Giolito got the ball in the top of the first inning and Bo Bichette flied out to center to start. Addison Barger took strike three and Vladimir Guerrero Jr popped up to second to end the inning. Bassitt got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jarren Duran struck out swinging to start. Roman Anthony grounded out to second but Abraham "El" Toro singled to left. Carlos Narvaez singled to right and Wilyer Abreu bashed his 14th home run of the season to put the Sox on top. Trevor Story walked, Romy Gonzalez got a base hit to center and Nick Sogard was hit with a pitch to load the bases. Ceddanne Rafaela forced Sogard at second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
Alejandro Kirk flied out to left to start the top of the second before Springer got a base hit in the hole at short. Nathan Lukes grounded out to second to move Springer to second and Ernie Clement lined out to center to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the second as Duran popped up to third to start. Anthony got a base hit to center and El Toro walked, but Narvaez struck out swinging. Abreu then doubled to right to score Anthony and Story got a base hit to right to score Toro and Wilyer. Story stole second and Gonzalez struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 6-0.
Andres Gimenez struck out swinging to start the top of the third but Giolito booted a grounder by Shaw. Bichette struck out swinging but Barger doubled to right to score Shaw. Guerrero Jr flied out to right to end the inning with the Jays down 6-1.
Barger drives in a run
The Sox poured it on in the bottom of the third as Sogard walked to start. Rafaela got a base hit to center and Duran walked to load the bases with nobody out. Braydon Fisher came in to pitch and Anthony forced Sogard at home, but Toro walked home Rafaela. Narvaez hit a sac fly to center to score Duran and move Anthony to third. Toro took off for second and Kirk threw the ball away, allowing Anthony to score and Toro to reach third. Abreu watched strike three go by to end the inning with the Sox up 9-1.
Kirk singled to center to start the top of the fourth before Springer flied out to right. Lukes walked but Clement popped up to third. Gimenez struck out swinging to end the inning. Story flied out to right to start the bottom of the fourth but Gonzalez doubled to left. Sogard flied out to center to move Gonzalez to third but Rafaela popped up to third to end the inning.
Straw flied out to right to start the top of the fifth before Bichette singled to center. Barger flied out to center and Story made a great catch to rob Guerrero of a hit to end the inning. Paxton Schultz came in to pitch the bottom of the fifth and Duran took strike three to start. Anthony doubled to left but El Toro got a base hit to right to move Anthony to third. Narvaez flied out to right and Abreu grounded out to third to end the inning.
Kirk grounded out to short to start the top of the sixth and Springer flied out to right. Lukes grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the sixth as Story doubled to left to begin. Gonzalez flied out to right but Sogard singled to left to score Story. Rafaela then bashed his 9th home run of the year to increase the lead. Duran walked and Mason Flaherty came in to pitch to Anthony. Roman took strike three and Toro grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 12-1.
Clement got a base hit to center to start the top of the seventh but Gimenez flied out to right. Straw forced Clement at second and Will Wagner pinch hit for Bichette. Wagner got a base hit off the glove of Sogard but Barger struck out swinging to end the inning. Giolito was outstanding, tossing 7 innings and allowing just the unearned run off 6 hits and a walk.
Good work Giolito
Jonatan Clase came in to play left field to start the bottom of the seventh and Narvaez singled to left to start. Abreu struck out swinging and Nate Eaton pinch hit for Story. Eaton popped up to second and Gonzalez belted his third home run of the season to increase the lead. Sogard hit a ground rule double into the right field stands but Rafaela grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox ahead 14-1.
Gonzalez joins the hit parade
Chris Murphy made his return from the injured list and took over on the mound for the top of the eighth. Guerrero Jr grounded out to second before Kirk struck out swinging. Clase grounded out to first to end the inning. Davis Schneider took over for Gimenez at second with old friend Tyler Heineman the catcher now on the mound. Duran was hit with a pitch and Anthony pounded a ground rule double into the right field stands. El Toro hit a sac fly to left to score Duran and Narvaez flied out to right. Abreu flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 15-1.
Duran scores the final run
Murphy returned for the top of the ninth and Lukes walked to start. Clement popped up to second and Davis Schneider walked. Straw struck out swinging and Wagner popped up to second to end the game. The Sox had won the game 15-1.
"That's right, we bad"
Hero of the Night is Lucas Giolito. The offense was a balanced attack but Gio allowed no earned runs in 7 innings of work. He allowed 6 hits and a walk while striking out 5.
Gio The Hero
The Good:
Roman Anthony was 3 for 6 with 2 runs scored.
Abraham Toro was 2 for 3 with 2 walks, 2 rbis, a stolen base and 2 runs scored.
Carlos Narvaez was 2 for 5 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Wilyer Abreu was 2 for 6 with a 3 run home run, 4 total rbis and 2 total runs scored.
Trevor Story was 2 for 3 with a walk, 2 rbis, a stolen base and a run scored.
Romy Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with a 2 run home run.
Nick Sogard was 2 for 3 with a walk, rbi, a hit by pitch and a run scored.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 5 with a 2 run home run and 2 total runs scored.
Chris Murphy tossed 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Nate Eaton was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked twice, got hit with a pitch and scored two runs.
Final Thoughts:
Just when you thought the Sox were dead and giving up, they lay waste to the bungholes of the Toronto Blue Jays. They couldn't miss offensively but more importantly, Giolito looked great. He's definitely shaken off the rust and showed why he was the durable starter he was in Chicago. He doesn't have to be an ace but he pitched like one tonight. Chris Murphy coming back and looking good also helps, that makes the bullpen even stronger. If only they had a certain middle of the order bat and they might have been a contender. Nights like this are an anomaly but they'll take it. They need to make a statement in the AL East and taking tonight and tomorrow would be ideal. The Sox are most likely headed to another .500 campaign but nights like this are fun anyway. The win improved the Sox to 41-43, 7 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to take two of three from Toronto tomorrow afternoon when Walker Buehler (5-5) takes on Eric Lauer of the Blue Jays. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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