Before the game the Boston Red Sox made a roster move. "Big" Dick Fitts was sent back down to Worcester after winning his first career game and in his place the Sox called up Isaiah Campbell. Why? The Sox have just 6 games left before the All-Star break and they're going to go with the rotation they have to make it to the break, makes more sense to carry an extra reliever until then.
As for the game, it got ugly late but this was a nice pitched game until the sixth inning. Brayan Bello (5-3, 3.27 ERA) continued his resurgence as the Sox number 3 starter with a complete game 5 hitter against the lowly Colorado Rockies. Offensively, Kyle Freeland held the Sox scoreless for five innings. In the sixth inning, Trevor Story, Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran combined to drive in four runs to put the Sox up big. Then the Sox put up six runs in the seventh inning with a 3 run Story home run, a Duran solo shot, a Romy Gonzalez triple and a Roman Anthony base hit. Bello finished off the Rockies to run the win streak to five games as Boston beat Colorado 10-2 at Fenway Park.
Bello got the ball in the top of the first inning and Tyler Freeman struck out swinging to start. Hunter Goodman struck out swinging and Mickey Moniak flied out to left to end the inning. Kyle Freeland got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Nate Eaton lined out to third to start. Ryan Ritter threw a grounder by Romy Gonzalez away for an error but Roman Anthony flied out to left. Rob Refsnyder forced Romy at second to end the inning.
Jordan Beck struck out swinging to start the top of the second inning before Michael Toglia struck out swinging as well. Ryan McMahon went down hacking to end the inning. Trevor Story swung and missed for strike three to begin the bottom of the second and Ceddanne Rafaela took strike three. Jarren Duran grounded out to second to end the inning.
Brenton Doyle flied out to right to start the top of the third before Orlando Arcia struck out swinging. Ryan Ritter also wend own hacking to end the inning. Abraham Toro grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third before Connor Wong watched strike three go by. Eaton grounded out to third to end the inning.
Freeman grounded out to third to start the top of the fourth but Goodman got a base hit inside the third base bag. A wild pitch moved Hunter to second and Moniak moved hjm to third with a great running catch made by Rafaela. Beck lined out to right to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the fourth as Gonzalez got a base hit to right to start. Anthony struck out swinging but Refsnyder got a base hit to center. Story hit a bullet but right to Arcia who doubled off Romy to end the inning.
Toglia flied out to right to start the top of the fifth before McMahon was frozen for strike three. Doyle walked but Arcia flied out to left to end the inning. Rafaela walked to start the bottom of the fifth but Duran lined out to center. Toro flied out to center to move Rafaela to second but Wong grounded out to short to end the inning.
Ritter flied out to right to start the top of the sixth before Freeman flied out to center. Goodman grounded out to short to end the inning. Eaton took strike three to start the bottom of the sixth but Gonzalez got a base hit to right. Anthony walked but Refsnyder struck out swinging. Story then smacked a base hit to right. Gonzalez came around to score and the others moved up on the throw home. That was it for Freeland as Juan Mejia came in to pitch to Rafaela. Ceddanne stepped up with a bases clearing double to left and Duran drove him home with a base hit to right. El Toro grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-0.
Marcelo Mayer came in for Eaton to start the top of the seventh and naturally Bello plunked Moniak to start. Bello recovered to get Beck to ground into a double play and Toglia to fly out to center to end the inning. Bello was at 77 pitches so far. The Sox blew the game open in the bottom of the seventh with Jake Bird now on the mound. Wong grounded out to second but Mayer got a base hit in the hole at short. Gonzalez tripled into the centerfield gap to score Marcelo and Anthony ripped a base hit to left to score Romy. Refsnyder drew a walk and Story clobbered his 15th home run of the season to break it open. Zach Agnos came in to relieve Bird and Rafaela grounded out to short. Duran then smashed his 7th home run of the season to wrap up the scoring. El Toro struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 10-2.
David Hamilton came in to play second to start the top of the eighth and McMahon grounded out to first to start. Doyle got a base hit to left but Arcia lined out to left. Ritter forced Doyle at second to end the inning and Bello was just three outs away from a complete game shutout.
Wong struck out swinging to start the bottom of the eighth and Mayer grounded out to second. Hamilton grounded out to third to end the inning.
Bello returned to finish the job but Freeman got a base hit to center to start. Suddenly Goodman hit a home run all the way to Quebec to end the shutout bid. Yanquiel Fernandez pinch hit for Moniak and took strike three, but Beck lined a base hit to center. Toglia lined out to right and McMahon struck out swinging to end the game. Bello had gone the distance and beat the Rockies 10-2.
Hero of The Night is a no doubter. Brayan Bello tossed a complete game 5 hitter allowing just 2 runs.
The Good:
Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Romy Gonzalez was 3 for 4 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Roman Anthony was 1 for 3 with a walk, rbi and 2 runs scored.
Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Trevor Story was 2 for 4 with a 3 run home run, 4 total rbis and 2 total runs scored.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 1 for 3 with a walk, 2 rbis and a run scored.
Jarren Duran was 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 total rbis and a run scored.
The Bad:
Nate Eaton was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
David Hamilton was 0 for 1.
Abraham Toro was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Connor Wong was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
None
Final Thoughts:
The Sox needed to beat up on these bad teams and so far they have. They took 2 out of 3 from the Cincinnati Reds, swept the Nationals and have taken the first two against Colorado. Not only that, Bello's complete game saved the bullpen for tomorrow night if needed. The Sox bats have come alive but keep in mind its against bad teams. You'd rather have them win than lose but keep some perspective. Still, the Sox have won the games they've had to after dropping 8 out of 11 following the Rafael Devers trade. They have one more game against Colorado before a big four game set with the Tampa Bay Rays before the all-star break. The Sox definitely need a win tomorrow night to have some momentum and Brayan Bello going the distance put them in a good position. The Sox looked dead in the water after the Devers trade but they've kept afloat for now. The win improved the Sox to 48-45, 6 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to sweep the Rockies and win six games in a row tomorrow night when they send Lucas Giolito (5-1, 3.66 ERA) to the mound against Antonio Senzatela of Colorado. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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