Tyler got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran flied out to center to start. David Hamilton walked and Tyler O'Neill singled to right. Both runners pulled off a double steal and Rafael Devers grounded out to first to score Hamilton. Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Pivetta got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jazz Chisholm Jr flied out to left to start. Bryan De La Cruz and Josh Bell both struck out swinging to end the inning.
Masataka Yoshida struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Reese McGuire grounded out to short. Dominic Smith got a base hit to right but Ceddanne Rafaela flied out to right to end the inning. Jesus Sanchez grounded out to second to start the bottom of the second and Jake Burger struck out swinging. Xavier Edwards took strike three to end the inning.
Duran grounded back to the mound to start the top of the third and Hamilton grounded out to second. O'Neill grounded out to short to end the inning. Rafaela made a great jumping catch to rob Vidal Brujan of a hit and Enmanuel Rivera struck out swinging. Ali Sanchez lined out to third to end the inning.
Devers walked to start the top of the fourth and Abreu forced him at second. Abreu was thrown out at second trying to steal and Yoshida flied out to center to end the inning. Chisholm Jr walked to star the bottom of the fourth and De La Cruz struck out swinging. Chisholm was thrown out at second trying to steal but Bell walked. Sanchez struck out swinging to end the inning.
McGuire popped up to short to start the top of the fifth and Smith flied out to center. Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning. Burger struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth and Edwards flied out to center. Brujan grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Sox blew a rally in the top of the sixth as Duran popped up to short to start. Hamilton got a base hit to center and O'Neill walked. AJ Puk came in to pitch and the duo pulled off another double steal. Once again Devers grounded out to first to score Hamilton with another run. Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Rivera flied out to center to start the bottom of the sixth and Sanchez flied out to center. Chisholm Jr struck out swinging to end the inning.
Yoshida grounded out to first to start the top of the seventh and McGuire struck out swinging. Smith flied out to left to end the inning. Pivetta came back for one final inning in the bottom of the seventh as De La Cruz flied out to right to start. Bell grounded out to first but Sanchez tripled to center to break up the no-hitter. Burger struck out swinging to end the inning and that was it for Pivetta. He was outstanding, allowing just a hit and 2 walks while striking out 10 batters in 7 innings.
He was 7 outs from the no-hitter
Anthony Bender came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Rafaela took strike three to start. Duran got a base hit to center and Brujan threw a ball away after Hamilton grounded out to first. O'Neill took strike three to end the inning. Justin Slaten came in to crap his pants in the bottom of the eighth as Edwards grounded out to first to start. Brujan walked and Nick Gordon pinch hit for Rivera. Gordon walked and Jonah Bride pinch hit for Sanchez. A wild pitch moved Brujan to third but Bride struck out swinging. Brennan Bernardino came in to face Chisholm and the move backfired as Chisholm got a base hit to right to score Brujan. De La Cruz singled to center to score Gordon and it was a good thing the Sox weren't at Fenway or else the whole city of Boston would be booing Alex Cora and the Sox bullpen for blowing Pivetta's gem. Bell grounded out to short to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Marlins tie it up
Nick Fortes took over for Gordon with Tanner Scott now on the mound for the top of the ninth. Devers struck out swinging an Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for Abreu. Refsnyder struck out swinging and Yoshida did the same to end the inning. Kenley Jansen came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Sanchez doubled to right to start. Burger struck out swinging and Edwards got a base hit to center. Sanchez motored around third and Duran came up firing.....OUT! But wait! The Marlins challenged that McGuire interfed with Sanchez but the umpires upheld the call. Brujan was intentionally walked but Fortes flied out to left to end the inning.
