Lincecum got the ball in the top of the first inning and Mr. Mookie Betts led off with a four pitch walk. Dustin Pedroia also drew a 4 pitch walk but Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging. David Ortiz flied out to left to move Betts to third but Hanley Ramirez grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Porcello got the ball in the bottom of the first and Yunel Escobar lined out to second to start. Kole Calhoun struck out swinging and Mike Trout flied out to right to end the inning.
Jackie Bradley Jr took strike three to start the top of the second and Aaron Hill flied out to center. Ryan Hanigan flied out to left to end the inning. The Angels struck first in the bottom of the second as Albert Pujols ripped a base hit to center. Daniel Nava doubled past Bradley in center and Andrelton Simmons grounded out to short to score Pujols. Jiman Choi grounded out to second but Carlos Perez got a base hit up the middle to score Nava. Gregorio Petit grounded out to second to end the inning with the Angels up 2-0.
The Sox wasted no time tying the game in the top of the third as Brock "The Hitman" Holt grounded out to first to start. Mr. Mookie walked before promptly stealing second. Pedroia walked but Betts was thrown out trying to steal third. Bogaerts doubled to center to score Pedroia and Ortiz lined a base hit to left to score Bogaerts to tie the game. Ramirez walked but JBJ flied out to center to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Escobar struck out swinging to start the bottom of the third and Calhoun grounded out to short. Trout lined out to third to end the inning.
The Sox took the lead in the top of the fourth as Hill got a base hit to center to start. Hanigan walked and Holt singled to right to load the bases. Betts hit a sac fly to center to score Hill but Pedroia grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Sox up 3-2.
Sox take the lead
Pujols singled to left to start the bottom of the left but Nava lined out to center. Simmons grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Bogaerts lined out to right to start the top of the fifth before Ortiz popped up to short. Ramirez struck out swinging to end the inning. Choi took strike three to begin the bottom of the fifth before Perez grounded out to short and Petit grounded out to third to end the inning.
The Sox chased Lincecum in the top of the sixth when JBJ belted his 17th home run of the season to increase the lead. Jhoulys Chacin came in to pitch and Hill grounded back to the mound. Hanigan took strike three and Holt grounded out to first to end the inning with the Sox up 4-2.
Escobar flied out to right to start the bottom of the sixth before Calhoun got a base hit to center. Trout flied out to center and Pujols lined out to a running Betts to end the inning.
The Sox wrapped up the scoring in the top of the seventh as Betts flied out to right to start. Pedroia singled to center and Bogaerts blasted his 13th home run of the season to increase the lead. Ortiz and Ramirez both watched strike three go by to end the inning with the Sox up 6-2.
Nava flied out to left to start the bottom of the seventh before Simmons grounded out to short. Choi flied out to left to end the inning.
JBJ grounded out to first to start the top of the eighth before Hill took strike three. Hanigan hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning. Perez grounded out to short to start the bottom of the eighth before Petit grounded out to third. Escobar flied out to right to end the inning.
Holt grounded out to second to start the top of the ninth before Mr. Mookie flied out to center. Pedroia walked and took second on a wild pitch, but Bogaerts took strike three to end the inning. Porcello came back to finish the job in the bottom of the ninth as Calhoun grounded out to second to start. Trout popped up to center and Pujols grounded out to third to end the game. Porcello had thrown a complete game 5 hitter as the Sox won 6-2.
Sox win
Great work by the Hero
Hero of the Night is Rick Porcello. He tossed a complete game allowing 5 hits and 2 runs while striking out 3.
The Good:
Mookie Betts walked twice, stole a base and drove in a run.
Dustin Pedroia was 1 for 2 with 3 walks and 2 runs scored.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 5 with a home run, 3 total rbis and 2 total runs scored.
The Bad:
None
The Ugly:
David Ortiz was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in a run.
Hanley Ramirez was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but the one hit was a home run.
Aaron Hill was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Ryan Hanigan was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Brock Holt was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
Porcello's march to the AL Cy Young award continued with stopping the losing streak by going the distance. He was outstanding in this one and saved the bullpen for better days. The offense picked up finally by scoring 6 runs and the Sox are capable of doing that more often. Its all about the pitching, if the Sox get good pitching, they're usually going to win. The Sox still have a chance to take the AL East with the trade deadline approaching but it looks like the only moves they're going to make were Brad Ziegler and Drew Pomeranz. Still, that should be enough to get them over the hump when Craig Kimbrel comes back. All in all it was a good win and hopefully the Sox can close out July with some momentum. The win improved the Sox to 56-45, 1.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it two in a row against the Angels when Drew Pomeranz goes one on one with Hector Santiago of Los Angeles. The game begins at 9:05 PM Eastern time at Angel Stadium.
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