Before the game the Boston Red Sox made a predictable roster move. Trevor Story was placed on the Injured List with a bad wrist and Connor Wong was recalled from Worcester to take his place. Story never recovered after being hit with a pitch and this was the right move to make to keep him from aggravating it.
As for the game, the Sox cannot compete with the AL East. The New York Yankees knocked the Red Sox around again just like every other AL East team this season. Nick Pivetta (8-7, 54.50 ERA) got rocked for 7 runs and didn't make it out of the 5th inning. The Yankees then got another seven runs off the Sox bullpen, scoring 14 runs off of 12 hits. Meanwhile Jameson Taillon shut down the impotent Sox offense by tossing 6 innings of 1 run ball. The ultimate kick in the ass was when old friend and punching bag Ryan Weber tossed 3 scoreless innings to earn the save. It all added up to a 14-1 victory by the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
"They can't beat the AL East"
Devers with another home run
Carpenter ends it early
Carpenter outscores the Sox by himself
Sox can't hit or field
Taillon got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran led off flied out to right to start. Rafael Devers continued to torture the Yankees with his 22nd home run of the season to put the Sox on top. Xander Bogaerts got a base hit to left but JD Martinez flied out to center. Alex Verdugo forced Bogaerts at second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Pivetta got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Jackie Bradley Jr made a great catch to rob DJ LeMahieu of a double to begin. Aaron Judge effortlessly singled to left and Anthony Rizzo laughed as he pounded a double to center for 3 consecutive absolute rockets off Pivetta. Giancarlo Stanton walked on 5 pitches not even close to load the bases. Josh Donaldson grounded out to third to score Judge and Matt Carpenter effortlessly pounded a 3 run home run to Neptune to put the Yankees up for good. Aaron Hicks grounded out to second to end the inning with the game over already 4-1 Yankees.
The Sox failed to respond in the top of the second as Christian Vazquez struck out swinging to start. Franchy Cordero struck out swinging and Jackie Bradley Jr whiffed as well to end the inning. The Yankees threatened in the bottom of the second as Isiah Kiner popped up to second to start. Jose Trevino flied out to the right field wall but LeMahieu closed his eyes and still got a base hit to right. Judge walked on pitches not even close but somehow Rizzo struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the third as Jeter Downs flied out to left to start. Duran lined out to center and Devers grounded out to short to end the inning. Stanton flied out to the centerfield wall to start the bottom of the third before Donaldson somehow struck out swinging. Carpenter struck out swinging to end the inning.
Bogaerts lined out to left to start the top of the fourth before Martinez grounded out to short. Verdugo flied out to left to end the inning. Hicks walked to open the bottom of the fourth and Kiner flied out to the centerfield wall. Trevino popped up to second and LeMahieu lined out to the centerfield wall to end the inning.
Vazquez popped up to third to start the top of the fifth and Cordero struck out swinging. JBJ flied out to center to end the inning. The Yankees knocked out Pivetta in the bottom of the fifth as Judge hit a home run all the way to Queens to start. Rizzo effortlessly singled to center and Stanton laughed as he doubled to right. Somehow Donaldson took strike three and Sox manager Alex Cora had seen enough. That was it for Pivetta who would be charged with 7 runs in just 4 1/3 innings. Darwinzon Hernandez came in and Carpenter easily smashed a home run all the way to Finland to ice the game. Hicks struck out swinging but Kiner was plunked. Trevino flied out to the right field wall to end the inning with the Yankees up 8-1.
Downs struck out swinging to start the top of the sixth and Duran grounded out to short. Devers flied out to left to end the inning. Kaleb Ort came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and LeMahieu walked on pitches not even close before Judge closed his eyes and smashed a home run all the way to Neptune. Rizzo walked on pitches not even close but Stanton struck out swinging. Donaldson struck out swinging and Carpenter grounded out to short to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 10-1.
Judge hits another one out
Old friend Ryan Weber came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Bogaerts grounded out to short to start. Martinez flied out to center and Verdugo grounded out to second to end the inning. Connor Wong came in for Verdugo, Kevin Plawecki came in for Bogaerts and Bobby Dalbec came in for Devers to start the bottom of the seventh with Hiro Sawamura now on the mound. Hicks walked to start then moved to second on the Kiner grounder to third. Trevino grounded out to third and Marwin Gonzalez pinch hit for LeMahieu. Gonzalez flied out to right to end the inning.
Tim Locastro replaced Judge for the top of the eighth and Vazquez grounded out to short to start. Cordero took strike three and JBJ walked. Downs lined out to center to end the inning. Rob Refsnyder replaced Vazquez with Austin Davis now on the mound for the bottom of the eighth. Locastro struck out swinging but Rizzo was plunked. Stanton walked and Davidson effortlessly singled in the hole at short to load the bases. Carpenter walked to score Rizzo and Hicks hit a routine grounder to Dalbec.....who threw the ball completely out of Yankee Stadium for an error to score Stanton. Kiner singled to center to score Donaldson and Carpenter to wrap up the scoring. Trevino got a bae hit to right to load the bases and chase Davis. Jake Diekman came in and Gonzalez struck out swinging before Locastro grounded out to short to end the inning with the Yankees up 14-1.
Weber put the Sox out of their misery in the top of the ninth as Duran grounded out to second to start. Dalbec grounded out to short but Plawecki doubled to center. Martinez grounded out to third to end the game. The Yankees had won it 14-1.
Jackass of the Night is Nick Pivetta. He got lit up for 7 runs in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 1 for 3 with a home run.
Xander Bogaerts was 1 for 3.
Kevin Plawecki was 1 for 1.
Hiro Sawamura pitched a scoreless inning.
Jake Diekman got the final two outs of the eighth inning.
The Bad:
Jarren Duran was 0 for 4.
Bobby Dalbec was 0 for 1 and committed an error.
JD Martinez was 0 for 4.
Alex Verdugo was 0 for 3.
Christian Vazquez was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Franchy Cordero was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Jeter Downs was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Darwinzon Hernandez was charged with a run in 2/3 of an inning.
Kaleb Ort allowed 2 runs in an inning.
Austin Davis allowed 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but drew a walk.
Honorable Mention:
Rob Refsnyder played left field in the bottom of the eighth.
Connor Wong played second base in the bottom of the eighth.
Final Thoughts:
What more can be said? The Red Sox simply roll over and die when they face a team from the AL East. They have yet to win a single series and we're in the middle of July. Pivetta got rocked and Taillon looked unbeatable. The main problem is everyone they kept over Hunter Renfroe and Kyle Schwarber has failed miserably. The rotation being decimated by injury didn't help but the lack of offense is appalling. The less said of this disaster, the better. The loss dropped the Sox to 48-44, 15.5 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow against the Yankees in the final game before the All-Star break when Chris Sale takes on Gerrit Cole of the Yankees. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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