Porcello got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jean Segura lined a base hit off the Monster but Andrew Benintendi threw the ball away allowing Segura to take second. Michael Bourn struck out swinging and Paul Goldschmidt grounded back to the mound. Jake Lamb took strike three to end the inning. The Sox wasted no time getting to Greinke in the bottom of the first as Dustin Pedroia led off with a base hit down the right field line. Brock "The Hitman" Holt struck out swinging but Mr. Mookie Betts belted his 24th home run of the season to put the Sox on top. David Ortiz struck out swinging but Hanley Ramirez drilled a base hit to left. Jackie Bradley Jr grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Rickie Weeks grounded out to third to start the top of the second and Yasmany Tomas struck out swinging. Chris Owings popped up to second to end the inning. The Sox poured it on in the bottom of the second as Aaron Hill got a base hit to right. Sandy Leon also got a base hit to right and Benintendi atoned for his error with a double to right to score Hill. Pedroia got a base hit to right to score Leon and move Benintendi to third. Holt hit a comebacker to Greinke who threw Benintendi out at home. Suddenly Mr. Mookie smashed a three run home run to put this game on ice early. Ortiz struck out swinging but Ramirez got a base hit to center. JBJ smashed his 18th homer of the year off the Pesky Pole to increase the lead to chase Greinke. Dominic Leone came in to freeze Hill for strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 9-0.
Brandon Drury grounded back to the mound to start the top of the third inning and Tuffy Gosewisch grounded out to short. Segura took strike three to end the inning. Leon flied out to center to start the bottom of the third and Benintendi grounded out to second. Pedroia singled to center and Holt popped up to third to end the inning.
Arizona struck back in the top of the fourth as Bourn hit a home run into the Charles River to cut the lead. Goldschmidt grounded out to short but Porcello booted a grounder by Lamb for an error. Weeks grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Diamondbacks down 9-1.
The Sox got another run in the bottom of the fourth as Mr. Mookie got a base hit to left to start. Ortiz singled to right to move Mr. Mookie to third and Ramirez forced David at second to score Betts. JBJ popped up to third and Hill forced Ramirez at second to end the inning with the Sox up 10-1.
Tomas grounded out to short to start the top of the fifth and Owings got a base hit to left. Drury flied out to center and Gosewisch forced Owings at second to end the inning. The Sox exploded in the bottom of the fifth with Adam Loewen now on the mound. Leon walked, Benintendi got a base hit to right and Pedroia got a base hit to right to score Leon. Holt lined out to short but Mr. Mookie clobbered his 3rd home run of the game to increase the lead. Ortiz walked and Randall Delgado came in to pitch with Bryan Holaday in to run for David. Ramirez doubled off the Monster and Travis Shaw pinch ran for him. JBJ grounded out to first to score Holaday and Lamb threw a grounder by Hill away for an error to score Shaw. Leon walked but Benintendi flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 16-1.
Phil Gosselin pinch hit for Segura to start the top of the sixth and grounded out to second to start. Bourn flied out to left and Goldschmidt lined out to right to end the inning. Socrates Brito came in for Lamb with Steve Hathaway now on the mound to start the bottom of the sixth. Pedroia flied out to center, Holt took strike three and Leon flied out to right to end the inning.
Brito popped up to short to start the top of the seventh and Weeks grounded out to short. Tomas lined out to left to end the inning. That was it for Porcello who tossed 7 strong innings allowing 1 run off just 3 hits.
Enrique Burgos came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Holaday got a base hit to center to start. Shaw and Bradley both struck out swinging and Hill forced Holaday at second to end the innning.
Roenis Elias came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Owings flied out to right to start. Drury got a base hit to left but Gosewisch flied out to center. Gosselin got a base hit to left and Bourn got another base hit to left to score Drury. Goldschmidt forced Bourn at second base to end the inning with the Diamondbacks down 16-2.
Jake Barrett came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth as Leon grounded out to first to start. A bird landed near the mound and Benintendi walked because of it....just kidding. Pedroia doubled to center but Holt popped up to third. Mr. Mookie grounded out to third to end the inning.
Elias returned to close out the top of the ninth with Holaday moving to third and Hill to second to give Pedroia the game off. Brito got a base hit to left but Weeks flied out to center. Tomas grounded into a double play to end the game. The Sox had won it 16-2.
Hero of The Night is Mookie Betts. He hit 3 home runs and drove in 8 runs to outscore the Diamondbacks all by himsef.
The Good:
Dustin Pedroia was 5 for 6 with 2 rbis and 2 runs scored.
David Ortiz was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Bryan Holaday was 1 for 1 with a run scored.
Hanley Ramirez was 3 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Sandy Leon was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored.
Andrew Benintendi was 2 for 4 with a walk, an rbi and a run scored.
Rick Porcello got the win tossing 7 innings of 1 run ball off just 3 hits.
The Bad:
None
The Ugly:
Brock Holt was 0 for 6 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Travis Shaw struck out but scored a run.
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but hit a 2 run home run with 3 total rbis.
Aaron Hill was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Roenis Elias allowed a run in 2 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox have one of the best offenses in the league and they proved it today. Mookie Betts apparently wants to be in the running for AL MVP and a day like today moves him closer for sure. 26 home runs and 84 rbis only halfway through August is insane and we got a long way to go. Porcello also wants AL Cy Young and this helped his case as well. All in all there wasn't much to complain about in this one except Brock Holt going 0 for 6 and Roenis Elias giving up a run late. Otherwise this was a nice easy win which was much needed considering some of the heartbreaks and nail biters lately. Hopefully the Sox can keep the momentum going as they go on the road for the next eleven games. The win improved the Sox to 64-52, 2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL East. Tomorrow afternoon the Sox travel to Cleveland for their makeup game from all the way back in the first series of the year. Drew Pomeranz (8-9) goes for the Sox against Josh Tomlin of Cleveland. The game begins at 2:10 PM eastern time at Progressive Field.
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