Vince Velazquez got the ball for the Phillies in the top of the first and Jonathan Arauz whiffed to start. Rafael Devers singled to right and moved to second on the Xander Bogaerts ground out. JD Martinez took strike three to end the inning. The Phillies wasted no time getting to Mazza in the bottom of the first although Jean Segura whiffed to start. Rhys Hoskins singled to center but Bryce Harper flied out to center. JT Realmuto singled Hoskins to third and a wild pitch scored him, moving JT to second. Gregorius singled home Realmuto but was thrown out at second trying to stretch to end the inning with the Phillies up 2-0.
The Sox fought back in the top of the second inning when Jackie Bradley Jr doubled to right to start. Bobby Dalbec whiffed and Deivy Grullon made his season debut by popping up to second. Tzu-Wei Lin singled home JBJ to cut the lead. Jose Peraza popped up to first to end the inning with the Sox down 2-1.
Mazza came back with a flurry in the bottom of the second as Alex Bohm struck out swinging to start. Neil Walker struck out swinging and Kyle Garlick whiffed to end the inning.
Arauz took strike three to start the top of the third before Devers grounded out to second. Bogaerts grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Adam Haseley grounded out to second to start the bottom of the third before Segura popped up to first. Hoskins flied out to right to end the inning.
The Sox fought back in the top of the fourth although Martinez whiffed to start. JBJ singled to short but Dalbec whiffed. A passed ball moved JBJ to second and he scored on the rbi single by Grullon to left. Lin singled to third but Peraza whiffed to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Hoskins walked to start the bottom of the fourth but was forced at second by Realmuto. Grullon allowed a passed ball but Realmuto tried for third and Grullon gunned him down. Gregorius grounded out to second to end the inning.
Arauz earned the hat trick with his third strikeout of the game to start the top of the fifth. Devers whiffed but Bogaerts singled to left. Martinez grounded into a force to end the inning. Bohm was plunked to start the bottom of the fifth but Walker flied out to left. Garlick got the Phills first hit since the first inning with a single to center before both runners moved over on the grounder by Haseley. Segura flied out to right to end the inning. Mazza somehow tossed 5 innings of 2 run ball, throwing 4 scoreless after the first inning.
David Phelps came in to pitch the top of the sixth and the Sox pounced. JBJ walked and Dalbec cracked his 5th home run of the season to give the Sox the lead. Grullon walked and that was it for Phelps. Jojo Romero came in and Grullon moved to second on the Lin ground out. Peraza grounded out to third and Arauz grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-2.
Phillips Valdez came in for the bottom of the sixth and Hoskins singled to right to start. Harper lined out to left and Realmuto walked. Gregorius popped up to short before Bohm lined out to right to end the inning.
Devers grounded out to third to start the top of the seventh when none other than old buddy Heath Hembree came in to pitch. Bogaerts was so excited he drew a walk although Martinez went down swinging. JBJ singled to left and Dalbec drove in Bogaerts with a base hit to center. Grullon whiffed to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-2.
Austin Brice came in to close out the bottom of the seventh and Walker lined out to first to start. Andrew Knapp pinch hit for Garlick and walked. Andrew McCutchen pinch hit for Haseley and also walked to chase Brice. Marcus Walden came in and got Segura to line out to center. Hoskins lined out to right to end the game. The Sox had taken the nightcap 5-2.
Hero of the Night is Bobby Dalbec. His 2 run homer put the Sox on top and his rbi single was the killshot.
The Good:
Xander Bogaerts was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 3 for 3 with a walk and 3 runs scored.
Deivy Grullon was 1 for 3 with a walk and an rbi.
Tzu-Wei Lin was 2 for 3 with an rbi.
Chris Mazza got the win with 5 innings of 2 run ball.
Phillips Valdez tossed a scoreless 6th inning.
Austin Brice got the first out of the seventh inning.
Marcus Walden got the save by getting the final two outs of the seventh.
The Bad:
Jonathan Arauz was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
JD Martinez was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Jose Peraza was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Final Thoughts:
Take that, Sox fans. The rag tag Red Sox pulled one out against the Phillies. Dalbec is pulling a 1987 Sam Horn or last year's Michael Chavis and hitting everything he sees out. Good thing there's only 16 games left or else he'd turn out exactly like Chavis & Horn. Grullon was brought up to play this one game and he was driving runs in and throwing guys out. Suddenly the Sox have some options in Spring Training next season. At this point, all Sox GM Chaim Bloom has to do is fix the pitching staff and things look good for next year already. Obviously getting the first pick in the draft would help the future but it won't be that hard if he knows what he's doing. The win improved the Sox to 15-29, good for last place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox travel to Tampa for a set with the first place Rays. Mike Kickham (1-0, 5.40 ERA) goes for the Sox against Josh Fleming at 6:40 PM at Tropicana Field.
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