As for the game, holy moly does "Slick" Rick Porcello (12-12, 5.83) suck this season or what? In a season that's reaching 2011 John Lackey levels, Porcello once again laid an egg, getting shelled for 6 runs in just 4 plus innings of work. Unlike Lackey, Porcello places the blame on no one but himself but for someone about to enter free agency, stinking all year is a pretty bad look. The Yankees pounded out 13 hits and 10 runs, Rafael Devers committed 3 errors and it all came crashing down in a 10-5 loss at Fenway Park.
Somehow the Yankees did not score in the top of the first inning as DJ LeMahieu grounded out to short to start. Aaron Judge grounded out to third and Didi Gregorius grounded out to second to end the inning. Masahiro Tanaka was greeted by Mr. Mookie Betts lining a single to center to start the bottom of the first. Rafael Devers whiffed and Xander Bogaerts banged into a double play to end the inning.
The Yankees effortlessly took the lead in the top of the second although Gary Sanchez lined out to third to start. Edwin Encarnacion singled and Gleyber Torres hit a 700 foot home run to give the Yankees the lead. Brett Gardner flied out to center and Luke Voit grounded out to second to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 2-0.
Naturally the Sox did nothing in the bottom of the second as JD Martinez whiffed to start. Andrew Benintendi grounded back to the mound but Brock "The Hitman" Holt singled to left. Mitch Moreland flied out to left to end the inning.
The Yankees pounded Porcello in the top of the third as Mike Tauchman pounded a ground rule double to left to start. LeMahieu singled and Judge singled home Tauchman, sending LeMahieu to third. Gregorous popped up to second but Sanchez scored LeMahieu with a grounder. Encarnacion grounded out to third to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 4-0, game over.
Somehow the Sox fought back in the bottom of the third inning. Sandy Leon got a lucky single to left and Jackie Bradley Jr bashed his 18th home run of the season to cut the lead. Mr. Mookie flied out to right but Devers singled to center. Bogaerts banged into a double play to end the inning with the Sox down 4-2.
The relentless attack continued in the top of the fourth as Torres singled to left to begin. Gardner flied out to right and Voit whiffed, but Tauchman laughed at the Sox as he effortlessly crushed a 12,000 foot home run. LeMahieu grounded out to third to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 6-2. That was it for Porcello who once again stunk the joint out with the season slipping away, allowing 6 runs in just 4 innings.
Somehow the Sox rallied in the bottom of the fourth although Martinez lined out to center to start. Benintendi grounded back to the mound but Holt singled past the diving Tauchman. Tauchman hurt himself and had to be replaced by Cameron Maybin as Moreland doubled home Holt. Somehow Leon doubled off the Monster to score Moreland. No magic for JBJ this time as he grounded out to short to end the inning but the Sox were down 6-4.
The Yankees took a dump on Ryan Brasier in the top of the fifth inning as Judge easily pounded a 500,000 foot bomb to start. Gregorius hit a routine grounder to third and Devers threw his glove at the ball for an error. Somehow Sanchez whiffed but Encarnacion easily singled to left, advancing Gregorius to third. That was it for Brasier as Trevor Kelley came in to get Torres to ground into a force, but Gregorius scored. One and done for Kelley as Josh Taylor came in to strike out Gardner to end the inning with the Yankees up 8-4.
Chad Green came in for the bottom of the fifth and Mr. Mookie struck out swinging to start. Devers grounded out to first and Bogaerts grounded out to short to end the inning.
Jhoulys Chacin came in for the top of the sixth and somehow kept the Yankees off the board. Voit lined out to third and Maybin lined out to second, but LeMahieu walked. Judge lined out to third to end the inning. Nothing happened in the bottom of the sixth as Martinez flied out to center to start. Benintendi also flied out to center before Holt whiffed to end the inning.
Josh A Smith got his turn in the top of the seventh and Gregorius grounded out to short to start. Sanchez popped up to third and Encarnacion whiffed to end the inning. The Sox had no chance in the bottom of the seventh as Moreland, Leon and JBJ all whiffed in short order.
Torres flied out to center to begin the top of the eighth before Gardner whiffed. Voit singled to right as Tyler Wade pinch ran for him. Maybin singled but LeMahieu grounded out to third to end the inning. Gio Urshela took over at third with LeMahieu moving to first when the Sox had one last gasp in the bottom of the eighth. Mr. Mookie crushed his 27th home run of the year but Devers popped up to third. Bogaerts grounded back to the mound and Martinez grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox down 8-5.
As usual, once the Sox scored the Yankees answered in the top of the ninth against Marcus Walden. Judge popped up to third but Gregorius walked. Sanchez hit a routine grounder to Devers who threw himself on the ball like a grenade then got up and threw the ball into the Monster Seats for a double error on the same play. Encarnacion laughed at Devers as he effortlessly singled home Gregorius. Hector "The Insurance Policy" Velazquez came in but Torres doubled home Sanchez to wrap up the scoring. Gardner flied out to right and Urshela grounded out to short to end the inning but Devers cost the Sox 2 runs with horrid defense, trailing 10-5.
Jonathan Loasiga ended the misery in the bottom of the ninth as Benintendi lined out to second to begin. Holt and Moreland whiffed to end the game. The Yankees almost effortlessly beat the fading Sox 10-5.
Jackass of the Night is Rick Porcello. With the season fading away he got pounded for 6 runs in 4 innings, once again crapping himself.
The Good:
Mookie Betts was 2 for 4 with a home run.
Brock Holt was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Sandy Leon was 2 for 3 with an rbi and a run scored.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 1 for 3 with a 2 run home run.
Trevor Kelley retired the only man he faced.
Josh Taylor retired the only man he faced.
Jhoulys Chacin tossed a scoreless inning.
Josh A Smith tossed 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 4.
JD Martinez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Andrew Benintendi was 0 for 4.
Ryan Brasier gave up 2 runs in just 1/3 of an inning.
Marcus Walden was charged with 2 runs in 1/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with 3 errors in the field.
Mitch Moreland was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run and scored.
Hector Velazquez allowed an inherited runner to score but got the last two outs of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
Ding Dong Dumbo is gone. Someone had to pay for the Red Sox falling flat on their face this season and Dombrowski deserved it more than anyone. All season long fans were getting increasingly frustrated with Dombrowski doing absolutely nothing to improve the team as the bullpen blew one game after another in the first half, then he kicked back with his hands behind his head when the trade deadline came. He sealed the Sox fate by not going after anyone other than Andrew Cashner who quickly found out pitching in front of 34,000 rabid fans is a bit different than the 15,000 he was used to in Baltimore. If the excuse is he didn't have the farm system talent to make a deal, that's on him too. He had 3 years to build something but all he did was trade away Ben Cherrington picks while failing to restock the minors. It would be unfair to not give him credit for helping to mold the 2018 Red Sox but it would also be unfair not to place some blame for this season falling apart. Whoever the Sox bring in has a gigantic mess to clean up with JD Martinez headed to free agency and a starting rotation in shambles. As for this game, who gives a damn? Tomorrow the Sox look to tie the series when they send Eduardo Rodriguez (17-5) up against James Paxton at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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