The Sox wasted no time getting to Bellozo in the top of the first as Jarren Duran flied out to left to start. Tyler O'Neill singled in the hole at short and Wilyer Abreu doubled to center. Rafael Devers smacked a base hit to right off the glove of Jake Burger to score both runners. Connor Wong struck out swinging but Masataka Yoshida got a base hit to left. Enmanuel Valdez took strike three to end the inning with Boston up 2-0.
Crawford got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jazz Chisholm Jr flied out to right to start. Bryan De La Cruz struck out swinging and Josh Bell popped up to first to end the inning.
Dominic Smith struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Ceddanne Rafaela grounded out to third. Duran walked and stole second, but O'Neill struck out swinging to end the inning. Jesus Sanchez grounded out to first to start the bottom of the second and Jake Burger flied out to left. Xavier Edwards flied out to center to end the inning.
Abreu struck out swinging to start the top of the third and Devers did the same. Wong completed the trifecta by swinging at air to end the inning. Vidal Brujan flied out to left to start the bottom of the third and Emmanuel Rivera struck out swinging. Nick Fortes got a base hit to center but Chisholm took strike three to end the inning.
Yoshida got a base hit to right to start the top of the fourth and Valdez got a base hit to left. Smith popped up to third but Rafaela bashed his ninth home run of the season to increase the lead. Duran flied out to center and O'Neill lined out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 5-0.
De La Cruz flied out to center to start the bottom of the fourth and Bell struck out swinging. Sanchez grounded out to first to end the inning.
Abreu took strike three to start the top of the fifth and Devers grounded out to first. Wong lined out to second to end the inning. The Marlins struck back in the bottom of the fifth as Burger hit a home run all the way into the Atlantic Ocean to start. Edwards and Brujan both struck out swinging but Rivera beat out a roller to third. Fortes grounded out to third to end the inning with the Marlins down 5-1.
Declan Cronin came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Yoshida grounded out to first to start. Valdez flied out to left but Smith hit a ground rule double to center. Rafaela grounded out to second to end the inning. Crawford returned for one final inning in the bottom of the sixth as Chisholm Jr popped up to third to start. De La Cruz flied out to center and Bell took strike three to end the inning. Crawford held the Marlins to just 3 hits and a run in 6 strong innings.
Good job Crawford
All smiles in this one
Duran grounded out to second to start the top of the seventh but O'Neill got a base hit to center. Abreu flied out to center but Devers got a base hit to left. Wong drilled a base hit in the hole at short to score O'Neill and Yoshida got a base hit to center to score Devers. Valdez flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 7-1.
Yoshida drives in a run
Zack Kelly came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Sanchez hit a home run all the way to India to start. Burger grounded back to the mound but Edwards singled to center. Brujan did swing and miss for strike three...but the ball got away from Wong allowing Vidal to make it to first. Rivera got a base hit to center to score Edwards but Fortes popped up to Kelly to end the inning with the Marlins down 7-3.
Longest home run of the season
JT Chargois came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Smith took strike three to start. Rafaela grounded out to third but Duran clobbered his tenth home run of the season to wrap up the scoring. O'Neill walked but Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox ahead 8-3.
Bailey Horn came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Chisholm Jr grounded out to first to start. De La Cruz struck out swinging and Bell grounded out to short to end the inning.
Devers grounded out to first to start the top of the ninth and Wong grounded out to third. Yoshida struck out swinging to end the inning. Horn came back to close out the bottom of the ninth and Sanchez lined out to center to start. Burger got a base hit to center but was forced at second by Edwards. Xavier took second on defensive indifference but Brujan grounded out to second to end the game. The Sox had won it 8-3.
Hero of The Night is Ceddanne Rafaela. His three run home run proved to be the difference maker.
The Good:
Tyler O'Neill was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored.
Rafael Devers was 2 for 5 with a 2 run home run.
Masataka Yoshida was 3 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.
Kutter Crawford earned the win by tossing 6 innings of 1 run ball allowing just 3 hits.
Bailey Horn tossed the final two scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Zack Kelly allowed 2 runs in the seventh inning.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base but the one hit was a home run.
Wilyer Abreu was just 1 for 5 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but scored a run.
Connor Wong was just 1 for 5 with 2 strikeouts but drove in a run.
Enmanuel Valdez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Dominic Smith was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Final Thoughts:
Good way to start the month by beating up on a bad team. After the Chicago disaster last month, the Sox definitely need to take care of business against the Marlins. Crawford looked great tonight and that's what the Sox are going to need moving forward. Sox GM Craig Breslow banked on the homegrown starters like Crawford, Brayan Bello and Tanner Houck and if they don't deliver, that's on Craig for not getting an ace after trading Chris Sale. The bats came through in this one and its nice to see the power stroke from Duran and Rafaela. If only Trevor Story was healthy this lineup could bop with anyone. Still, a win is a win even if its against a bad team. The win improved the Sox to 45-40, 9 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it three wins in a row and second straight against the Marlins tomorrow night when Brayan Bello (7-5) takes on Trevor Rogers of Miami. The game begins at 6:40 PM at Loan Depot Park.
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