second and Garver walked before Rowdy "Roddy" Tellez pinch hit for Solano. Naturally Tellez got a base hit to right to load the bases and Williamson got a base hit to right to score Arozarena. Rivas forced Garver at home but Crawford got a base hit to left to score Tellez. Moore struck out swinging and Rodriguez grounded out to third to end the inning with the Mariners up 8-2.
Gabe Speier came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Sabol grounded out to third to start. Rafaela struck out swinging and Duran grounded out to third to end the inning.
Raleigh took strike three to start the top of the eighth before Arozarena struck out swinging. Garver struck out swinging to end the inning. Somehow the Sox rallied against Casey Legumina in the bottom of the eighth. Devers walked and Bregman got a base hit to right, but Abreu struck out swinging. Story took strike three but Casas mashed his third home run of the season to cut the lead. Gonzalez flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 8-5.
Tellez flied out to left to start the top of the ninth before Williamson grounded out to third. Rivas walked but Crawford popped up to short to end the inning. Andres Munoz came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for Sabol. Refsnyder took strike three, Rafaela grounded out to third and Duran lined out to left to end the game. The Mariners had won it 8-5.
Mariners win
Nice going Jackass
Jackass of the Night is Brennan Bernardino. He made two costly errors and allowed the backbreaking runs to score.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 5 with a stolen base.
Alex Bregman was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Triston Casas was 1 for 3 with a walk and a 3 run home run.
The Bad:
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Blake Sabol was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Rob Refsnyder struck out as a pinch hitter.
Sean Newcomb took the loss by allowing 4 runs, 8 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.
Josh Winckowski allowed 2 runs in 3 innings.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Trevor Story was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Romy Gonzalez was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Ceddanne Rafaela was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Well that game sucked. It should be noted that some of the major bums on this team should and will not be on this team much longer. The only reason Blake Sabol, Sean Newcomb and Josh Winckowski are even here is because of injuries to Connor Wong, Lucas Giolito and Kutter Crawford. This should be the last we see of Newcomb because Richard Fitts should be back from his strained pectoral and they still have Hunter Dobbins in Worcester, who looked a hell of a lot better than Newcomb. With an off-day coming on Monday, they're only going to need four starters until May 2nd. By that point Dobbins or Fitts should get the start unless Giolito's back from his rehab starts. The only bright spot to tonight's game is Casas hit another bomb to hopefully break out of his season long slump. Getting his head out of his ass is integral considering the struggles of Rafael Devers and the mediocre start to the season by Rafaela and Duran. One of the main problems of last year's team was they couldn't go on a prolonged winning streak because their rotation wasn't good enough. They're pretty much on the same course this year because guys like Cooper Criswell last year and Newcomb this year just aren't going to allow sustained success day to day and week to week. Hopefully once the Sox get some guys back, games like tonight will be a distant memory. The Sox look to take the series tomorrow afternoon when Garrett Crochet (2-1, 1.13 ERA) takes on Seattle starter Bryan Woo. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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