As for the game, the New York Yankees pounded another nail in the 2022 Red Sox coffin by completing their two game sweep at Fenway due to a comedy of errors and a lack of offense. Rookie Brayan Bello (1-6, 5.10 ERA) was charged with 3 runs in 5 innings but none of the runs were earned due to a terrible fifth inning. Xander Bogaerts booted a routine grounder and Connor Wong threw a ball away to allow the Yankees to score three runs in the top of the fifth. Wong atoned for his error with an rbi double but Jose Trevino and Torres drove in two more runs to back Nestor Cortes. The Sox got a run off Clay Holmes in the bottom of the ninth but it wasn't enough as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-3 at Fenway Park.
Bello got the ball in the top of the first inning and Aaron Judge grounded out to third to start. Giancarlo Stanton took strike three but Gleyber Torres got a base hit to center. Josh Donaldson flied out to center to end the inning. Cortes got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Tommy Pham grounded out to short to start. Alex Verdugo lined out to center and Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging to end the inning.
Oswaldo Cabrera struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded back to the mound. Marwin Gonzalez grounded out to short to end the inning. Rafael Devers doubled to right to start the bottom of the second and JD Martinez walked. Rob Refsnyder flied out to right, Christian Arroyo struck out swinging and Kike Hernandez popped up to short to end the inning.
Jose Trevino flied out to right to start the top of the third and Aaron Hicks grounded out to third. Judge walked but Stanton struck out swinging to end the inning. Connor Wong struck out swinging to begin the bottom of the third and Pham grounded out to short. Verdugo grounded out to second to end the inning.
Torres singled to center to start the top of the fourth but Donaldson flied out to center. Cabrera reached first on a pop up in no man's land before both runners pulled off a double steal. Kiner struck out swinging and Gonzalez grounded out to second to end the inning. Bogaerts took strike three to start the bottom of the fourth before Devers struck out swinging, Martinez also swung at air for strike three to end the inning.
The Yankees took command in the top of the fifth as Trevino struck out swinging to start. Hicks hit a routine grounder to Bogaerts who dove on top of the ball and flailed his arms for an error. Judge singled in the hole at short but Stanton took strike three. Torres got a base hit to center to score Hicks and Refsnyder threw home. Judge slid in safe and Wong inexplicably turned and threw the ball into the Monster seats for an error to score Torres for a little league inside the park home run. Donaldson got a a base hit to center but Cabrera grounded out to first to end the inning with the Yankees up 3-0.
The Sox did fight back in the bottom of the fifth as Refsnyder got a base hit to right to begin. Arroyo struck out swinging and Hernandez lined out to center, but Wong atoned for his error with a double to left to score Rob. Pham flied out to center to end the inning but the Sox were still down 3-1.
That was it for Brayan Bello who lasted just 5 innings throwing 98 pitches. He was charged with 3 runs but none of them were earned. Zack Kelly came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Kiner walked to start. Kiner stole second but Gonzalez was retired on a squibber in front of the plate. Trevino doubled to center to score Kiner, icing the game. Judge took strike three to end the inning with the Yankees up 4-1.
Verdugo walked to start the bottom of the sixth to chase Cortes from the game. Clarke Schmidt came in to strike out Bogaerts, Devers and Martinez all swinging. Wonderful performance from the heart of the order.
Kaleb Ort came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Stanton struck out swinging to start. Torre struck out swinging and Donaldson lined out to right to end the inning. Abraham Almonte pinch hit for Refsnyder to start the bottom of the seventh and grounded out to first. Triston Casas pinch hit for Arroyo and grounded out to third. Hernandez also grounded out to third to end the inning.
Eduard Bazardo came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Cabrera lined out to right to start. Kiner got a base hit to right and once again stole second. Gonzalez walked but Trevino struck out swinging. Hicks grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the eighth as Jonathan Loaisiga came in to pitch. Reese McGuire pinch hit for Wong and got a base hit to left. Pham also got a base hit to left but Verdugo forced McGuire at third. Bogaerts blooped a base hit to right to load the bases and Devers hit a routine grounder to first.....booted by Gonzalez for an error to score Pham. It looked like Martinez beat out a double play ball to score Verdugo but Yankees manager Aaron Boone challenged that he was out. Sure enough, the call was overturned and the inning was over with the Sox down 4-2.
Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Judge struck out swinging to start. Stanton doubled to center and Tim Locastro pinch ran for him. Torres doubled to center to score Locastro and moved to third on a fly ball to center by Donaldson. Cabrera struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees up 5-2.
Clay Holmes came in close out the bottom of the ninth and Almonte doubled to left to start. Casas grounded out to third to move Almonte to third and Abraham scored on the Hernandez grounder to second. McGuire struck out swinging to end the game. The Yankees had won it 5-3.
Yankees win
You're out you jackass!
Reese McGuire was 1 for 2.
Zack Kelly allowed a run in an inning of work.
Alex Verdugo was 0 for 3 but walked.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but drove in a run.
Jackass of The Night is JD Martinez. His double play killed the rally in the eighth inning.
The Good:
Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Reese McGuire was 1 for 2.
Abraham Almonte was 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Kaleb Ort pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Eduard Bazardo pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Christian Arroyo was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Triston Casas was 0 for 2.
Zack Kelly allowed a run in an inning of work.
Ryan Brasier allowed a run in an inning of work.
The Ugly:
Tommy Pham was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Alex Verdugo was 0 for 3 but walked.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts and an error.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but drove in a run.
Kike Hernandez was just 1 for 4.
Connor Wong was 1 for 2 with an rbi but his error led to two crucial runs scoring.
Brayan Bello took the loss but allowed no earned runs in 5 innings of work. He allowed 6 hits and a walk.
Final Thoughts:
Pop the champagne corks, the Portland Sea Dogs are second half division champs! Their victory over the Somerset Patriots tonight locked up the division crown with 4 games left to play. After those four games against the Patriots are over, they play a best of three series against...the Patriots. Cedanne Rafaela hit a backbreaking grand slam for the champs. What does this have to do with the Red Sox? Absolutely nothing, but who cares about them at this point? The Sox are pretty much dead in the water after another series loss to an AL East team. Errors and lack of clutch hitting cost them but that's old hat at this point. No sense wasting time squawking about it. The loss dropped the Sox to 69-74, good for last place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox welcome in the Kansas City Royals for a three game set beginning Friday night. Michael Wacha (11-1) takes on Jonathan Heasley of Kansas City. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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