Godley got the ball in the top of the first and Cavan Biggio grounded out to second to start. Randal Grichuk grounded out to short but Rowdy "Roddy" Tellez singled to center. Teoscar Hernandez whiffed to end the inning. The Sox did nothing against Jays starter Tanner Roark in the bottom of the first as Alex Verdugo whiffed to start. Rafael Devers went down swinging and Xander Bogaerts took strike three to end the inning.
Naturally the Jays pounced on Godley in the top of the second although Guerrero Jr took strike three to start. Lourdes Gurriel Jr also took strike three but Travis Shaw smashed a home run all the way to North Adams to give the Jays the lead. Joe Panik walked and Danny Jansen effortlessly hit a 59,000 foot home run to ice the game. Biggio lined out to short but the game was all but over 3-0.
The Sox somehow rallied in the bottom of the second as JD Martinez whiffed to start. Kevin Plawecki doubled to center and moved to third on the Jackie Bradley Jr grounder. Shockingly Yairo Munoz blasted his first home run of the season to cut the lead. Michael Chavis doubled to center but Jose Peraza lined out to left to end the inning with the Sox down 3-2.
The Jays were personally offended the Sox scored on them so Grichuk doubled to left to start the top of the third. Tellez singled Grichuk to third and Randall scored on the Hernandez double play. Guerrero Jr whiffed to end the inning with the Jays up 4-2.
Verdugo tried to start a rally in the bottom of the third when he got a base hit to center but Devers flied out to left and Bogaerts banged into a double play to end the inning.
Jeffrey Springs took over for the top of the fourth and Gurriel Jr grounded out to third to start. Shaw doubled to right and moved over to third on the grounder to first by Panik. Jansen grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the fourth as Martinez flied out to right to start. Plawecki grounded out to short and JBJ took strike three to end the inning.
The Jays tacked it on in the top of the fifth as Biggio singled and took second on a wild pitch. Biggio moved to third on the grounder by Grichuk and scored on the Tellez sac fly. When was the last time the Sox used small ball to score a run? Hernandez whiffed to end the inning with the Jays ahead 5-2.
The Sox tried to rally when Munoz singled to short to start the bottom of the fifth but Chavis whiffed. Peraza doubled home Munoz and Verdugo singled Jose to third. A wild pitch scored Peraza and sent Verdugo to second before Devers walked to chase Roark. Julian Merryweather came in and Bogaerts lined out to right. Martinez whiffed to end the inning with the Sox down 5-4.
Once again the inept bullpen failed to keep the Jays off the scoreboard in the top of the sixth as Marcus Walden came in to allow Guerrero Jr to reach on an error by Verdugo. The floodgates opened as Gurriel Jr walked, Shaw singled to load the bases and Panik singled home Guerrero Jr to increase the lead. Somehow Jansen popped up to second and Biggio took strike three, but Grichuk singled past Bogaerts to score 2 runs. That was it for the incompetent Walden as Robert Stock came in to allow an absolute rocket by Tellez....snared by JBJ to end the inning with the Jays up 8-4.
The Sox still tried to fight back in the bottom of the sixth as Plawecki singled to right to begin. JBJ singled him to third and Munoz doubled down the left field line to score Plawecki. Chavis signled home JBJ and moved Munoz to third to knock Merryweather out. AJ Cole came in and Peraza beat out a double play ball to score Munoz to cut the lead. Verdugo walked but Devers popped up to second. A wild pitch moved both runners over but Bogaerts popped up to short to end the inning with the Sox down 8-7.
Jackass of the Night is Xander Bogaerts. He was 0 for 4 with a strikeout and left 5 men on base in a one run game.
The Good:
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 3 with a walk.
Kevin Plawecki was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored.
Yairo Munoz was 3 for 3 with 3 total rbis, 3 total runs scored and a 2 run home run.
Michael Chavis was 2 for 3 with an rbi.
Jose Peraza was 1 for 3 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
Robert Stock tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
JD Martinez was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Zack Godley took the loss by allowing 4 runs in just 3 innings.
Marcus Walden allowed 3 runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Jeffrey Springs allowed a run in 2 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
At least the Sox showed some fight in this one. The bottom of the order got it done but the top of the order was asleep to say the least. The pitching was a mess but at least this game was watchable compared to most of them this season. Its too bad the Sox lost because they wasted a hell of an effort by Yairo Munoz. Its that kind of season where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. There's really no reason to bitch about the bullpen anymore because the Sox aren't trying to win or improve in any way. The worst part is there's still another game for them to lose tonight. Also more good news, there's only 21 games left in the season....yay. The loss dropped the Sox to 12-27, last place in the AL East. Tonight Chris Mazza (0-1, 7.88 ERA) goes in the nightcap against Ross Stripling at 7:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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