Price got the ball in the top of the first and Cedric Mullins whiffed to start. Jonathan Villar flied out to left and Adam Jones grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox exploded on O's starter Ryan Meisinger early. Mr. Mookie Betts got the party started with a base hit but was erased on the Andrew Benintendi force. JD Martinez doubled Benintendi to third and Xander Bogaerts doubled both runners home to give the Sox the early lead. Mitch Moreland walked and Ian Kinsler singled to load the bases and chase Meisinger after just 1/3 of an inning. Donnie Hart was the next victim as Rafael Devers cleared the bases with a double to ice the game in the first inning. Blake Swihart popped up to second and Sandy Leon did as well to end the inning with the Sox up 5-0.
Right on cue Price fell apart in the top of the second inning as Trey Mancini led off with a 400,000 foot home run into the Atlantic Ocean to start the inning. Tim Beckham walked and Renato Nunez crushed a 3,000 foot bomb to cut the lead. Joey Rickard singled and Austin Wynns walked to make the fans groan but Price recovered to strike out Steve Wilkerson. Mullins walked to load the bases but Villar was frozen for strike three. Jones grounded into a force to end the inning but the O's had clawed back to make it 5-3.
Mr. Mookie walked to start the bottom of the second before he swiped second. Benintendi lined out to left and Betts moved to third on the Martinez fly out to right, but Bogaerts flied out to center to end the inning.
Price recovered in the top of the third as Mancini grounded out to short to begin. Beckham singled but Nunez looked at strike three. Rickard doubled to center and Beckham took off for home. The relay throw from Bogaerts came in and.....YOU'RE OUTTA THERE! Beckham was out and Buck Showalter ran out to argue but to no avail, inning over. John Means came in to pitch the bottom of the third and Moreland whiffed to start. Kinsler grounded out to first and Devers popped up to third to end the inning.
Price cruised in the top of the fourth as Wynns popped up to second, Wilkerson grounded out to first and Mullins whiffed to end the inning. The Sox exploded again in the bottom of the fourth although Swihart flied out to right to begin. Leon looked at strike three but Mr. Mookie doubled. Benintendi singled and Martinez crushed his 42nd home run of the year to increase the lead. Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning but it was 8-3 Sox.
Price came back for one more inning and Villar singled to start the top of the fifth. Jones advanced Villar to second by grounding back to the mound but Mancini whiffed. Villar stole third but Beckham grounded out to second to end the inning. Price had a rocky second inning but he dominated the other four to earn the win.
The Sox struck again in the bottom of the fifth as Moreland doubled and Kinsler doubled him home. Devers singled home Kinsler but Swihart whiffed. Leon flied out to left and Betts was given the rest of the day off when Tzu-Wei Lin pinch hit for him only to ground out to short to end the inning with the score 10-3 Sox.
Steven Wright came in for the top of the sixth and froze both Nunez and Rickard to begin. Wynns singled and took second on a passed ball but Wilkerson grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox weren't done in the bottom of the sixth as Benintendi lined out to second to start. Cody Carroll replaced Means and poured gas on the fire. Martinez singled and Bogaerts smashed his 22nd home run of the year to increase the lead. Moreland flied out to left and Kinsler popped up to first to end the inning with the Sox ahead 12-3.
Sam Travis took Bogaerts spot in the batting order but went to left field with Lin moving to short and Benintendi going to center to open the top of the seventh. Mullins grounded out to third, Villar grounded back to the mound and Jones grounded out to short to end the inning. Jace Peterson took over for Villar but went to second, John Andreoli took over for Jones but went to right with Rickard going to left and Wilkerson moving to short to begin the bottom of the seventh. The Sox poured it on when Devers and Swihart crushed back to back jacks to start, the 20th of the year for Devers. Leon whiffed but Lin walked and Benintendi doubled him home. Martinez lined out to first and Travis looked at strike three to end the inning but it was 15-3 Sox.
Heath Hembree came in to pitch the top of the eighth and struck out Mancini to start. Beckham flied out to center and Nunez flied out to left to end the inning. To prove how much of a jerk Showalter is, despite having SEVEN pitchers left in the bullpen, he had Jace Peterson move from second base to pitch the bottom of the eighth with Caleb Joseph at first and Corban Joseph taking over for Beckham playing second. The Sox teed off on the infielder as Moreland singled but Kinsler banged into a double play. Devers then blasted his second homer of the game before Peterson was late covering first, leading to a Swihart single to keep the inning going. Leon doubled Blake to third and Lin doubled both men home. Benintendi singled Lin home and Sox manager Alex Cora gave Martinez the night off by having Christian Vazquez hit for him. Vazquez whiffed to end the inning with the Sox ahead 19-3, yikes.
Brandon Workman had mop up duty in the top of the ninth as DJ Stewart pinch hit for Rickard only to ground out to first. Wynns grounded out to second as Wilkerson doubled. Mullins flied out to left to end the game. The Sox embarrassed the Orioles and handed them their franchise record 112th loss with a 19-3 victory.
Hero of the Night is a tough one with so much offense but I'll go with Rafael Devers. He was 4 for 5 with 2 runs scored, 2 home runs and 6 total rbis.
The Good:
Mookie Betts was 2 for 2 with a walk, stolen base and a run scored.
Tzu-Wei Lin was 1 for 2 with a walk, 2 runs scored and 2 rbi's.
Andrew Benintendi was 3 for 6 with 2 rbi's and 2 runs scored.
JD Martinez was 3 for 5 with 3 total rbis, 3 runs scored and a home run.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored, 4 total rbis and a home run.
Mitch Moreland was 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Ian Kinsler was 2 for 5 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Blake Swihart was 2 for 5 with 2 total runs scored and a home run.
David Price got the win with 5 innings of 3 run ball while striking out 6.
Steven Wright pitched 2 scoreless innings.
Heath Hembree pitched a scoreless 8th inning.
Brandon Workman pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
The Bad:
Christian Vazquez struck out as a pinch hitter.
Sam Travis struck out in his only plate appearance.
The Ugly:
Sandy Leon was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
What a massacre that was. Couldn't happen to a nicer manager too as Buck Showalter has been chirping at the Red Sox for 8 years now with nothing much to show for it. Remember how adamant he was that the 2013 Red Sox weren't that good, or making fun of the flu riddled Sox last year? Well if this is his last year before they fire him, here's one more middle finger for him. The O's may win the nightcap but it doesn't matter at this point, 112 losses is a franchise record. The 1962 Mets are saying "who are these bums?" It was good to see the starters produce even if it was against a bad team because they need momentum going into the post-season next week. It would have been nice to see Price go 7 but oh well. The win propelled the Sox to 107-51 with 4 games remaining. Chris Sale (12-4) starts the nightcap opposite Jimmy Yacabonis at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park
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