That was a much better start for Brayan Bello (8-5, 5.19 ERA) and the Boston Red Sox. Against the hapless Miami Marlins, Bello tossed 6 2/3 innings allowing just a single run back in the first inning. The Sox offense got to Trevor Rogers for two runs in the third on rbis from Masataka Yoshida and Rafael Devers. After Yoshida drove in a run in the seventh, they iced the game in the ninth with a bases loaded double by Rafael Devers. Greg Weissert slammed the door and the Sox had beaten the Marlins 7-2 at Loan Depot Park.
Trevor Rogers got the ball in the top of the first and Jarren Duran struck out swinging to start. Rob Refsnyder walked but Tyler O'Neill lined out to left. Rafael Devers struck out swinging to end the inning. Bello got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jazz Chisholm Jr singled to right to start. Bryan De La Cruz got a base hit to right and Josh Bell's fly ball to center moved Jazz to third. Jesus Sanchez got a base hit to right to score Chisholm and put Miami on top. Jake Burger took strike three but both runners moved over on a balk. Xavier Edwards flied out to center to end the inning with the Marlins up 1-0.
Connor Wong got a base hit to left to start the top of the second then promptly stole third. Romy Gonzalez struck out swinging but Masataka Yoshida got a base hit to center. Dominic Smith took strike three and Ceddanne Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning. Vidal Brujan flied out to center to start the bottom of the second and Emmanuel Rivera grounded back to the mound. Nick Fortes took strike three to end the inning.
The Sox struck back in the top of the third as Duran grounded out to second to start. Refsnyder walked and O'Neill got a base hit to left. Devers singled in the hole at short to score Refsnyder to tie the game. Wong flied out to right but Gonzalez walked. Masataka Yoshida singled off the glove of Rogers to score O'Neill. Smith took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 2-1.
Chisholm grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third but De La Cruz walked. Bell grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Huascar Brazoban came in to pitch the top of the fourth and Rafaela struck out swinging to start. Duran got a base hit in the hole at short then took second & third on the grounder to third by Refsnyder. O'Neill lined out to center to end the inning. Sanchez got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the fourth and Burger got a base hit to right. Edwards struck out swinging but Brujan beat out a double play ball. Rivera grounded out to short to end the inning.
Devers grounded out to first to start the top of the fifth and Wong hit one up the elevator shaft. Gonzalez got a base hit in the hole at third then stole second. Yoshida struck out swinging to end the inning. Fortes struck out swinging to begin the bottom of the fifth and Chisholm struck out swinging. De La Cruz grounded out to short to end the inning.
Smith grounded out to short to start the top of the sixth but Rafaela tripled into the centerfield gap. Duran struck out swinging and Refsnyder grounded out to third to end the inning. Duran made a great running catch to rob Bell of a hit to start the bottom of the sixth and Sanchez grounded back to the mound. Burger struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox got another run in the top of the seventh with Calvin Faucher on the mound as O'Neill walked to start. Devers walked and Wong singled in the hole at short to loa the bases. Gonzalez forced O'Neill at home and Andrew Nardi came in to face Yoshida. Masataka grounded out to third to score Devers but Smith took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 3-1.
Yoshida drives in a run
Edwards struck out swinging to start the bottom of the seventh and Brujan flied out to left. Rivera got a base hit to center and Fortes singled to right to chase Bello. He did well, allowing just 1 run off 7 hits and a walk. Brennan Bernardino came in to get Chishom to ground out to first to end the inning.
Good work Bello
Anthony Bender came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Rafaela grounded out to third to start. Duran grounded out to second and Refsnyder grounded out to short to end the inning. Chris Martin came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and De La Cruz struck out swinging to start. Refsnyder made a great diving catch to rob Bell of a hit but Sanchez got a base hit to left. Burger lined out to right to end the inning.
The Sox broke it open in the top of the ninth with Anthony Maldonado now on the mound as O'Neill got a base hit to left to start. Devers tripled into the right field corner to score Tyler but Wong grounded out to second. David Hamilton pinch hit for Gonzalez and struck out swinging but Yoshida walked. Smith walked to load the bases and Rafaela cleared them with a double to left. Duran lined out to second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 7-1.
Rafaela ices it
Greg Weissert came in to close out the bottom of the ninth as Edwards got a base hit to left...booted by Refsnyder for an error to allow Edwards to make it to third. Brujan struck out swinging and Rivera hit a sac fly to center to score Edwards. Fortes flied out to right to end the game. The Sox had won it 7-2.
Red Sox win
Hero Bello
Hero of The Night is Brayan Bello. He tossed 6 2/3 innings of 1 run ball off 7 hits and a walk.
The Good:
Tyler O'Neill was 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Rafael Devers was 2 for 4 with a walk, 2 rbis and 2 runs.
Connor Wong was 2 for 5 with a stolen base.
Romy Gonzalez was 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base.
Masataka Yoshida was 2 for 4 with a walk, 2 rbis and a run scored.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 5 with 3 rbis.
Brennan Bernardino got the final out of the seventh inning.
Chris Martin tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
David Hamilton struck out in his only at-bat.
Greg Weissert allowed a run in the ninth inning.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 6 with 2 strikeouts.
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 3 with an error but walked twice and scored a run.
Dominic Smith was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Beating the Marlins is nothing to write home about but the Sox need to beat up on the bad teams. After that disaster against Chicago last month, the Sox have gone on a little bit of a run to get back to respectability. Again, beating Miami isn't the greatest but for Bello to utterly dominate them is a good sign. The trio of Rafaela, Devers and Yoshida provided all the run support they needed. The only blemish on the night was Refsnyder's error in the ninth but thankfully the Sox were comfortably ahead to get past it. With the trade deadline a month away, the biggest need is a starter. The Sox are not going to make the playoffs with a rotation of Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello, Kutter Crawford, Nick Pivetta and Cooper Criswell. The Sox need an ace and if they want to sell the Goldust Trio of Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel to get one, Sox fans would be all for it. Until then, enjoy the win streak because it looks like the Sox have been playing a lot better lately. The win improved the Sox to 46-40, 9 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it four wins in a row and a series sweep against the Marlins tomorrow evening when Nick Pivetta goes for Boston against Kyle Tyler of Miami. The game begins at 6:40 PM at LoanDepot Park.
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