Giolito got pounded in the top of the first as Zach Neto doubled to left to start. Nolan Schanuel doubled to center to score Neto and Mike Trout got a base hit to left. Taylor Ward then hit a home run into the Charles River to give the Angels a lead before most of the people got to their seat. Jorge Soler got a base hit in the hole at short but Logan O'Hoppe lined out to third. Jo Adell lined out to center but Chris Taylor took strike three to end the inning with the Angels up 4-0.
The Sox exploded in the bottom of the first against Soriano as Jarren Duran beat out a roller to third to start. Rafael Devers walked and Wilyer Abreu got a base hit to center to score Duran. Carlos Narvaez singled to right to load the bases and Marcelo Mayer walked to score Devers. Abraham "El" Toro got a base hit to right to score Abreu but Ceddanne Rafaela struck out swinging. David Hamilton doubled to left to score Narvaez and Mayer to put Boston on top but Kristian Campbell grounded back to the mound. Duran grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 5-4.
The Angels knocked Giolito out in the top of the second as Newman hit a ground rule double down the right field line to start. Neto tripled into the left field corner to score Newman and Schanuel doubled to center to score Neto to put LA back on top. Trout grounded out to short to move Schanuel over and he scored on the sac fly by Ward to center. Soler walked and FINALLY Giolito was lifted. Gio was solid all season but his first big stinker of the season had him allow 7 runs in just 1 2/3 innings. Luis Guerrero got O'Hoppe to strike out swinging to end the inning with the Angels up 7-5.
Devers grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second but Abreu got a base hit to center. Narvaez grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Adell lined out to second to start the top of the third and Taylor grounded out to third. Newman flied out to center to end the inning. Former Sox prospect Matthew Lugo came in for Soler to start the bottom of the third but Mayer grounded back to the mound. El Toro lined out to center and Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning.
Neto grounded out to third to start the top of the fourth but Schanuel walked. Trout walked but Ward grounded into a double play to end the inning. Hamilton got a base hit to left to start the bottom of the fourth and Campbell got hit with a pitch. Duran walked to load the bases but Devers struck out swinging. Abreu got a sac fly to center to score Hamilton and Narvaez got a base hit to right to score Campbell to tie the game. That was it for Soriano as Hunter Strickland came in to get Mayer to fly out to center to end the inning with the game tied 7-7.
Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch the top of the fifth and Lugo got a base hit to left to start. O'Hoppe got a base hit to left and Lugo came all the way around to score to put LA back on top. Adell grounded out to second to move O'Hoppe to second but Taylor grounded out to short. Newman grounded out to second to end the inning with LA up 8-7.
El Toro grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fifth and Rafaela flied out to center. Hamilton grounded out to first to end the inning.
Justin Wilson came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Neto struck out swinging to start. Schanuel struck out swinging and Trout grounded out to short to end the inning. Campbell was hit with a pitch again to start the bottom of the sixth but Duran banged into a double play. Devers flied out to left to end the inning.
Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Ward struck out swinging to start. Lugo grounded out to second and O'Hoppe took strike three to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the seventh as Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for Abreu to start. Refsnyder struck out swinging but Narvaez walked. Romy Gonzalez pinch hit for Mayer and got a base hit off the glove of Lugo for an error to move both runners into scoring position. El Toro hit a sac fly to center to score Narvaez to tie the game and Rafaela lined out to left to end the inning with the score tied at 8-8.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Adell lined out to center to start. Taylor doubled to left and Newman got a base hit to center to score Taylor, putting the Angels on top once again. That was it for Weissert as Cooper Criswell came in to strike Neto out swinging. Schanuel grounded out to first to end the inning with the Angels up 9-8.
Angels just won't go away
Trevor Story pinch hit for Hamilton to start the bottom of the eighth and Newman booted a grounder for an error to start. Campbell struck out swinging and Brock Burke was called in to face Duran. Jarren walked and Devers got a base hit to center to score Story with the tying run. Refsnyder lined out to second and Narvaez struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 9-9.
Trout walked to start the top of the ninth but Ward flied out to right. Lugo struck out swinging and O'Hoppe forced Trout at second to end the inning. Gonzalez grounded out to short to start the bottom of the ninth but El Toro got a base hit to center. Suddenly Rafaela smashed his sixth home run of the year to win the game. The Sox had walked off the Angels 11-9.
Sox win
"I'm the Hero now" - Rafaela
Hero of The Night is Ceddanne Rafaela. His 2 run home run in the ninth won the game.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Wilyer Abreu was 2 for 2 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
Carlos Narvaez was 2 for 4 with a walk, rbi and 2 runs scored.
Romy Gonzalez was 1 for 2 at the plate.
Abraham Toro was 2 for 4 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
David Hamilton was 2 for 3 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
Trevor Story scored a run as a pinch hitter.
Luis Guerrero tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
Justin Wilson pitched a scoreless inning.
Garrett Whitlock pitched a scoreless inning.
Cooper Criswell got the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Lucas Giolito was shelled for 7 runs off 8 hits and a walk in just 1 2/3 innings.
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
Brennan Bernardino committed an error and allowed a run in an inning of work.
Greg Weissert allowed a run in 1/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 2 but walked and scored a run.
Kristian Campbell was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch twice and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Nice to turn the tables on the Angels after back to back agonizing defeats in the ninth. This time the Sox delivered the knockout blow and it shows that it can be done. Losing 2 out of 3 to the Angels hurts but winning the third game at least ends the series on a high note. Fans are calling Rafaela the heir apparent to Devers and he had a touch of the magic by hitting that home run today. As a whole this was one of the best wins of the season after going down 4-0 and 7-5. Both times the Sox tied it the Sox coughed it up, yet they still fought to win the game. They could have easily folded early but they refused to give up. Hopefully Giolito isn't hurt and this was a one time stinker and the same goes for Bernardino. The only way the Sox can go on a run is if the pitching holds up and today it didn't. Thank goodness the offense woke up today and they definitely deserved the win. The loss improved the Sox to 30-34, 9 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox run a gauntlet of 9 straight games against the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. This Friday night Walker Buehler (4-3) goes for the Sox against Will Warren of New York. The game begins at 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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