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Triggs got the ball to start the top of the first inning and somehow struck out the side. Cavan Biggio took strike three to start before Jonathan Villar also watched strike three go by. Vladimir Guerrero Jr struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox exploded in the bottom of the first although Yairo Munoz pulled his right hamstring on a base hit to left to start. Jonathan Arauz pinch ran for Munoz as Christian Vazquez whiffed. Xander Bogaerts singled to left but JD Martinez was rung up for strike three. Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castigleone said Kevin Plawecki was due for his first Fenway homer and right on cue he blasted a three run bomb to center to give the Sox the lead. Michael Chavis walked but Jackie Bradley Jr whiffed to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
Rowdy "Roddy" Tellez led off the top of the second with a lineout to Arauz to start. Travis Shaw grounded out to second but Lourdes Gurriel Jr singled to center. Joe Panik grounded out to second to end the inning. Bobby Dalbec popped up to first to start the bottom of the second but Jose Peraza walked. Peraza swiped second and the throw got away, moving Peraza to third. The rally ended as Arauz took strike three down the middle and Vazquez popped up to right to end the inning.
The Jays struck back in the top of the third as Caleb Joseph hit a home run all the way to Weirs Beach to put Toronto on the board. Derek Fisher whiffed but Biggio walked. Villar walked but Guerrero Jr lined out to a running JBJ. Tellez hit one in the hole at short to load the bases and Shaw missed a grand slam by ten feet as JBJ caught it at the centerfield wall to end the inning. The Jays had cut the lead to 3-1. Andrew Triggs ladies and gentlemen.
The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the third as Bogaerts popped up to short to start. Martinez lined out to left but Plawecki dumped a base hit to right. Chavis hit one just inside the left field foul line but Plawecki was thrown out at third to end the inning.
Matt Hall replaced Triggs to start the top of the fourth and Gurriel Jr grounded out to second to start. Panik walked but Joseph lined out to left. Fisher walked but Hall got Biggio swinging on a nice curve to end the inning. JBJ popped up to second to start the bottom of the fourth but "Way Back" Dalbec lined his 3rd homer of the year into the Jays bullpen to increase the lead. Peraza whiffed but Arauz drew a walk. Vazquez grounded into a force to end the inning with the Sox up 4-1.
The Jays struck back in the top of the fifth although Villar grounded out to second to start. Guerrero Jr walked and the pain in the ass Tellez singled him to third. Shaw walked to load the bases and Gurriel Jr singled to center to score Guerrero to cut the lead. Panik dropped a base hit to right to score Tellez and Shaw to tie the game. Somehow Joseph took strike three but Hall bobbled a routine grounder by Fisher to allow Gurriel Jr to score the go-ahead run. Sox manager Ron Roenicke finally pulled the plug on Hall and brought in Robinson Leyer. Biggio hit a routine fly ball to left but Peraza lost it in the sun for a 2 run double to increase the lead. Villar walked but Guerrero Jr popped up to second to end the inning. The Jays went from down 4-1 to up 7-4....pathetic.
Wilmer Font came in for the bottom of the fifth and the Sox went quietly. Bogaerts popped up weakly to center, Martinez hit a weak chopper to short and Plawecki took strike three to end the inning.
The Jays struck again in the top of the sixth when who else but Tellez blasted a 70,000 foot home run to increase the lead. Shaw singled to left and Gurriel Jr singled to center to chase Leyer. If there were fans in the stands, they'd be booing. Jeffrey Springs came in and walked Panik to load the bases on 4 straight pitches. Arauz then added to the misery by refusing to throw to first on a double play ball by Joseph to score Shaw with another run. Fisher singled to right to score Gurriel Jr but Biggio flied out to center. Villar walked to re-load the bases but Guerrero Jr whiffed to end the misery. The Jays scored another 3 runs to lead 10-4. The Sox pitchers allowed NINE walks and 12 hits so far.
The Sox tried to fight back in the bottom of the sixth when Chavis and JBJ stroked back to back singles to start. Dalbec walked to load the bases and Chavis scored on the sac fly by Peraza. Arauz walked to reload the bases but Thomas Hatch came in to strike out Vazquez swinging. Bogaerts hit a piece of crap roller to short to end the inning with the Sox down 10-5.
