Miracles do happen. With Boston Red Sox fans waiting for the bottom to fall out so they can completely turn on the franchise.....the Sox somehow got a win tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers. Garrett Crochet (2-1, 3.12 ERA) barely was able to hold the Brewers down in just 6 1/3 innings. Somehow he allowed just 2 runs to the Brewers while the Sox scored in just one inning. That happened to be the bottom of the sixth on a Trevor Story bases loaded double and a Chad Durbin rbi. After Crochet left, the trio of Zack Kelly, Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman somehow slammed the door. The Sox had won the game 3-2 at Fenway Park.
Crochet got the ball in the top of the first inning and Brandon Lockridge struck out swinging to start. William Contreras lined out to right and Luis Rengifo lined out to third to end the inning. Misiorowski got the ball in the bottom of the first and Roman Anthony struck out swinging to start. Jarren Duran struck out swinging and Willson Contreras took strike three to end the inning.
Gary Sanchez got a base hit to left to start the top of the second before taking second on a grounder to second by Joey Ortiz. Luis Matos took strike three and Sal Frelick grounded out to short to end the inning. Wilyer Abreu took strike three to start the bottom of the second before Trevor Story struck out swinging. Marcelo Mayer grounded out to short to end the inning.
Blake Perkins got a base hit to center to start the top of the third and David Hamilton dropped down a bunt to move him to second. Lockridge struck out swinging but a wild pitch moved Perkins to third. Contreras struck out swinging to end the inning. Ceddanne Rafaela walked to begin the bottom of the third but Connor Wong took strike three. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Rengifo lined out to center to start the top of the fourth but Sanchez walked. Mayer dropped a double play ball by Ortiz for an error but Matos grounded into one himself to end the inning. Anthony grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fourth before Duran struck out swinging. Contreras got a base hit to right but Abreu took strike three to end the inning.
Frelick grounded back to the mound to start the top of the fifth before Perkins flied out to right. Hamilton grounded out to first to end the inning. Story grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fifth and Mayer took strike three. Rafaela singled to left and Wong was hit with a pitch, but IKF grounded out to second to end the inning.
Lockridge struck out swinging to start the top of the sixth before Contreras singled to center. Rengifo lined out to right and Sanchez was rung up for strike three to end the inning. Anthony took strike three to start the bottom of the sixth but Duran drew a walk. Contreras and Abreu both walked to load the bases, chasing Misiorowski from the game. DL Hall came in to face Story and Trevor doubled to left to score Duran and Contreras. Caleb Durbin pinch hit for Mayer and grounded out to second but Abreu scored another run. Rafaela grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.
Naturally Crochet fell apart in the top of the seventh as Ortiz singled to center to start. Matos struck out swinging but Ferlick singled to right. Perkins walked and somehow Crochet hit Hamilton to score Ortiz. That was it for Crochet who allowed 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Zack Kelly came in to pitch and Christian Yelich pinch hit for Lockridge. Yelich beat out a double play ball to score Frelick then promptly stole second. Contreras grounded out to short to end the inning with the Brewers down 3-2.
Wong popped up to first to start the bottom of the seventh and Kiner grounded out to third. Anthony struck out swinging to end the inning.
Garrett Whitlock came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Rengifo grounded out to second to start. Sanchez struck out swinging and Ortiz grounded out to short to end the inning. Duran flied out to center to start the bottom of the eighth but Contreras walked. Abreu forced Contreras at second and Jake Woodford came in to pitch to Story. Trevor lined out to right to end the inning.
Aroldis Chapman came in to close out the top of the ninth and Matos flied out to center to start. Frelick walked but Perkins grounded into a double play to end the game. The Sox had won it 3-2.
Hero of The Night is Trevor Story. His based loaded double in the sixth sparked the winning rally.
The Good:
Willson Contreras was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Chad Durbin drove in a run in his only plate appearance.
Ceddannne Rafaela was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Garrett Crochet got the win with 6 1/3 innings of 2 run ball. He allowed 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7.
Zack Kelly got the final two outs of the seventh inning.
Garrett Whitlock tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
Aroldis Chapman earned his 3rd save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Roman Anthony was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 2 with a strikeout and an error.
Connor Wong was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 0 for 3.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Trevor Story was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in 2 runs.
Final Thoughts:
No matter how bad the Sox are, they always have a chance with Crochet on the mound. Still, he couldn't go seven innings in this one, but the bullpen stepped up this time. The offense continues to struggle but they did just enough to win. Trevor Story drove in two big runs and they needed both of them to win. On a day when the pitching holds up, they have a chance. Otherwise, don't even bother. Unless guys like Ranger Suarez and Brayan Bello step up, this is going to be a long season. The Sox look to win the series tomorrow afternoon when Sonny Gray (1-0, 4.50 ERA) faces former Sox prospect Shane Drohan making his ML debut. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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