Before the game the Boston Red Sox made an expected roster moving. After struggling since his April tear, Kristian Campbell was sent down to Worcester with a .223 batting average. In his place the Sox activated Wilyer Abreu from the Injured List. Campbell jumped from Portland straight to Boston and looked great in April before crashing down. The rumor is they'll be using him at first in Worcester to get him some reps. Abreu at least gives the Sox some power back with Rafael Devers on the other side now.
As for the game, the Red Sox had to win not only against the San Francisco Giants, but their new designated hitter Rafael Devers as well. The Sox bats woke up with 11 hits in this one and a few timely home runs as well. The struggling David Hamilton socked a two run home run and Ceddanne Rafaela hit a solo home run as well. The much maligned Alex Cora managed the pitchers flawlessly in this one. Hunter Dobbins got tagged for five runs in four innings but Brennan Bernardino (3-2, 3.10 ERA) led a Boston bullpen charge that didn't allow a run the rest of the game. Aroldis Chapman slammed the door in the bottom of the ninth and the Sox beat Devers and the Giants 7-5 at Oracle Park.
Alura Jenson approves of the win
Hayden Birdsong got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran popped up to third to start. Carlos Narvaez struck out swinging and Roman Anthony flied out to left to end the inning. Dobbins got the ball in the bottom of the first and Mike Yastrzemski walked to start. Yaz moved to second on the Heliot Ramos grounder to first and to third on the Rafael Devers grounder to first. Wilmer Flores it a routine grounder to second but David Hamilton threw his glove at the ball and fell down backwards for an error that scored Yaz. Jung Hoo Lee flied out to right to end the inning with the Giants up 1-0.
Abraham "El" Toro popped up to second to start the top of the second before Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging. Trevor Story popped up to first to end the inning. The Giants struck again in the bottom of the first as Wily Adames walked to start. Casey Schmitt and Patrick Bailey both walked to load the bases and former Sox prospect "Boss" Christian Koss banged into a double play to score Adames. Yaz hit a roller past Dobbins for a base hit to score Schmitt but Ramos took strike three to end the inning with the Giants up 3-0.
The Sox rallied in the top of the third as Marcelo Mayer grounded out to first to start. Ceddanne Rafaela doubled to left and Hamilton atoned for his error with a 2 run bomb to cut the lead. Duran got a base hit to center but Narvaez struck out swinging. Anthony walked and Toro flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 3-2.
Devers flied out to center to start the bottom of the third before Flores popped up to short. Lee lined out to center to end the inning.
The Sox tied it in the top of the fourth as Abreu doubled to right to start. Story struck out swinging but Mayer grounded out to second to move Abreu to third. Rafaela got a base hit to left to score Abreu to tie the game. Hamilton lined out to center to end the inning.
The Giants took the lead in the bottom of the fourth as Adames got a base hit to left to start. Schmitt got a base hit down the third base line and Bailey walked to load the bases. "Boss" Koss grounded into a double play but Adames scored to give SF the lead. Yaz grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Giants up 4-3.
The Sox answered in the top of the fifth as Duran got a base hit to center to start. Narvaez flied out to left but Duran swiped second base. Anthony got a base hit to center to score Duran and took second on the throw home. Koss then booted a grounder by Toro for an error that scored Anthony with the go-ahead run. That was it for Birdsong as Sean Hjelle came in to face Abreu. Wilyer forced Toro at second and Story forced Abreu to end the inning with the Sox up 5-4.
Anthony scores
Ramos got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the fifth and that was it for Dobbins. He didn't have it in this one as he allowed 5 runs in 4 innings off 4 hits and FIVE walks. Brennan Bernardino came in and Devers grounded out to short to move Ramos to second. Flores got a base hit to center to score Ramos but Wilmer was thrown out at second by Navarez. Lee grounded out to first to end the inning with the game tied 5-5.
The Sox once again answered in the top of the sixth as Mayer grounded out to first to start. Rafaela then crushed his seventh home run of the season to put Boston on top. Hamilton got a base hit to right to chase Hjelle. Erik Miller struck out Duran swinging and Narvaez lined out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 6-5.
Zack Kelly came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Adames struck out swinging to begin. Schmitt struck out swinging but Bailey walked. Daniel Johnson pinch hit for Koss and Sox manager Alex Cora countered by bringing in Justin Wilson to face him. The Giants countered by pinch hitting Tyler Fitzgerald for Johnson and Bailey moved to second on a wild pitch. Fitzgerald struck out swinging to end the inning.
Joey Lucchesi came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Anthony struck out swinging to start. Toro doubled to right and Abreu scored him with a base hit to right. Ryan Walker came in to pitch to Story and Trevor went down hacking. Mayer took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 7-5.
Yaz popped up to short to start the bottom of the seventh before Ramos got a base hit to center. Devers flied out to center and Greg Weissert came in to face Flores. Wilmer grounded into a force to end the inning.
Rafaela grounded out to first to start the top of the eighth and Hamilton flied out to left. Duran grounded out to short to end the inning. Garrett Whitlock came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Lee flied out to center to start. Adames walked but Schmitt singled to center. Bailey struck out swinging and old pal Dominic Smith pinch hit for Fitzgerald. Smith walked to load the bases and Brett Wisely ran for him. Yaz struck out swinging to end the inning.
Spencer Bivens came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Narvaez took strike three to start. Anthony flied out to left and Toro took strike three to end the inning. Aroldis Chapman came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Ramos struck out swinging to start. Devers went down hacking and Flores popped up to first to end the game. The Sox had won it 7-5.
Sox win
Ceddanne Hero
Hero of the Night is Ceddanne Rafaela. He tied the game with an rbi single and later hit the go-ahead home run.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 5 with a stolen base and a run scored.
Wilyer Abreu was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
David Hamilton was 2 for 4 with a 2 run home run.
Brennan Bernardino got the win with a scoreless fifth inning.
Zack Kelly tossed 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
Justin Wilson tossed a full scoreless inning.
Greg Weissert got the final out of the seventh inning.
Garrett Whitlock pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Aroldis Chapman earned his 14th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Carlos Narvaez was 0 for 5 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Hunter Dobbins got rocked for 5 runs (4 earned) in just 4 innings. He allowed 4 hits and five walks.
The Ugly:
Roman Anthony was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Abraham Toro was just 1 for 5 with an error and a strikeout but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
So far so good for the Red Sox after the Rafael Devers trade. He was 0 for 5 tonight and the Sox have won 4 out of 5 since the trade. The offense picked it up against the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays and carried over after the trade so far. Masataka Yoshida and Alex Bregman are due to return soon so the trade created some room. The Sox are going to need one of them to step up big because that was still a huge bat to lose. They can't sustain success with Rob Refsnyder, Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro getting consistent reps. Its just a question of when the bottom drops out on a team of utility players. More so, Dobbins getting roughed up was concerning but the bullpen came through big time. The win improved the Sox to 40-37, 4 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it 2 in a row against the Giants tomorrow afternoon when Brayan Bello (3-1, 3.49 ERA) takes on Landen Roupp of San Francisco. The game begins at 4:10 PM Eastern time at Oracle Park.
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