As for the game, the Red Sox got bushwhacked by the New York Yankees and their ace Masahiro Tanaka on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. Dustin Pedroia caught Tanaka with a first inning home run but the Sox would have just two hits the rest of the way. David Price (9-7, 4.36 ERA) played with fire all game, allowing 11 total hits. He got tagged for 3 runs in the fourth inning and was knocked out in the sixth with the Sox trailing 3-1. The Sox bullpen held the Yankees scoreless but the Yankees bullpen shut down the Sox. The Sox got the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth but Hanley Ramirez grounded into a double play to end it. The Yankees had beaten the Sox 3-1 at Yankee Stadium.
Tanaka got the ball in the top of the first inning and Mr. Mookie Betts flied out to left to start. Dustin Pedroia then launched his ninth home run of the season to put Boston on top. Xander Bogaerts popped up to center and David Ortiz flied out to Jacoby Ellsbury to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Price got the ball in the bottom of the first and Brett Gardner lined out to a diving Brock Holt to start. Jacoby Ellsbury grounded out to second but Carlos Beltran doubled off the right field wall. Alex Rodriguez walked but Chase Headley grounded out to first to end the inning.
Hanley Ramirez struck out swinging to start the top of the second before Jackie Bradley Jr grounded out to short. Travis Shaw drew a walk and Sandy Leon drilled a base hit to right, but Holt grounded out to first to end the inning. Didi Gregorius grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second before Starlin Castro drilled a base hit to right as the ESPN analysists brought up the fact Chicago White Sox pitcher Thornton Lee somehow got a first place MVP vote over Ted Williams and Joe Dimaggio in 1941. Rob Refsnyder grounded out to first to move Castro to second but Austin Romine lined out to a running Bradley to end the inning.
Mr. Mookie flied out to left to start the top of the third before Pedroia lined out to right. Bogaerts lined out to second to end the inning. Gardner grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third before Ellsbury popped up to second. Beltran got a base hit to left but A-Rod grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Ortiz struck out swinging to open the top of the fourth before Ramirez also went down hacking. Jackie Bradley Jr took strike three to end the inning. The Yankees blasted price in the bottom of the fourth as Headley lined out to right to start. Gregorius got a base hit to center and Castro doubled to left to score Didi to tie the game. Refsnyder struck out swinging but Romine singled off the glove of Pedroia to score Castro. Gardner singled to left and Ellsbury dumped a base hit to center. Bradley Jr then turned and fired the ball 100 feet over the head of the catcher for an error to score Romine. Beltran grounded out to short to end the inning with the Yankees up 3-1.
The Sox failed to respond in the top of the fifth as Shaw flied out to center to start. Leon struck out swinging but Hitman Holt doubled to right. Mr. Mookie struck out swinging to end the inning. A-Rod grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fifth before Headley grounded out to third. Gregorius doubled to right and Castro popped up to second to end the inning.
Pedroia flied out to right to start the top of the sixth before Bogaerts struck out swinging. Ortiz flied out to center to end the inning. The Yankees finished off Price in the bottom of the sixth as Refsnyder flied out to left to start. Romine also flied out to left but Gardner lined a base hit over the head of Pedroia. Ellsbury singled to right and that was it for Price. He allowed ELEVEN hits and a walk in just 5 2/3 innings. Robbie Ross Jr got Beltran to pop up to third to end the inning.
"Gimmie that ball....and...AND GET OUTTA HERE!" - Farrell
Dellin Betances came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Ramirez lined out to center to start. JBJ grounded out to third and Shaw took strike three to end the inning. A-Rod struck out swinging to start the bottom of the seventh and Headley grounded out to third. Gregorius was hit with a pitch and that was it for Ross. Heath Hembree came in to get Castro to force Gregorius at second to end the inning.
Aaron Hicks came in for Beltran with Andrew Miller coming in to pitch the top of the eighth. Leon flied out to center and Bryce Brentz pinch hit for Holt. Brentz walked but Mr. Mookie lined out to center. Pedroia struck out swinging to end the inning. Refsnyder walked to start the bottom of the eighth but Romine popped a bunt up to Romine. Tommy Layne came in to pitch to Gardner and Brett forced Refsnyder at second. Gardner stole second but Ellsbury grounded out to short to end the inning.
Aroldis Chapman came in to close out the top of the ninth and Bogaerts lined out to right to start. Ortiz walked and Michael Martinez pinch ran for him. Ramirez grounded into a double play to end the game. The Yankees had won it 3-1.
Yankees win
Jackass Ramirez
Jackass of the Night is Hanley Ramirez. He was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts including grounding into the game ending double play.
The Good:
Sandy Leon was 1 for 3.
Brock Holt was 1 for 2.
Bryce Brentz walked as a pinch hitter.
Robbie Ross Jr pitched a scoreless inning.
Heath Hembree tossed 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
Tommy Layne pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
The Bad:
Mookie Betts was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 3 with a strikeout and an error.
The Ugly:
Dustin Pedroia was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but hit a solo home run.
David Ortiz was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Travis Shaw was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but walked.
David Price took the loss but allowed only 3 runs in 5 2/3 innings, He allowed 11 hits and a walk.
Honorable Mention:
Michael Martinez pinch ran for Ortiz in the ninth inning.
Final Thoughts:
Sometimes you get beat by a good pitcher and this was one of those games. Tanaka was on his game tonight and it takes a lot to beat him on one of those nights. The scary part is David Price was matched up against him and lost. That's not a good sign going forward if Price can't beat other team's aces. Madison Bumgarner outpitched him back in June and now this. The worst part is the Sox could have gained ground if they won because the Baltimore Orioles lost to Tampa Bay today. The Sox couldn't generate any offense and even if JBJ didn't throw the ball away, they still would have lost. It was one of those games where you just tip your hat and say "ya got me". The loss dropped the Sox to 51-39, 2 games behind the Orioles for first place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox are back in action against the San Francisco Giants. Rick Porcello (11-2) faces old pal Jake Peavy this Tuesday night at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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