Andrew Nardi came in to pitch the top of the tenth with Masataka Yoshida at second base and Andrew Nardi on the mound. Micro managing Cora instead pinch hit Connor Wong for McGuire and Enmanuel Valdez running for Yoshida. Wong struck out swinging and Romy Gonzalez pinch hit for Smith. Gonzalez flied out to right and Rafaela was intentionally walked. Duran struck out swinging to end the inning. Zack Kelly came in to pitch the bottom of the tenth and Fortes started the inning at second base. Bride grounded out to first to move Fortes to third and Chisholm was intentionally walked. Chisholm stole second but De La Cruz struck out swinging. Bell also went down hacking to end the inning.
Calvin Faucher came in to pitch the top of the 11th with Duran at second base. Hamilton grounded out to first and O'Neill hit a roller to short. Edwards threw the ball away allowing Duran to score and O'Neill to advance to second. Devers was intentionally walked but Refsnyder was hit with a pitch to load the bases. Valdez got a base hit to right to score O'Neill and reload the bases. Wong struck out swinging and Gonzalez forced Valdez at second to end the inning with the Sox up 4-2.
Kelly returned to close out the bottom of the 11th with Bell at second base but Sanchez immediately hit a home run all the way to Tampa Bay to tie the game. Burger struck out swinging, Edwards grounded out to first and Brujan did the same to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Sanchez ties it up
Old friend Matt Andriese came in to pitch the top of the 12th with Romy Gonzalez starting at second. Rafaela got a base hit to left to move Romy to third and Ceddanne stole second. Duran struck out looking but Hamilton grounded out to third to score Gonzalez. O'Neill doubled to center to score Rafaela to seemingly ice the game. Devers was intentionally walked and Refsnyder flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 6-4.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the bottom of the 12th and Brujan started at second. Fortes singled off the glove of Gonzalez to move Brujan to third and Vidal scored on the Bride sac fly to center. Chisholm Jr flied out to center but De La Cruz singled to center. Bell flied out to center to end the game. The Sox had survived 6-5 in 12 innings.
Hero of The Night is Tyler O'Neill. He drove in 2 runs including the final run that decided the game.
The Good:
Rafael Devers walked 3 times in 6 plate appearances with 2 rbis.
Enmanuel Valdez singled and drove in a run in his only at-bat.
Dominic Smith was 1 for 3.
Nick Pivetta tossed 7 shutout innings allowing a hit and 2 walks with 10 strikeouts.
Kenley Jansen tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Rob Refsynder was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
Masataka Yoshida was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Reese McGuire was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Connor Wong was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Justin Slaten was charged with 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
Brennan Bernardino allowed 2 inherited runners to score in 1/3 of an inning.
Zack Kelly allowed 2 runs in 2 innings of work.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 6 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
David Hamilton was just 1 for 5 but walked, stole two bases, drove in a run and scored 2 runs.
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.
Romy Gonzalez was 0 for 2 but scored a run.
Ceddanne Rafaela was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked, stole a base and scored a run.
Greg Weissert got the save by allowing an unearned run in the bottom of the 12th.
Final Thoughts:
Happy fourth of July everyone. The Sox had a bash today knocking off the Miami Marlins for their fourth consecutive win. Ever since they dropped those two games to Chicago back in June the Sox have gone on a little bit of a run. They probably have no chance to catch the Baltimore Orioles or New York Yankees but a nice hot streak leading to the all-star break could have them in a playoff spot of some sort. Gotta feel for Pivetta who was literally unhittable for 6 2/3 innings just to end up with a no-decision. Kudos to the Sox for fighting back again and again to take the game though. Can't say they didn't want in and normally Sox manager Alex Cora managing every game like its Game 7 of the World Series gets annoying, but when you're fighting for your playoff lives in July you have to pull out all the stops. Things worked out this time thanks to some clutch hitting but Justin Slaten needs to cut down on the blown saves. Still, a win is a win and this one was important in the era of the third wild card. The win improved the Sox to 47-40, 8 games behind the Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox now travel to New York for a three game deathmatch with the Yankees. Tanner Houck goes for the Yankees against Nester Cortes of New York. The game begins tomorrow night at 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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