As for the game, another sucker punch to the gonads. For five innings it looked like it was going to be an easy victory for the Los Angeles Angels as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Brayan Bello and the Sox. Rbis from Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel put the Angels ahead but a Jarren Duran rbi double off Yusei Kikuchi put the Sox on the board in the bottom of the third. Then in the bottom of the sixth a Ceddanne Rafaela two run bomb tied the game. Then in the top of the tenth, Taylor Ward grounded into a bases loaded double play to score Neto against Zack Kelly (1-2, 7.62 ERA). Reid Detmers got three straight outs in the bottom of the tenth and the Angels had won the game 4-3 in 10 innings.
Bello got the ball in the top of the first and Zach Neto grounded back to the mound to start. Nolan Schanuel walked and Mike Trout got a base hit off the glove of Kristian Campbell. Taylor Ward hit a bullet to Trevor Story who doubled off Schanuel at second to end the inning. Kikuchi got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jarren Duran flied out to left to start. Rafael Devers got a base hit to left but Rob Refsnyder grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Jorge Soler grounded out to third to start the top of the second and Travis d'Arnaud grounded out to short. Luis Rengifo grounded out to third to end the inning. Romy Gonzalez took strike three to start the bottom of the second but Abraham "El" Toro walked. Trevor Story struck out swinging but Ceddanne Rafaela doubled to center. Unfortunately Toro was thrown out at home to end the inning.
The Angels struck first in the top of the third as Jo Adell was hit with a pitch to start. Adell swiped second and Chris Taylor walked. Neto got a base hit to center and Rafaela threw the ball away to allow Adell to score on the error. Schanuel singled to left to drive in both runners but Trout flied out to right. Ward and Soler both flied out to center to end the inning with the Angels up 3-0.
Schanuel drives in a pair
Duran drives in a run
The Sox answered in the bottom of the third as Connor Wong got a base hit to center to start. Campbell doubled to right and Duran doubled to center to score Wong. Devers struck out swinging but Refsnyder walked to load the bases. Gonzalez struck out swinging and El Toro grounded out to first to end the inning with the Sox down 3-1.
d'Arnaud singled to left to start the top of the fourth but was forced at second by Rengifo. Luis was thrown out at second trying to steal and Adell got a base hit to center. Taylor struck out swinging to end the inning. Ward made a great diving catch to rob Story of a hit to start the bottom of the fourth but Rafaela got a base hit to center. Wong walked but Campbell flied out to center and Duran went down hacking to end the inning.
Neto hit a routine grounder to third but Toro turned and fired the ball into the third base dugout for an error to start the top of the fifth. Schanuel hit a routine grounder to second and Campbell booted the ball laughing so hard at Toro for an error as well. Trout grounded out to second to move the runners over but Ward struck out swinging. Soler took strike three to end the inning. Devers flied out to left to start the bottom of the fifth but Refsnyder got a base hit to left. Gonzalez flied out to center and El Toro popped up to short to end the inning.
d'Arnaud got a base hit to left to start the top of the sixth but Rengifo struck out swinging. Adell popped up to second and Taylor flied out to center to end the inning. That was it for Bello who tossed 6 solid innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks.
The Sox rallied in the bottom of the sixth as Story walked to start. Rafaela smashed his fifth home run of the season to tie the game and Wong walked to chase Kikuchi. Brock Burke came in and Campbell grounded into a double play. Duran doubled to left but Devers flied out to center to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Zeto grounded out to third to start. Schanuel grounded out to first and Trout lined out to center to end the inning. Connor Brogdon came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Wilyer Abreu pinch hit for Rob Refsnyder. Abreu and Gonzalez both struck out swinging before El Toro popped up to third to end the inning.
Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Ward took strike three to start. Soler grounded out to third but d'Arnaud singled to left. Rengifo grounded out to short to end the inning. Hector Neris came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Story got a base hit to right to start. Rafaela flied out to right and Wong grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Adell lined out to second to start. Taylor grounded out to third and Neto struck out swinging to end the inning. Kenley Jansen came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Campbell walked to start. David Hamilton pinch ran for him and promptly stole second. With the winning run at second....Duran flied out to center. Devers was intentionally walked to set up a double play and Abreu struck out swinging. Hamilton stole third but Gonzalez grounded out to second to end the inning.
Zack Kelly came in to pitch the top of the tenth with Neto starting at second base. Schanuel dropped down a bunt....booted by Kelly for an error to put runners at the corners. Trout walked to load the bases but Ward grounded into a double play to score Neto. Soler popped up to second to end the inning with the Angels up 4-3.
Reid Detmers came in to close out the bottom of the ninth with Kevin Newman in for Rengifo. Gonzalez started at second base and Carlos Narvaez pinch hit for El Toro. Narvaez struck out swinging, Story struck out swinging and Rafaela popped up to first to end the game. The Angels had won it 4-3 in 10 innings.
Angels win
Jackass Kelly
Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Jackass of The Night is Zack Kelly. His error led to the winning run scoring on a double play.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 3 for 5 with a 2 run home run.
Connor Wong was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Kristian Campbell was 1 for 3 with a walk.
David Hamilton swiped two bases as a pinch runner.
Brayan Bello pitched six innings allowing just 3 runs off 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4.
Greg Weissert pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Garrett Whitlock pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Romy Gonzalez was 0 for 5 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Carlos Narvaez struck out as a pinch hitter.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with a walk.
Abraham Toro was 0 for 3 with an error but walked.
Trevor Story was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
This season went to hell in a handbasket real quick. Too many injuries to too many key players as well as bad defense and bad relief pitching killed the season early. The Sox are five games under .500 and its beyond time to let Cora go. Every year they come out flat as a pancake and terrible defensively and don't pick things up until June. Well its June and the team still looks terrible. If it wasn't for Garrett Crochet this team would have no hope at all and be totally unwatchable. The Sox being unable to score in the bottom of the tenth with a runner at second is a microcosm of the season. They're just not good enough and there's still 99 games remaining, good grief. The loss dropped the Sox to 29-34, 10 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to avoid the sweep tomorrow afternoon when Lucas Giolito goes for the Sox against Jose Soriano of Los Angeles. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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