Wheeler got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran sent the first pitch into the stands for his ninth home run of the season. Alex Bregman grounded out to short, Roman Anthony struck out swinging and Trevor Story grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Sox strike first
Buehler got the ball in the bottom of the first and Trea Turner grounded out to short to start. Kyle Schwarber flied out to left but Bryce Harper doubled to right. Nick Castellanos grounded out to short to end the inning.
Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging to start the top of the second before Ceddanne Rafaela singled to left. Rafaela swiped second but Marcelo Mayer struck out swinging and Carlos Narvaez grounded out to third to end the inning. JT Realmuto flied out to right to open the bottom of the second before Brandon Marsh got a base hit to center. Otto Kemp grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Abraham Toro doubled to left to start the top of the third and Duran was hit with a pitch. On a 3-1 count, Bregman grounded into a double play. Anthony struck out swinging to end the inning and that was the turning point. Max Kepler singled to right to open the bottom of the third before Bryson Stott lined out to center. Turner banged into a double play to end the inning.
Story struck out swinging to open the top of the fourth before Abreu flied out to left. Rafaela got a base hit inside the bag at third but was thrown out at second to end the inning. The Phillies struck back in the bottom of the fourth as Schwarber took strike three to start. Harper doubled to right and Castellanos singled to left to score Bryce. A passed ball moved Castellanos to second and he scored on the Realmuto base hit to center. Marsh struck out swinging but Realmuto stole second on the play. Kemp grounded out to third to end the inning with the Phillies up 2-1.
The Sox failed to respond in the top of the fifth as Mayer struck out swinging to start. Narvaez went down hacking and El Toro flied out to center to end the inning. Kepler lined out to a running Mayer to start the bottom of the fifth. Stott grounded out to second but Turner walked. Schwarber grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Sox struck back in the top of the sixth as Duran struck out swinging to start. Bregman got a base hit down the third base line and Anthony doubled to right. Story ripped a base hit to left to score Bregman and move Anthony to third. Abreu struck out swinging but Story swiped second base. Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Harper grounded out to second to start the bottom of the sixth before Castellanos flied out to right. Realmuto struck out swinging to end the inning.
Tanner Banks came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Romy Gonzalez pinch hit for Mayer. Gonzalez struck out swinging before Narvaez went down hacking as well. Toro walked but Duran lined out to left to end the inning. Marsh struck out swinging to start the bottom of the seventh and Kemp grounded out to short. Kepler grounded out to first to end the inning. That was it for Buehler who allowed just 2 runs in 7 strong innings. He gave up 6 hits and a walk while striking out four.
Orion Kerkering came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Bregman flied out to center to start. Anthony took strike three but Story got a base hit to center. Abreu flied out to left to end the inning. Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Sosa got a base hit to center to start. Turner lined out to left and Schwarber flied out to left, but Sosa moved to second on a wild pitch. Harper sturck out swinging to end the inning.
Old friend Matt Strahm came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Rafaela flied out to center to start. Gonzalez flied out to left but Narvaez walked. Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for Toro and struck out swinging to end the inning. Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Castellanos struck out swinging to start. Realmuto and Marsh both went down hacking to end the inning.
The Sox blew the game in the top of the 10th with Refsnyder starting at second and Max Lazar now on the mound. Rather than drop down a bunt, Duran struck out swinging. Bregman grounded out to short to move Rob to third and Anthony struck out swinging to end the inning. Just terrible situational baseball. Jordan Hicks came in to pitch the bottom of the tenth with Marsh starting on second base. Kemp walked and a wild pitch moved both runners over. Hicks was intentionally walked and it looked like Sosa struck out looking, but home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott ruled catcher's interference on Narvaez. Marsh was sent home to end the game with the Phillies winning 3-2.
Jackass of the Night is Carlos Narvaez. The Sox were headed for disaster but getting called for interference is inexcusable.
The Good:
Trevor Story was 2 for 4 with a stolen base and an rbi.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 4 with a stolen base.
Abraham Toro was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Walker Bueher tossed 7 innings and allowed 2 runs off 6 hits and a walk while striking out 4.
Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Garrett Whitlock pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Romy Gonzalez was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
Rob Refsnyder struck out as a pinch hitter.
Jordan Hicks took the loss by allowing the winning run in the 10th off 2 walks.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but hit a solo home run.
Alex Bregman was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.
Roman Anthony was just 1 for 5 with a golden sombrero of 4 strikeouts.
Final Thoughts:
Of all the ways to lose a game but the game was really lost long before that. The Sox inability to hit in the clutch has been garbage mostly all season but especially in extra innings. The Sox are now 0-7 in extra innings on the road and the killer comes from Alex Cora himself. When asked why he never plays small ball, Alex responded "We play for 2". How can you get 2 when you don't even get one? That's also an indictment on the pitchers that he doesn't trust them to hold a 1 run lead. Either Cora's gotta go or just blow the team up at this point. You wasted a great start by Walker Buehler to match Zack Wheeler and you couldn't score a run against the bullpen. All in all its just one loss after another piling up against a good team and its fairly obvious the talent divide between playoff bound teams and the Red Sox. The loss dropped the Sox to 54-38, 6 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow when "Big" Dick Fitts (1-3) takes on Cristopher Sanchez of Philadelphia. The game begins at 6:45 PM at Citizens Bank Park.
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