Before the game the Boston Red Sox made a roster move. Liam Hendriks was activated from the Injured List and Hunter Dobbins was sent back to Worcester. If Tanner Houck and Sean Newcomb keep pitching like garbage and if Richard Fitts is out, it won't be long until Dobbins is back.
As for the game, it wasn't pretty but the Boston Red Sox found a way to win against the lowly Chicago White Sox. Garrett Crochet tossed 6 shutout innings and the Sox got a boost from a Rafael Devers 3 run home run to take a lead...only for the bullpen to blow it. Greg Weissert served up a jack to Luis Robert Jr to tie the game. Both teams fought to the tenth inning with Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock (1-0, 2.13 ERA) getting out of a 2 on nobody out jam. In the bottom of the 10th, Triston Casas hit a bases loaded wall ball single to win the game. The Red Sox knocked off the White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings at Fenway Park.
Crochet got the ball in the top of the first inning and Chase Meidroth grounded out to third to start. Luis Robert Jr grounded out to third and Lenyn Sosa popped up to second to end the inning. Smith plunked Jarren Duran right off the bat to start the bottom of the first but Rafael Devers forced him at second. Alex Bregman struck out swinging but Trevor Story was plunked as well. Wilyer Abreu flied out to left to end the inning.
Andrew Benintendi struck out swinging to open the top of the second before Andrew Vaughn also went down hacking. Miguel Vargas walked but Edgar Quero singled to right. Michael A Taylor took strike three to end the inning. Kristian Campbell grounded out to third to start the bottom of the second but Triston Casas drew a walk. Carlos Narvaez struck out swinging but Ceddanne Rafaela was also hit with a pitch as well. Duran flied out to center to end the inning.
Jacob Amaya flied out to right to start the top of the third before Meidroth singled past the diving Campbell. Robert Jr lined out to center but Sosa got a base hit to right. Benintendi flied out to right to end the inning. Devers flied out to left to open the bottom of the third before Bregman popped up to first. Story struck out swinging to end the inning.
Vaughn struck out swinging to open the top of the fourth before Vargas grounded out to third. Quero grounded out to second to end the inning. Abreu flied out to right to start the bottom of the fourth before Campbell singled to left. Casas flied out to right and Narvaez flied out to right as well to end the inning.
Taylor flied out to right to begin the top of the fifth before Amaya struck out swinging. Meidroth got a base hit to right and promptly stole second base. Robert Jr walked but Sosa struck out swinging to end the inning. The BoSox struck first in the bottom of the fifth as Rafaela doubled off the Monster to start. Duran blooped a base hit to center to move Ceddanne to third and Devers blasted an opposite field home run to put Boston on top. Bregman flied out to left and Story flied out to center to chase Smith from the game. Jared Shuster got Abreu to hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning with the BoSox ahead 3-0.
Crochet came back for one final inning in the top of the sixth as Benintendi lined out to right to start. Vaughn grounded out to short and Vargas struck out swinging to end the inning. Crochet tossed 6 shutout innings allowing 4 hits and 2 walks.
Campbell struck out swinging to start the bottom of the sixth before Casas grounded out to second. Narvaez walked but Rafaela forced him at second to end the inning.
Greg Weissert came in to crap his pants in the top of the seventh as Quero grounded back to the mound to start. Joshua Palacios pinch hit for Taylor and drew a walk. Nick Maton pinch hit for Amaya and grounded out to first. Casas had Palacios at second but Story dropped the ball for an error. That proved costly as Meidroth got a base hit to center to score Palacios and Robert Jr hit a home run all the way back to Chicago to tie the game. Sosa grounded out to short to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
Old pal Cam Booser came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Duran flied out to left to start. Devers struck out swinging but Bregman walked. Bregman was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning.
Justin Slaten came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Benintendi struck out swinging to start. Vaughn grounded out to short and Vargas struck out swinging to end the inning. Steven Wilson came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Story got a base hit to left to begin. Abreu grounded into a double play but Campbell drew a walk. Casas struck out swinging to end the inning.
Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Quero doubled to right to begin. Palacios popped up the bunt to Narvaez and Brooks Baldwin pinch hit for Maton. Baldwin struck out swinging and Meidroth flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth with Jordan Leasure on the mound. Narvaez got a base hit to left and Benintendi threw the ball away, allowing Carlos to reach second. David Hamilton was brought in to run for Narvaez and he foolishly tried for third on a grounder back to the mound by Rafaela. Duran flied out to left but a wild pitch moved Rafaela to second. Devers was intentionally walked but Bregman struck out swinging to end the inning.
Blake Sabol came in to catch the top of the tenth with Garrett Whitlock on the mound and Meidroth starting at second base. Robert Jr walked to start but Sosa struck out swinging. Benintendi struck out swinging and Vaughn lined out to right to end the inning. Outstanding work by Whitlock. Mike Vasil came in to pitch the bottom of the tenth with Bregman on the mound to start. Story flied out to center and Abreu was intentionally walked to get to Campbell. Kristian drew a walk to load the bases and Casas drilled a base hit off the Monster to win the game. The BoSox had beaten the White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings.
Hero of The Night is Triston Casas. His bases loaded single won the game in the 10th inning.
The Good:
Kristian Campbell was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
Carlos Narvaez was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Garrett Crochet tossed 6 shutout innings allowing 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7.
Justin Slaten pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
Garrett Whitlock earned the win with a scoreless tenth inning.
The Bad:
Greg Weissert allowed 3 runs in the seventh inning.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but walked and hit a 3 run home run.
Alex Bregman was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Trevor Story was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout and an error.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 but walked.
Honorable Mention:
David Hamilton ran for Narvaez in the ninth inning.
Blake Sabol caught the top of the tenth inning.
Final Thoughts:
What a game! It looked like the Red Sox were going to cruise to victory but the White Sox had the balls to fight back in the seventh. It takes a win away from Crochet but he still was able to shut out the White Sox even without his best stuff. Kudos to the trio of Justin Slaten, Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock who held the fort. The return of Liam Hendriks gives the Sox another arm in the bullpen but it would be unfair to take Chapman out of the closer's role since he's been virtually unhittable so far. Its about damn time Casas did something noteworthy as fans have been screaming for his head pretty much all season. It seems like the offense is coming around a bit and they're going to need them with some big pitching teams on the horizon. Crochet has been something else this season and hopefully the Sox get fresh troops to back him up soon. All in all it was a good win and the Sox have won four in a row to keep pace in the tight AL East race. The Sox look to win their fifth game in a row and third against the White Sox tomorrow afternoon on Easter Sunday. Tanner Houck (0-2, 9.16) looks to right the ship against Sean Burke of Chicago. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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