As for the game, the Red Sox seem to invent new ways to lose this season. The good news was after allowing 28 runs last night, they only allowed a meager four. The bad news was Alek Manoah and the Toronto Blue Jays held them to just one. The Sox struck first in the second inning on a Bobby Dalbec home run but a third inning rally off Kutter Crawford (2-3, 4.50 ERA) where the Jays scored 3 runs was enough. Teoscar Hernandez tagged Ryan Brasier in the ninth and the Sox had just 7 total hits as a team to lose the game 4-1 at Fenway Park.
Crawford got the ball in the top of the first inning and George Springer grounded out to second to start. Vladimir Guerrero Jr flied out to right and Alejandro Kirk lined out to second to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally against Manoah in the bottom of the first as Jarren Duran took strike three to start. Christian Vazquez popped up to third but Alex Verdugo got a base hit to left. Xander Bogaerts got a base hit to center but Franchy Cordero popped up to third to end the inning.
Bo Bichette walked to start the top of the second but Teoscar Hernandez grounded into a double play. Lourdes Gurriel Jr flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second as Bobby Dalbec clocked his eighth home run of the year to start before Jackie Bradley Jr singled to right. Yolmer Sanchez grounded out to second to move JBJ to second and Bradley took third on a wild pitch. Jeter Downs struck out swinging and Duran flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Dalbec goes yard
Naturally the Jays rallied in the top of the third as Matt Chapman singled to left and Santiago Espinal ripped a base hit to right that scored Chapman all the way from first. Cavan Biggio doubled to center and Springer got a base hit to center to score Espinal. Guerrero Jr lined out to center but Kirk hit a sac fly to right to score Biggio. Bichette struck out swinging to end the inning with the Jays up 3-1.
Jays take the lead.
Vazquez singled to left to start the bottom of the third but Verdugo grounded into a double play. Springer made a jumping catch at the wall to rob Bogaerts of a double to end the inning.
Hernandez flied out to left to start the top of the fourth before Gurriel Jr grounded out to third. Chapman struck out swinging to end the inning. Cordero grounded out to first to start the bottom of the fourth but Dalbec beat out a roller to the mound. JBJ forced Dalbec at second but Sanchez took strike three to end the inning.
Espinal struck out swinging to begin the top of the fifth and Biggio lined out to right. Springer flied out to center to end the inning. Downs struck out swinging to open the bottom of the fifth before Duran popped up to third. Vazquez grounded out to short to end the inning.
Guerrero Jr singled to right to start the top of the sixth but Kirk banged into a double play. Bichette took strike three to end the inning. That was it for Crawford who tossed six solid innings but allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and a walk.
Verdugo got a base hit to center to start the bottom of the sixth but Bogaerts struck out swinging. Cordero and Dalbec both watched strike three go by to end the inning.
John Schreiber came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Hernandez took strike three to start. Gurriel Jr walked but Chapman struck out swinging. Gurriel Jr was picked off to end the inning. Yimi Garcia came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and JBJ popped up to third to start. Sanchez walked but both Downs and Duran took strike three to end the inning as the boo's rained down at Fenway.
Tanner Houck came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Espinal grounded out to third to start. Biggio grounded out to first but Springer walked. Guerrero Jr struck out swinging to end the inning. Adam Cimber came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Vazquez walked to start. Verdugo flied out to center but Bogaerts was hit with a pitch to bring the tying run to the plate. Instead, Cordero struck out swinging and Jordan Romano came in to face Dalbec. Bobby flied out to center to end the inning.
Ryan Brasier came in to take a beating in the top of the ninth as Kirk singled to center to start. Bradley Zimmer came in to run for Kirk and promptly stole second. Bichette grounded out to second to move Zimmer to third and Hernandez doubled to left to score him. Gurriel Jr grounded out to short but Chapman walked. Chapman stole second but Espinal struck out swinging to end the inning with the Jays ahead 4-1.
Danny Jansen came in for Hernandez to start the bottom of the ninth and JBJ grounded out to third. Sanchez grounded out to first and Kevin Plawecki pinch hit for Downs. Plawecki struck out swinging to end the game. The Jays had won it 4-1.
Jays win
Make contact, Jackass
Jackass of The Night is Franchy Cordero. He was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts including striking out with two men on.
The Good:
Christian Vazquez was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 4.
Xander Bogaerts was 1 for 3 with a hit by pitch.
Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 4 with a home run.
John Schreiber pitched a scoreless seventh.
Tanner Houck pitched a scoreless eighth.
The Bad:
Jarren Duran was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Jeter Downs was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Kevin Plawecki struck out as a pinch hitter.
Ryan Brasier allowed a run in the ninth inning.
The Ugly:
Jackie Bradley Jr was just 1 for 4.
Yolmer Sanchez was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Kutter Crawford took the loss by allowing 3 runs in 6 innings. He allowed 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out four.
Final Thoughts:
How? How the Red Sox THIS bad against the AL East? Not just the Blue Jays but everyone? This reminds me of the Red Sox getting destroyed by the National League back in 2002 when they got swept by the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks. But that was just 9 games. The Sox are now 12-28 vs the AL East and haven't won a series yet. If the Sox were a mediocre 19-21 they'd be in a playoff position. The Sox have the talent to win games but for some reason their bats just evaporate against Toronto. How do you get clowned by Alek Manoah? We're about a week and change away from the trade deadline and it might be time to sell. The starting rotation getting hurt at the end of June pretty much sank the season. JD Martinez, Bogaerts and Nathan Eovaldi are impending free agents and Sox GM Chaim Bloom might want to get something for them before they walk. They could get top rated prospects to help the rebuild if they choose to do that. Unless the rotation magically gets healthy and the Sox start beating AL East teams, standing pat would be detrimental not just this year but next year as well. Until then, here's another loss in a season full of them. The loss dropped the Sox to 48-47, 16.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to avoid the sweep tomorrow afternoon when Brayan Bello (0-1) takes on Ross Stripling of Toronto. The game begins at 1:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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