For 9 innings Boston Red Sox fans were ready to riot after the Red Sox wasted a brilliant start by Ranger Suarez against the Detroit Tigers. Ranger tossed 8 shutout innings allowing just 2 hits and a walk but it was all for naught. Casey Mize shut down the Sox bats and held them to just 3 hits. Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock (1-1, 2.25 ERA) held the fort to set the stage for the bottom of the tenth. With runners at the corners and one out, Masataka Yoshida pinch hit for Caleb Durbin. Yoshida chopped a base hit into right to score Jarren Duran with the winning run. The Sox had won it 1-0 in 10 innings at Fenway Park.
Suarez got the ball in the top of the first inning and Gleyber Torres grounded out to short to start. Kevin McGonigle got a base hit to center and Jahmai Jones got a base hit to center. McGonigle made it to third but Ceddanne Rafaela gunned down Jones at second. Dillon Dingler struck out swinging to end the inning. Mize got the ball in the bottom of the first and Roman Anthony flied out to center to start. Willson Contreras flied out to center and Wilyer Abreu took strike three to end the inning.
Matt Vierling lined out to Suarez to start the top of the second and Wenceel Perez flied out to center. Spencer Torkelson lined out to center to end the inning. Trevor Story struck out swinging to start the bottom of the second and Jarren Duran did the same. Rafaela was retired on a swinging bunt in front of the plate to end the inning.
Hao-Yu Lee flied out to right to start the top of the third and Javier Baez grounded out to second. Torres grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Marcelo Mayer popped up to second to open the bottom of the third and Caleb Durbin grounded out to short. Connor Wong hit a ground rule double into the bullpen but Anthony struck out swinging to end the inning.
McGonigle took strike three to start the top of the fourth before Jones grounded out to short. Dingler walked but Vierling grounded out to second to end the inning. Contreras was hit with a pitch to start the bottom of the fourth but Abreu flied out to left. Story grounded into a double play to end the inniong.
Perez grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth and Torkelson grounded out to third. Lee flied out to center to end the inning. Duran grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fifth but Rafaela walked. Rafaela got thrown out at second trying to steal and Mayer took strike three to end the inning.
Baez lined out to second to start the top of the sixth and Torres was retired on a nubber in front of the plate. McGonigle flied out to left to end the inning. Durbin doubled to left to start the bottom of the sixth but Wong flied out to left. Anthony flied out to left and Contreras struck out swinging to end the inning.
Jones took strike three to start the top of the seventh and Dingler grounded out to short. Vierling lined out to first to end the inning. Abreu flied out to right to start the bottom of the seventh and Story struck out swinging. Duran got a base hit to third and that was it for Mize. Kyle Finnegan came in to pitch and Duran swiped second. Rafaela grounded out to third to end the inning.
Suarez came back for one final inning in the top of the eighth and Perez flied out to right to start. Torkelson flied out to center and Lee took strike three to end the inning. Suarez was outstanding, tossing 8 shutout innings off 2 hits and a walk.
Mayer grounded out to second to start the bottom of the eighth and Durbin grounded out to second. Wong walked and Brant Hurter came in to face Anthony. Roman lined out to center to end the inning.
Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Baez got a base hit to right to start. Baez was thrown out trying to steal but Torres walked. McGonigle forced Torres at second and Jones doubled to left. Dingler struck out swinging to end the inning.
Will Vest came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Contreras flied out to right to start. Abreu struck out swinging but Lee threw a grounder by Story away for an error. Duran grounded out to third to end the inning.
Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock came in to pitch the top of the tenth with Dingler starting at second base. Riley Greene pinch hit for Vierling and flied out to right to move Dingler to third. Perez struck out swinging and Torkelson grounded out to short to end the inning. Duran started the bottom of the tenth at second and moved to third on a wild pitch. Rafaela struck out swinging but Mayer walked to put runners at the corners. Masataka Yoshida pinch hit for Durbin and chopped a base hit to right to score Duran with the winning run. The Sox had walked it off 1-0.
Hero of The Night is Masataka Yoshida. His pinch hit rbi single won the game
The Good:
Caleb Durbin was 1 for 3.
Connor Wong was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Ranger Suarez tossed 8 shutout innings allowing just 2 hits and a walk while striking out 4.
Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
Garrett Whitlock got the win with a scoreless 10th inning.
The Bad:
Roman Anthony was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Willson Contreras was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox continue to be absolutely frustrating on the offensive side of the ball. How they keep getting shut down by mediocre pitchers are an indictment on this coaching staff. Its inexcusable how the Sox hitters come to the park unprepared and overmatched by just about everyone they face. The worst part is, their incompetence took a much deserved win away from Ranger Suarez. After looking lousy in his first two starts, Suarez has been arguably their best pitcher since but has nothing to show for it due to no run support. Chapman and Whitlock once again were an important 1-2 punch but it doesn't matter most of the time if you can't score. Red Sox manager Alex Cora did push the right button by having Yoshida pinch hit in the 10th but what does hitting coach Pete Fatse actually do? Still, it was a good win with shutdown pitching and a timely hit in the end. Doesn't matter if you win 1-0 or 10-0 as long as you get the W. The Sox look to make it two wins in a row against the Tigers tomorrow afternoon when Brayan Bello (1-1, 6.14 ERA) matches up against Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. The game begins at 4:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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