Leahy got the ball in the top of the first inning and Roman Anthony struck out swinging to start. Caleb Durbin grounded out to first and Jarren Duran grounded out to second to end the inning. Suarez got the ball in the bottom of the first and JJ Wetherholt got a base hit to right to start. Ivan Herrera grounded into a double play but Jordan Walker walked. Nolan Gorman walked but Ramon Urias struck out swinging to end the inning.
Willson Contreras was hit with a pitch to start the top of the second but Wilyer Abreu grounded into a double play. Trevor Story flied out to center to end the inning. Jose Fermin popped up to first to start the bottom of the second but Thomas Saggese got a base hit to left. Pedro Pages flied out to center and Victor Scott grounded out to second to end the inning.
Marcelo Mayer got a base hit to left to start the top of the third but Carlos Narvaez grounded into a double play. Ceddanne Rafaela lined out to center to end the inning. Wetherholt grounded out to first to start the bottom of the third before Herrera lined out to right. Walker took strike three to end the inning.
The Sox broke through in the top of the fourth as Anthony walked to start. Durbin lined out to left but Duran got a base hit to right. Contreras doubled to left to score both runners to put Boston ahead. Abreu walked but Story struck out swinging. Mayer walked to load the bases but Narvaez flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 2-0.
Gorman lined out to right to start the bottom of the fourth but Urias ripped a base hit to left. Fermin took strike three and Saggese lined out to center to end the inning.
Gordon Graceffo came in to pitch the top of the fifth and Rafaela struck out swinging to start. Anthony flied out to left and Durbin grounded out to third to end the inning. Pages grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fifth and Scott took strike three. Wetherholt grounded out to firdt to end the inning.
Duran grounded out to short to start the top of the sixth before Contreras struck out swinging. Abreu flied out to left to end the inning. Suarez returned for the bottom of the sixth and Herrera grounded out to third to start. Walker took strike three and Gorman struck out swinging to end the inning. That was Ranger's best start of the season, tossing 6 shutout innings on just 3 hits and 2 walks.
Story grounded out to third to start the top of the seventh but Mayer walked. Narvaez got a base hit to left and Rafaela was plunked to load the bases. Justin Bruihl came in to pitch to Anthony and Roman took strike three right down the middle. Durbin flied out to right to end the inning. Greg Weissert came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Urias grounded out to third to start. Fermin reached on catcher's interference and Alec Burleson pinch hit for Saggese. Burleson walked and Nathan Church pinch hit for Pages. Church beat out a double play ball and Danny Coulombe was brought in to face pinch hitter Yohel Pozo. Pozo flied out to right to end the inning.
Duran lined out to left to start the top of the eighth and Matt Svanson came in to face Contreras. Willson struck out swinging and Abreu flied out to center to end the inning. Garrett Whitlock came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Wetherholt grounded out to first to start. Herrera struck out swinging but Walker hit a home run all the way to Augusta, Georgia to cut the lead. Gorman struck out swinging to end the inning with St. Louis down 2-1.
The Sox suddenly exploded in the top of the ninth as Story walked to start. Mayer flied out to left but Narvaez got a base hit to left. Rafaela ripped a base hit to center to score Story and Anthony got a base hit to center to load the bases. Durbin ripped a base hit to left to score Narvaez and Rafaela. Duran got a base hit to center to score Anthony and Contreras got a base hit to left to score Durbin. Jared Shuster came in to pitch and Abreu beat out a double play ball. Story flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 7-1.
Ryan Watson came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Urias grounded out to third to start. Germin got a bae hit to center but was forced at second by Burleson. Church was hit in the foot but Pozo grounded out to first to end the game. The Sox had won it 7-1.
Hero of The Night is Ranger Suarez. He tossed 6 shutout innings allowing 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out six.
Hero Suarez
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.
Willson Contreras was 2 for 4 with a hit by pitch and 3 rbis.
Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
Carlos Narvaez was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Ceddanne Rafaels was 1 for 3 with an rbi, hit by pitch and a run scored.
Greg Weissert got the first two outs of the seventh inning.
Danny Coulombe got the final out of the seventh inning.
Ryan Watson tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Garrett Whitlock allowed a run in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Roman Anthony was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored two runs.
Caleb Durbin was just 1 for 5 but drove in 2 runs and scored a run.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 but walked.
Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with a strikeout but walked and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
That's more like it. The Sox have had baserunners late all season long but they finally delivered in tonight's game. Suarez pitched his best game of the season and if he can locate like that more often, he'll be okay this season. The encouraging sign was Durbin getting that hit in the ninth the way he's been struggling lately. He doesn't have to hit the ball out of the yard but finding a hole would be nice. The team as a whole may not be getting the rbis just yet but at least they're getting on base consistently finally. Things are looking up for the first time all year. If the Sox can win tomorrow against the Cardinals, they'll have some momentum going into Monday in Minnesota. The Sox look to win the rubber game tomorrow afternoon when Brayan Bello takes on Andre Pallante of St. Louis. The game begins at 2:10 PM eastern time at Busch Stadium.
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