Austin Brice came in for the top of the seventh and somehow whiffed Tellez to start. Shaw grounded out to third but Gurriel Jr singled to center and Panik doubled him to third. Joseph grounded out to short to end the inning. Martinez showed how much he cared in the bottom of the seventh by jogging to first base on a grounder to short. The throw was wide but since Martinez lollygagged, Guerrero Jr had enough time to step on the bag for the out. Plawecki was plunked and Chavis walked, but JBJ forced Chavis at second and Dalbec whiffed to end the inning.
Plawecki keeled over in the dugout and had to be hauled off on a gurney headed to Mass General's ICU. Vazquez moved behind the plate and Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the eighth. Fisher whiffed and Biggio popped up to short, but Villar singled to left. Guerrero Jr earned the hat trick with his third strikeout to end the inning. The Sox fought back in the bottom of the eighth against AJ Cole when Peraza hit his first home run in over a year to start. Arauz walked but Vazquez flied out to right. Bogaerts stepped up with his 10th homer of the season to cut the lead. Martinez flied out to left and Alex Verdugo pinch hit for Brasier. Ryan Borucki came in and Verdugo grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox down 10-8.
Marcus Walden came in for the top of the ninth and Tellez grounded out to first to start. Shaw grounded out to short and Gurriel Jr lined out to center to end the inning. Rafael Dolis came in to close out the bottom of the ninth with Danny Jansen behind the plate. The Sox went quietly as Chavis flied out to left to start. JBJ took strike three and Dalbec whiffed to end the game. The Jays had won it 10-8 in the longest nine inning game in their history.
Jackass of the Night is Matt Hall. He was charged with 6 runs to give the game away.
The Good:
Yairo Munoz singled before leaving the game.
Jonathan Arauz walked 3 times and scored twice.
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a 2 run homer.
Kevin Plawecki was 2 for 3 with a 3 run home run and a hit by pitch before leaving.
Michael Chavis was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Jose Peraza was 1 for 2 with a walk, stolen base, 2 rbis and a home run.
Austin Brice pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Marcus Walden pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Christian Vazquez was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
JD Martinez was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
Alex Verdugo was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
Robinson Leyer was charged with 3 runs in just 1/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Bobby Dalbec was just 1 for 4 but walked and hit a home run.
Andrew Triggs allowed 1 run in 3 innings of work.
Jeffrey Springs allowed 2 inherited runners to score but none of his own in an inning of work.
Final Thoughts:
This was unwatchable. Imagine if this was in front of paying customers? Sox owner John Henry and general manager Chaim Bloom would be dragged down Yawkey Way a the end of lassos if Henry charged Major League prices for a product this bad for 162 games. Part of the fanbase thinks this is why they're tanking, they have no one to answer to in an empty Park. Its been said a million times that this team just wasn't designed to win but now it seems like a huge mistake the way the AL East has gone this season. The pre-season pick to win the World Series, the New York Yankees, are 21-19 and in third place just two games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. If the Sox gave a damn this season and didn't go 0-7 against the Yankees, they'd be right in the thick of things. Still, its an indictment on the Yankees to spend all that money on Gerrit Cole to be a .500 team where the Red Sox traded everyone remotely good including Mookie Betts and David Price back in February. As for this game, at least the offense looked good. The encouraging sign is if the offense hits the next few weeks because the pitching can be corrected, but a bad offense will kill you. The 1992 Red Sox led the league in ERA but finished dead last because their offense was that bad. The 2018 Red Sox fixed their offense from a year earlier and went from 93 wins to 108. To see Arauz, Munoz, Verdugo, Devers, Dalbec and Chavis all 25 or younger compliment Bogaerts, Andrew Benintendi, Martinez, Vazquez and JBJ is encouraging for the future. Chaim Bloom made a lot of moves to re-stock the farm system and will get a high draft pick to work with in next year's draft. The offense is there but the pitching needs to be fixed. The loss drops the Sox to 14-28, last place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox play a ridiculous doubleheader on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Martin Perez (2-4, 4.07 ERA) goes for the Sox in Game 1 against the dreaded TBD at 4:05 PM at 4:05 PM at Citizens Bank Park.
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