Rogers got the ball in the top of the first inning and Ceddanne Rafaela grounded back to the mound to start. Willson Contreras grounded out to first and Wilyer Abreu grounded out to first as well to end the inning. Crochet got the ball in the bottom of the first and Taylor Ward popped up to short to start. Gunnar Henderson struck out swinging and Adley Rutschman flied out to right to end the inning.
Trevor Story struck out swinging to start the top of the second but Andruw Monasterio doubled to center. Jarren Duran took strike three but Caleb Durbin doubled to right to score Andruw. Durbin stole third, Connor Wong walked and Isiah Kiner-Falefa got a base hit to left to score Durbin, moving Connor to third. Rafaela got a base hit to left to score Wong and Contreras walked to load the bases. That was it for Rogers after just 1 2/3 innings as Tyler Wells got Abreu to line out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.
Pete Alonso struck out swinging to start the bottom of the second and old pal Tyler O'Neill popped up to second. Jeremiah Jackson lined out to right to end the inning.
Story struck out swinging to start the top of the third but Monasterio doubled to left. Duran popped up to short and Durbin grounded out to short to end the inning. Leody Taveras flied out to right to open the bottom of the third but Coby Mayo doubled to left. Blaze Alexander struck out swinging but Ward walked. Henderson took strike three to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the fourth with Albert Suarez now on the mound. Wong walked and Kiner forced him at second with a bad bunt attempt. Kiner took off for second and Rutschman threw the ball away allowing Isiah to reach third on the error. Rafaela walked and Contreras hit a sac fly to left to score Kiner. Rafaela was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning with the Sox up 4-0.
Rutschman flied out to center to start the bottom of the fourth and Alonso flied out to left. O'Neill took strike three to end the inning.
Abreu got a base hit to left to start the top of the fifth and Jackson booted a grounder by Story for an error. Monasterio tried to drop down a bunt but it got Abreu thrown out at third. Duran popped up to third but Durbin walked to load the bases. Wong jacked a double to right to clear the bases and ice the game but Kiner popped up to second to end the inning with the Sox up 7-0.
Jackson struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth but Taveras worked a wall. Mayo lined out to center and Alexander did the same to end the inning.
Rafaela struck out swinging to start the top of the sixth and Contreras did the same. Abreu grounded out to first to end the inning. Ward ate up Crochet on a grounder to start the bottom of the sixth but Henderson struck out swinging. Rutschman singled to left but Alonso grounded into a double play to end the inning. Crochet could have gone another inning but with a huge lead, Sox manager Alex Cora told him that was enough after 6 shutout innings where he struck out 7
Story flied out to left to start the top of the seventh and Monasterio grounded out to third. Duran flied out to left to end the inning. Greg Weissert came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and O'Neill got a base hit to left to start. Jackson hit a grounder to third and Durbin threw the ball away to allow both runners to advance. Taveras grounded out to first to score O'Neill and move Jackson to third. Mayo popped up to short and Colton Cowser pinch hit for Alexander. Cowser struck out swinging to end the inning with the O's down 7-1.
Keegan Akin came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Durbin struck out swinging to start. Wong grounded out to second and Kiner took strike three to end the inning. Danny Coulombe came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Ward singled to left to start. Henderson grounded out to first to move Ward to second and Rutschman lined out to third. Alonso struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox exploded in the top of the ninth as Rafaela tripled into the right field corner to start. Contreras got a base hit to left to score Ceddanne and Abreu got a base hit to center. Story got a base hit to right to load the bases and Monaaterio belted a grand slam to clear the bases. Duran got a base hit to left and O's manager Craig Albernaz brought in third baseman Weston Wilson to pitch. Immediately Durbin clobbered his first home run of the season but Wong popped up to second. Kiner got a base hit to left, Rafaela got a base hit to center and Contreras hit a 3 run bomb to wrap up the scoring. Abreu flied out to right but Mayo booted a grounder by Story for an error. Monasterio flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox ahead 17-1.
Marcelo Mayer took over for Story with Tyler Samaniego in to pitch the bottom of the ninth. O'Neill flied out to left, Jackson grounded out to second and Taveras flied out to center to end the game. The Sox had won it 17-1.
Sox win
Andruw Monas-Hero
Hero of The Night is Andruw Monasterio. He was 3 for 6 with a grand slam and 3 total runs scored.
The Good:
Ceddanne Rafaela was 3 for 5 with a walk, rbi and 2 runs scored.
Willson Conteras was 2 for 4 with a walk, a home run, 5 total rbis and 2 runs scored.
Wilyer Abreu was 2 for 6 with a run scored.
Caleb Durbin was 2 for 4 with a walk, a home run, 3 total rbis and 3 runs scored.
Connor Wong was 1 for 3 with 2 walks, 3 rbis, a stolen base and a run scored.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 2 for 5 with a stolen base, rbi and 2 runs scored.
Garrett Crochet got the win with 6 shutout innings allowing 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7.
Danny Coulombe pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Tyler Samaniego pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Greg Weissert allowed a run in the seventh inning.
The Ugly:
Trevor Story was just 1 for 6 with 2 strikeouts but scored 2 runs.
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Honorable Mention:
Marcelo Mayer played short in the bottom of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
Where was that against Detroit and New York? Still, for the first time in a while the Sox put together some competitive at-bats which led to rbis and runs scored for once. Durbin and Kiner also stole some bags which is what they're going to have to do to score runs with a power outage going on. Crochet pitched well and he probably would have went 7 if they needed it but the lead was so large not even Weissert was going to screw it up. Cora is still taking fire for playing the utility guys every day and reliance on Weissert but at least Monasterio delivered in this one. Durbin was asked after the game how it felt to get his first home run albeit against a position player and he said "Hey I'll take it". The bats will definitely take it at this point because they need to turn things around in a hurry. Maybe this will be the start of a win streak? Probably not but fans need SOMETHING to hang their hat on. The Sox look to make it two in a row against the Orioles tomorrow afternoon when Connelly Early (1-1) takes on Kyle Bradish of Baltimore. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Camden Yards.
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