Mike Fiers got the ball for Oakland in the top of the first inning and Mr. Mookie Betts lined out to center to begin. Andrew Benintendi lined out to first and Rafael Devers grounded out to second to end the inning. Sale got tagged in the bottom of the first inning although Marcus Semien flied out to center to begin. Mark Chapman absolutely destroyed a home run halfway to San Diego to put the A's up for good. Stephen Piscotty whiffed but Khris Davis walked. Kendrys Morales grounded into a force to end the inning with the A's up 1-0.
Game is over 1 inning in
JD Martinez somehow singled to right to open the top of the second but naturally Xander Bogaerts flied out to right. Mitch Moreland whiffed and Brock "The Hitman" Holt looked at strike three to end the inning. Sale walked Mark Canha to start the bottom of the second but got Jurickson Profar to fly out to left. Canha was erased on the force by Ramon Laureano before Josh Phegley popped up to short to end the inning.
Christian Vazquez grounded out to third to start the top of the third before Jackie Bradley Jr popped up to second. Mr. Mookie somehow doubled to right but Benintendi grounded out to second to end the inning. Sale got Semien to fly out to right to start the bottom of the third before Chapman popped up to short. Piscotty singled to short but Davis flied out to center to end the inning.
The Sox best chance to score a run was in the top of the fourth when Devers opened with a base hit to right. Martinez flied out to center and Bogaerts flied out to right, but Moreland singled Devers to third. With the tying run on third.....Holt grounded out to first to end the inning. Sale cruised in the bottom of the fourth as Morales grounded out to short to start. Canha flied out to center and Profar grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the fifth as Vazquez grounded out to third to begin before JBJ flied out to center. Mr. Mookie flied out to center to end the inning. Sale got Laureano to ground out to second to begin the bottom of the fifth but Phegley singled. Semien grounded out to third and Chapman grounded out to short to end the inning.
Benintendi singled to open the top of the sixth and swiped second to put the tying run at second. Devers popped up to third and Benintendi moved to third on the grounder by Martinez. With the tying run at third...Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning. Sale returned for one final inning in the bottom of the sixth and got Piscotty to ground out to short to begin. Davis was plunked but Morales lined out to right. Canha grounded into a force to end the inning. Sale was brilliant by tossing 6 innings of 1 run ball while allowing just 3 hits...he just didn't get any run support.
Sale deserved better
Ryan Butcher replaced Fiers for the top of the seventh and Moreland whiffed to start. Holt whiffed but Vazquez doubled and stole third. With the tying run on third again....JBJ whiffed to end the inning.
JBJ smashes his bat
Brandon Workman took over for Sale in the bottom of the seventh and whiffed Profar to start. Laureano grounded out to third and Phegley struck out swinging to end the inning.
Brandon Workman took over for Sale in the bottom of the seventh and whiffed Profar to start. Laureano grounded out to third and Phegley struck out swinging to end the inning.
Lou Trivino was next out of the pen to shut down the Sox in the top of the eighth. Mr. Mookie pathetically swung and missed for strike three before Benintendi and Devers both grounded out weakly to second to end the inning. Ryan Brasier took over for the bottom of the eighth and whiffed Semien to start. Chapman walked but Piscotty banged into a double play to end the inning.
The Sox blew their chance to tie the game in the top of the ninth with Blake Treinen on the mound and Chad Pinder in left field. Martinez whiffed badly on 3 straight fastballs down the middle before somehow Bogaerts doubled into the gap. Bogaerts foolishly tried for third and Laureano's throw beat him by a mile. Somehow Moreland walked and Eduardo Nunez ran for him. Nunez swiped second but Holt whiffed on a pitch in the dirt to end the game. For the second straight game the Sox were shutout by the A's and lost 1-0.
The Sox blew their chance to tie the game in the top of the ninth with Blake Treinen on the mound and Chad Pinder in left field. Martinez whiffed badly on 3 straight fastballs down the middle before somehow Bogaerts doubled into the gap. Bogaerts foolishly tried for third and Laureano's throw beat him by a mile. Somehow Moreland walked and Eduardo Nunez ran for him. Nunez swiped second but Holt whiffed on a pitch in the dirt to end the game. For the second straight game the Sox were shutout by the A's and lost 1-0.
Jackass of the Night is Brock Holt. He was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of three strikeouts including failing twice with men in scoring position.
The Good:
Mitch Moreland was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Eduardo Nunez stole a base as a pinch hitter.
Christian Vazquez was 1 for 3.
Chris Sale was the hard luck loser but pitched great. He tossed 6 innings of 1 run ball while allowing just 3 hits and striking out a batter.
Brandon Workman pitched a scoreless 7th inning.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless 8th inning.
Mitch Moreland was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Eduardo Nunez stole a base as a pinch hitter.
Christian Vazquez was 1 for 3.
Chris Sale was the hard luck loser but pitched great. He tossed 6 innings of 1 run ball while allowing just 3 hits and striking out a batter.
Brandon Workman pitched a scoreless 7th inning.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless 8th inning.
The Bad:
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Mookie Betts was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Andrew Benintendi was just 1 for 4 with a stolen base.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4.
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Mookie Betts was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Andrew Benintendi was just 1 for 4 with a stolen base.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4.
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Final Thoughts:
This season sucks already. As if the first four games weren't bad enough, the last two the Sox have scored a combined zero runs. At least the Sox were competitive today from the defensive side of the ball by making no errors and Sale allowing just 3 hits. The only silver lining was the New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers so they've lost 3 of the 5 games they've played at home so far. The Sox aren't in trouble yet but losing 5 of the first 6 games they played is a bad look. Hopefully they'll come around or else we're looking at 2014 all over again. Still, its early and the Yankees aren't pulling away so its not time to panic yet. Winning a game for a change would be nice though. The Sox look to bounce back at the moronic start time of 10:00 Eastern time when Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 10.80 ERA) looks to break the four game losing streak against Marco Estrada at the Oakland Coliseum.
This season sucks already. As if the first four games weren't bad enough, the last two the Sox have scored a combined zero runs. At least the Sox were competitive today from the defensive side of the ball by making no errors and Sale allowing just 3 hits. The only silver lining was the New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers so they've lost 3 of the 5 games they've played at home so far. The Sox aren't in trouble yet but losing 5 of the first 6 games they played is a bad look. Hopefully they'll come around or else we're looking at 2014 all over again. Still, its early and the Yankees aren't pulling away so its not time to panic yet. Winning a game for a change would be nice though. The Sox look to bounce back at the moronic start time of 10:00 Eastern time when Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 10.80 ERA) looks to break the four game losing streak against Marco Estrada at the Oakland Coliseum.
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