Before the game the Boston Red Sox made some roster moves. Matt Dermody was called up from Worcester to start tonight's game against the Cleveland Guardians and Chris Murphy was sent down to make room for him. Murphy will be back and fans are already groaning about Dermody getting the call. Why? He's a conservative Christian.....and this is the bluest state in the union.
As for the game, what a disaster. With Red Sox fans calling for a boycott and rooting for the Guardians, Matt Dermody (0-1, 6.75 ERA) had a chance to shut them all up. Instead he got tagged for 3 runs in just 4 innings of work. Still, the Sox scratched out 2 runs to pull within 1 by the top of the sixth. Then Corey Kluber got rocked for 7 runs in 3 1/3 innings to put the game out of reach. Jose Ramirez did the most damage with 3 home runs and 5 rbis as the Guardians pounded the Sox 10-3 at Progressive Field.
Civale got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran got a base hit to left to start. Masataka Yoshida grounded out to first to move Duran to second but Justin Turner flied out to left. Rafael Devers walked but Triston Casas took strike three to end the inning. The Guardians got to Dermody in the bottom of the first as Steven Kwan was hit with a pitch to start. Amed Rosario grounded into a double play but Jose Ramirez hit a home run all the way to Oregon to put the Guardians up for good just like that. Josh Naylor walked but Josh Bell popped up to first to end the inning with the Guardians up 1-0.
Rob Refsnyder walked to start the top of the second but Christian Arroyo struck out swinging. Reese McGuire popped up to short and Enrique Hernandez flied out to right to end the inning. Hernandez made a great catch to rob Andres Gimenez of a hit to begin the bottom of the second and Myles Straw grounded out to second. Will Brennan grounded out to short to end the inning.
Duran popped up to short to start the top of the third and Yoshida grounded out to first. Turner flied out to right to end the inning. The Guardians struck again in the bottom of the third as Cam Gallagher singled in the hole at short. Kwan forced Gallagher at second and Rosario lined out to third. Ramirez hit another home run all the way to Russia to ice the game. Naylor took strike three to end the inning with the Guardians up 3-0.
Devers grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth and Casas took strike three. Refsnyder flied out to left to end the inning. Bello grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fourth but Gimenez singled in the hole at second. Straw lined out to short and Brennan flied out to center to end the inning. That was it for Dermody who allowed 3 runs in 4 innings, not great.
The Sox struck back in the top of the fifth although Arroyo grounded out to third to start. McGuire doubled to left but Hernandez grounded out to third. Duran got a base hit to left to score McGuire and took second on the throw. Duran took third on a wild pitch but Yoshida grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox down 3-1.
Corey Kluber came in to pitch the bottom of the fifth and Gallagher grounded out to first to start. Kwan grounded out to second and Rosario flied out to right to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the sixth as Turner beat out a roller to thi....but wait! Guardians manager Terry Francona challenged the call and sure enough, Turner was ruled out. Devers grounded out to first but Casas launched his 7th home run of the season to cut the lead. That was it for Civale as James Karinchak came in to pitch only to walk Refsnyder. Rob stole second but Arroyo grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox down 3-2.
The Sox were back in the game and Corey Kluber came in to blow it. Ramirez hit a home run all the way to Cincinnati and Naylor got a base hit to center. Bell doubled to left and Gimenez doubled to right to score both runners. Straw tripled home Gimenez and Brennan got a base hit to right to score Straw....only to be thrown out at second trying to advance. Gallagher singled to center and Kwan got a base hit to left, but Rosario flied out to center to move Cam to third. Ramirez struck out swinging to end the inning with the Guardians up 8-2.
Enyel De Los Santos came in to pitch the top of the seventh and McGuire walked to start. Hernandez took strike three and Duran forced Reese at second. Yoshida got a base hit to right but Turner struck out swinging to end the inning. Naylor got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the seventh but Bell lined out to left. Giminez grounded out to second to move Naylor over but Straw flied out to right to end the inning.
Xzavion Curry came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Devers flied out to center to start. Casas got a base hit to left but Refsnyder grounded into a double play to end the inning. The Guardians struck again in the bottom of the eighth as Brennan hit a home run all the way to France to start. Gallagher grounded out to short but Kwan walked. Rosario blooped a base hit over the head of Hernandez and that was it for Kluber. Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch and Ramirez hit a grounder to Devers who tagged out Rosario but Kwan scored. Ramirez tried for second and was caught in a run-down to end the inning with the Guardians up 10-2.
Guardians are all smiles
Gabriel Arias came in for Rosario and Tyler Freeman came in for Ramirez to start the top of the ninth. Arroyo doubled to right but McGuire struck out swinging. Hernandez doubled to right to score Arroyo but duran struck out swinging. Yoshida grounded out to short to end the game. The Guardians had won it 10-3.
Jackass of the Night is Corey Kluber. He got tagged for 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth and 7 total to put the game out of reach.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Triston Casas was 2 for 4 with a home run.
Rob Refsnyder walked twice in four plate appearances and stole a base.
Reese McGuire was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Brennan Bernardino got the final two outs of the eighth inning.
The Bad:
Justin Turner was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Matt Dermody took the loss by allowing 3 runs in 4 innings off 4 hits and a walk.
The Ugly:
Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 5.
Rafael Devers was 0 for 3 but walked.
Christian Arroyo was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Enrique Hernandez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in a run.
Final Thoughts:
Looks like things are unraveling for the Boston Red Sox. Not only have they lost 8 of their last 11 games, it was announced today that Alex Verdugo was benched for failing to run out the grounder last night. On top of that, blowhards on social media are crying that Matt Dermody is a Republican with conservative views. Rather than back his player, the Sox front office threw him under the bus after the game saying they "weren't aware" of this social media posts. Say goodbye to Dermody, that's for sure. They should be saying goodbye to Kluber too because his ineffectiveness put the game out of reach. Sox GM Chaim Bloom tabbed him as Opening Day starter 7 years too late. Just another loss in what could be yet another lost season with the Sox once again under .500. The loss dropped the Sox to 31-32, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox now have a big test as they travel to New York to face the Yankees. Last year the AL East teams feasted on the Red Sox, a sweep or taking 2 out of 3 would be just what the doctor ordered. Tomorrow night Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock (2-2, 4.78 ERA) goes one on one with undefeated Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. The game begins at 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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