It was bad news all around as the Boston Bruins dropped Game 3 of their first round NHL playoff series to the Buffalo Sabres and the Red Sox were swept out of Fenway by the New York Yankees. For 6 innings the Sox had the Yankees on the run thanks to great pitching by Peyton Tolle, outdueling Cam Schlittler and the Yankees 2-1. Then Danny Coulombe loaded the bases in the top of the seventh but had gotten two outs. As usual Sox manager Alex Cora summoned Greg Weissert to get out of the jam but pinch hitter Cody Bellinger ripped a 2 run single and Aaron Judge got an rbi hit as the boo's rained down at Fenway. The Sox offense failed to respond and the Yankees completed the 3 game sweep with a 4-2 victory at Fenway Park.
Tolle got the ball in the top of the first inning and Amed Rosario struck out swinging to start. Aaron Judge struck out swinging and Ben Rice went down hacking to end the inning. Schlittler got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jarren Duran grounded out to second to start. Ceddanne Rafaela grounded out to short and Masataka Yoshida grounded out to second to end the inning.
Giancarlo Stanton took strike three to start the top of the second and Randal Grichuk went down hacking. Trent Grisham grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second as Willson Contreras struck out swinging to start. Wilyer Abreu walked but was thrown out at second trying to steal. Rosario threw a routine grounder away by Trevor Story for an error and Marcelo Mayer made them pay with a double to center to score Trevor. Caleb Durbin grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Mayer drives in a run
Tolle is fired up
Jazz Chisholm Jr took strike three to start the top of the third and Jose Caballero grounded out to third. Austin Wells flied out to left to end the inning. Carlos Narvaez struck out swinging to start the bottom of the third but Duran got a base hit to left. Rafaela popped up to second and Yoshida grounded out to first to end the inning.
Rosario got a base hit to center to start the top of the fourth and Judge drew a walk. Rice singled to left to load the bases with nobody out. Stanton struck out swinging, Grichuk flied out to right and Grisham took strike three to end the inning. Tolle pulled the Houdini!
The Sox failed to capitalize on the momentum in the bottom of the fourth as Contreras struck out swinging to start. Abreu flied out to left and Story popped up to first to end the inning.
The Yankees fought back in the top of the fifth as Chisholm hit a home run into the Charles River to start. Caballero struck out swinging, Wells flied out to left and Rosario also flied out to left to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
The Sox answered in the bottom of the fifth as Mayer grounded out to first to start. Durbin grounded out to third but Narvaez pounded his first home run of the season to put Boston back on top. Duran grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 2-1.
Tolle returned for one final inning in the top of the sixth as Judge struck out swinging to start. Rice grounded out to second and Stanton struck out swinging to end the inning. Tolle was outstanding, holding the Yankees to 1 run in 6 innings while striking out 11.
Rafaela popped up to first to start the bottom of the sixth and Yoshida flied out to center. Contreras also flied out to center to end the inning.
Things fell apart in the top of the seventh when Danny Coulombe was brought in to pitch. Grichuk struck out swinging but Grisham got a base hit to left. Chisholm Jr and Caballero both got base hits to center to load the bases but Wells struck out swinging. Defying all logic, Sox manager Alex Cora brought in Greg Weissert to face pinch hitter Cody Bellinger. Naturally Bellinger got a base hit to left to score both Grisham and Chisholm. Boos rained down at Fenway as Judge got a base hit to right and Abreu booted the ball for an error to score Caballero. Rice was intentionally walked but Stanton struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees up 4-2.
The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the seventh with Ryan McMahon in for Grichuk. Abreu got a base hit to center but the fans booed when Story grounded into a double play. Mayer lined out to second to end the inning.
Tyler Samaniego came in to pitch the top of the eighth and McMahon got a base hit to center to begin. Grisham took strike three and Chisholm Jr forced Ryan at second. Caballero doubled to right but Wells grounded out to first to end the inning. Durbin grounded out to short to start the bottom of the eighth and Narvaez struck out swinging. Duran struck out swinging and Fenway booed as Cam Schlittler once again shoved it up the Sox collective asses with 8 strong innings.
Walpole's own dominates Fenway
Bellinger flied out to left to start the top of the ninth and for whatever reason Sox manager Alex Cora brought in Ryan Watson to face Judge. Judge took strike three and Rice was also rung up for strike three to end the inning. David Bednar came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Rafaela grounded out to third to start. Yoshida popped up to first and Contreras grounded out to third to end the game. The Yankees had swept the Sox out of Fenway with a 4-2 victory.
Jackass of The Night is Greg Weissert. Yes, Coulombe loaded the bases but Weissert let all three runs score to put the game out of reach.
The Good:
Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 3 with an rbi.
Carlos Narvaez was 1 for 3 with a home run.
Tyler Samaniego tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Ryan Watson pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
The Bad:
Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 4.
Masataka Yoshida was 0 for 4.
Willson Contreras was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Caleb Durbin was 0 for 3.
Danny Coulombe took the loss by being charged with 3 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Wilyer Abreu was 1 for 2 with a walk but was caught stealing and made an error.
Trevor Story was 0 for 3 but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Can someone be fired now? Its very apparent that this isn't working. People have been screaming all month about how lifeless the Red Sox look and it can't all be just Alex Cora or Craig Breslow's fault. It was a combined effort to freefall like this in less than a month. The Sox scored three runs in three games against the Yankees and its a shame because Peyton Tolle pitched his ass off tonight. He wasn't afraid of the Yankees and that's a good sign moving forward. The only way the Sox are going to win games this season in spite of everything is great starting pitching. Too bad the bullpen, the offense and the manager can't help most of the time. It seems like every move Cora makes totally backfires even if its the right move. Coulombe and Weissert should have been able to get the job done, instead they allow the winning runs to score. Then the Sox bats can't do anything once they fall behind and the season continues to spiral down the drain. This can't keep going on like this because fans aren't going to take it. Either Cora, Breslow or both has to go. Its just a question of who and when. They're not even watchable at this point, especially if they fall behind 2 or 3-0 early. The Sox look to rebound as they hit the road against the other AL East teams. The first stop is in Baltimore tomorrow night. Brayan Bello (1-2) goes one on one with Brandon Young of Baltimore. The game begin at 7:05 PM at Camden Yards.
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