Last night the Colorado Rockies held off a Boston Red Sox rally late in the game. This time they couldn't hang on. After a two hour rain delay that delayed the start of the game until 9 PM. the Sox enjoyed a 1-0 lead over the Rockies on an Alex Verdugo rbi single for five innings. Then the Rockies scored 2 runs in the top of the sixth off Sox starter Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock (4-2, 4.38 ERA) who went 7 strong innings. In the bottom of the seventh, the Sox erupted for five runs capped off by a Verdugo rbi double. Josh Winckowski allowed a run in the bottom of the ninth but still shut the door as the Sox beat the Rockies 6-3 at Fenway Park.
Whitlock got the ball in the top of the first inning and Nolan Jones struck out swinging to start. Ezequiel Tovar doubled to center and Ryan McMahon got a base hit to right, but Tovar was thrown out at home by Alex Verdugo. Elias Diaz was frozen for strike three to end the inning. The Sox struck first against Gomber in the bottom of the first as Rob Refsnyder singled to left to start. Refsnyder stole second but Justin Turner grounded out to third. Alex Verdugo got a base hit to center to score Refsnyder but Adam Duvall struck out swinging. Christian Arroyo forced Verdugo at second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Turner booted a grounder by Randal Grichuk to start the top of the second but Harold Castro grounded into a double play. Elehuris Montero grounded out to second to end the inning. Enrique Hernandez flied out to center to start the bottom of the second and Triston Casas grounded out to second. Connor Wong struck out swinging to end the inning.
Brenton Doyle walked to start the top of the third but Austin Wynns took strike three. Doyle was thrown out at second trying to steal and Jones went down hacking to end the inning. Pablo Reyes lined out to center to start the bottom of the third and Refsnyder lined out to second. Turner grounded out to third to end the inning.
Tovar grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth and McMahon did the same. Diaz grounded out to short to end the inning. Verdugo doubled to right to start the bottom of the fourth but Duvall flied out to center. Arroyo swung at air for strike three and Hernandez flied out to center to end the inning.
Grichuk went down hacking to start the top of the fifth and Castro did the same. Hernandez made a great sliding catch to rob Montero of a hit to end the inning.
What a catch
Casas struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth and Wong did the same. Reyes doubled to left followed by a Refsnyder walk, but Turner flied out to center to end the inning.
The Rockies took the lead in the top of the sixth as Doyle singled to center to start. Doyle stole second and Wynns grounded out to third. Jones got a base hit to center to move Doyle to third then took second on the throw home. Tovar hot a sacl fly to left to score Doyle and McMahon doubled to left to score Jones. Diaz flied out to left to end the inning with the Rockies up 2-1.
Rockies take the lead
Verdugo flied out to center to start the bottom of the sixth and Duvall flied out to center. Arroyo grounded out to second to end the inning.
Whitlock came back for one final inning in the top of the seventh as Grichuk grounded out to short to start. Castro singled to left but Montero whiffed. Doyle forced Castro at second to end the inning. That was it for Whitlock as he allowed just 2 runs in 7 innings off 6 hits and a walk.
The Lock says know your damn role
The Sox sprang to life in the bottom of the seventh as Hernandez singled to left to start. Casas singled to right to chase Gomber and Brent Suter came in to pitch to Wong. Connor walked to load the bases and Jarren Duran ran for Casas. Reyes hit a sac fly to center to score Hernandez with the tying run and Refsnyder tripled right through the glove of Jones to score Duran and Wong. Peter Lambert came in to pitch to Turner and Justin singled to left to score Refsnyder. Verdugo doubled to left to score Turner but Duvall struck out swinging. Arroyo walked but Hernandez flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 6-2.
Sox take the lead
Josh Winckowski came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Mike Moustakas pinch hit for Wynns. Moustakas popped up to third and Jones grounded back to the mound. Tovar lined out to left to end the inning. Brian Serven took over behind the plate to start the bottom of the eighth and Duran singled to center to start. Duran got picked off, Wong took strike three and Reyes flied out to center to end the inning.
Winckowski came back to close out the top of the ninth and McMahon walked to start. Diaz got a base hit to left to move Ryan to third, and McMahon scored when Grichuk grounded into a double play. Castro took strike three to end the game. The Sox had won the game 6-3.
Sox win
Hero of The Night is Rob Refsnyder. His two run triple put the Sox up for good and he scored the first run.
Triple hitting Hero
Hero of The Night is Rob Refsnyder. His two run triple put the Sox up for good and he scored the first run.
The Good:
Alex Verdugo was 3 for 4 with 2 rbis.
Triston Casas was 1 for 3.
Jarren Duran singled, stole a base and scored a run.
Pablo Reyes was 1 for 3 with an rbi.
Garrett Whitlock tossed 7 innings of 2 run ball off 6 hits and a walk.
The Bad:
Adam Duvall was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Justin Turner was just 1 for 4 with an error but drove in a run and scored a run.
Christian Arroyo was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Enrique Hernandez was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Connor Wong was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Josh Winckowski allowed a run in 2 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
That was a big win for the Sox as they were 9 outs away from being swept out of Fenway by the worthless Rockies. The real story of the game was Garrett Whitlock's second straight strong start. The Sox went cheap by signing Corey Kluber and converting Whitlock to a starter and both moves looked like disasters, until now. If Whitlock found his groove that might be a difference maker moving forward. Verdugo and Refsnyder stepped up big tonight and even though they beat the lowly Rockies, comeback wins are always fun. They're still a mile behind in the division standings but a comeback has to start somewhere. The win improved the Sox to 34-35, good for last place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox are back in action Friday night at home against the New York Yankees. Tanner Houck goes for Boston against Domingo German of New York. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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