Price took the mound in the top of the first inning and Cesar Hernandez grounded out to short to start. Rhys Hoskins doubled to left but Odubel Herrera flied out to center. Carlos Santana popped up to short to end the inning. Nola matched Price in the bottom of the first as Mr. Mookie Betts lined out to right to begin. Andrew Benintendi flied out to left before JD Martinez whiffed to end the inning.
The Phillies struck first in the top of the second as Asdrubal Cabrera doubled to start before Maikel Franco singled him home to give Philly the lead. Jorge Alfaro lined out to center before Roman Quinn whiffed. Scott Kingery whiffed to end the inning with the Phillies ahead 1-0.
The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the second as Mitch Moreland flied out to center to start. Xander Bogaerts grounded out to second and Jackie Bradley Jr also grounded out to second to end the inning.
Price whiffed Hernandez to start the top of the third before Hoskins doubled. Herrera singled to put runners at the corners before Santana hit a ground ball to Eduardo Nunez. Nunez fired home to get Hoskins but Herrera foolishly tried for third and Sandy Leon threw him out to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the third as Nunez grounded out to second to start. Brock "The Hitman" Holt lined out to center but Leon singled. Mr. Mookie whiffed to end the inning.
Price made the Phillies beat the ball in the dirt in the top of the fourth inning. Cabrera grounded out to short, Franco grounded back to the mound and Alfaro grounded out to third to end the inning. Nola matched Price in the bottom of the fourth as Benintendi grounded back to the mound to begin. Martinez also grounded back to the mound before Moreland whiffed on a full count to end the inning.
Price kept pace in the top of the fifth as Quinn popped up to first to start. Kingery flied out to right and Hernandez grounded out to third to end the inning. The Sox struck back in the bottom of the fifth although Bogaerts whiffed to start. JBJ singled and Nunez tripled him home to tie the game. Holt walked but was doubled off on a scorching liner by Leon to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
Price got Hoskins to fly out to right to open the top of the sixth before Herrera grounded out to short. Santana and Cabrera stroked back to back singles before Franco looked at strike three to end the inning. Nola recovered in the bottom of the sixth as Mr. Mookie grounded back to the mound to begin. Benintendi grounded out to second before Martinez whiffed to end the inning.
Price got Alfaro to fly out to right to begin the top of the seventh before Quinn grounded out to short. Kingery flied out to left to end the inning. Moreland tried to catch the Phills asleep with a bunt but he was snuffed out at first to start the bottom of the seventh. Bogarts grounded back to the mound but Santana botched a JBJ ground ball for an error. Nunez grounded into a force to end the inning.
Price came back for one more inning in the top of the eighth as Hernandez was snuffed out on a bunt attempt by Leon to begin. Hoskins looked at strike three but Herrera doubled. Santana walked but Cabrera lined out to right to end the inning. Price was masterful, tossing 8 innings of 1 run ball that would have gotten the win 9 times out of 10. He deserved better.
Nola also had one more inning in him in the bottom of the eighth. Holt doubled to start but Leon popped up to third. Mr. Mookie whiffed and Benintendi lined out to center to end the inning.
Tyler Thornburg bolted out of the bullpen for the top of the ninth and got Franco to pop up to second. Andrew Knapp pinch hit for Alfaro and whiffed before Quinn singled. Quinn was gunned down by the alert Leon trying to steal to end the inning. Thornburg made a mad dash into the dugout and up the runway after.
Seranthony Dominguez had the bottom of the ninth and the Sox put the winning run on when Martinez walked to start. The rally ended as Moreland grounded into a double play and Bogaerts grounded out to third to end the inning.
Ryan Brasier came in for the top of the 10th and Kingery grounded out to third to begin. Hernandez lined out to the mound but Hoskins walked. Herrera walked but Santana grounded out to second to end the inning. Pat Neshek came in for the bottom of the 10th and JBJ flied out to left. Nunez flied out to right but Holt doubled. Blake Swihart pinch hit for Leon so Phillies manager Gabe Kapler countered by bringing in Tommy Hunter. Holt swiped third to put the winning run at third but Swihart flied out to left to end the inning.
Heath Hembree came in to pitch the top of the 11th and Cabrera whiffed to start. Franco grounded out to short before Knapp whiffed to end the inning. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the 11th as Mr. Mookie grounded out to third, Benintendi grounded out to first and Martinez grounded back to the mound.
Joe Kelly came in to pitch the top of the 12th and Quinn's bunt attempt was snuffed out by Nunez. Kingery lined out to center but Hernandez walked. Hoskins grounded into a force to end the inning. Austin Davis came in for Hunter as Steve Pearce pinch hit for Moreland only to strike out swinging to open the bottom of the 12th. Bogaerts grounded out to short before JBJ lined out to first to end the inning.
Hector "The Insurance Policy" Velazquez came in to pitch the top of the 13th and Herrera walked to start. Santana and Cabrera both whiffed but Franco singled. Knapp flied out to left to end the inning. The game finally ended in the bottom of the 13th as Nunez singled to start. Luis Garcia replaced Davis and Nunez swiped second. Holt whiffed but Swihart smacked a ground rule double to win the game. The Sox had won it 2-1 in 13 innings.
Hero of the Night is Blake Swihart. His rbi double in the 13th won the game for the Sox.
The Good:
Eduardo Nunez was 2 for 5 with an rbi, run scored and stolen base.
Brock Holt was 2 for 4 with a stolen base.
Sandy Leon was 1 for 3.
David Price was outstanding, allowing just 1 run in 8 brilliant innings. He allowed 8 hits and struck out 5.
Tyler Thornburg pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless 10th inning.
Heath Hembree pitched a scoreless 11th inning.
Joe Kelly pitched a scoreless 12th inning.
Hector Velazquez got the win with a scoreless 13th inning.
The Bad:
Mookie Betts was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Andrew Benintendi was 0 for 5.
Mitch Moreland was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Steve Pearce struck out as a pinch hitter.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
JD Martinez was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts, but walked.
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Normally scoring 2 runs in 13 innings is pathetic but Aaron Nola happens to be Philly's best pitcher. To come out of a game like this with a win is never a bad thing. With the showdown with the New York Yankees only 3 days away, the Sox need to win as many games as possible to that point. The Sox have one game left before the showdown and the trade deadline is tomorrow. The Sox may need another bat in the lineup in case Dustin Pedroia can't come back and the others falter. What Dave Dombrowski decides to do could impact the team not just this year but next year as well. As for this game, good for Swihart to get something done after rotting on the bench for much of the season. Every win counts no matter who its against. The win improved the Sox to 75-33, 6 games ahead of the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The 1921 Red Sox who were in the aftermath of the Harry Frazee reign of error finished with 75 wins. The 2018 Red Sox have 75 wins on July 30th. Tomorrow night Drew Pomeranz (1-4) looks to keep the momentum going in the last game of July against the Phillies with Jake Arrieta on the mound for Philly. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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