Slade Cecconi got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran got a base hit to left to start. Ceddanne Rafaela grounded into a double play and Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. Samaniego got pounded in the bottom of the first as Travis Bazzana struck out swinging to start. Jose Ramirez got a base hit to left, Chase Delauter beat out a roller to third and Rhys Hoskins got a base hit to left to score Ramirez. Kyle Manzardo got a base hit to right to load the baes and Angel Martinez hit a ground ball to center...booted by Rafaela for an error to score DeLauter and Hoskins. Daniel Schneemann singled to right to reload the bases and Patrick Bailey hit a sac fly to right to score Manzardo. Brayan Rocchio struck out swinging to end the inning with the Guardians up 4-0.
Willson Contreras flied out to right to start the top of the second and Schneemann made a great driving catch to rob Masataka Yoshida of a hit. Mickey Gasper doubled off the lunging DeLauter but was thrown out at home when Rocchio booted a grounder by Isiah Kiner-Falefa to end the inning. Brayan Bello came in to pitch the bottom of the second and Bazzana got a base hit to center to start. Ramirez lined out to right but Bazzana stole second. DeLauter grounded out to first to move Bazzana to third and Hoskins grounded out to third to end the inning.
Marcelo Mayer was retired on a squibber in front of the plate to start the top of the third and Caleb Durbin struck out swinging. Duran went down hacking to end the inning. Manzardo singled to center to start the bottom of the third and Martinez lined out to center. Schneemann grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Rafaela flied out to center to start the top of the fourth and Abreu flied out to center. Contreras singled to left and Yoshida flied out to left to end the inning. Bailey doubled to center to start the bottom of the fourth and moved to third on the Rocchio grounder to second. Bazzana struck out swinging and Ramirez lined out to right to end the inning.
The Sox struck back in the top of the fifth as Gasper got a base hit to right to start. Kiner got a base hit to left and Mayer got a base hit to right to score Gasper. Durbin doubled to right to score Kiner and Duran hit a sac fly to center to score Mayer. That was it for Cecconi as Colin Holderman came in to face Rafaela and Ceddanne grounded out to short to move Durbin to third. With a chance to tie the game....Abreu grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox down 4-3.
DeLauter got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the fifth but Hoskins flied out to center. Manzardo flied out to right and Martinez struck out swinging to end the inning.
Contreras was rung up for strike three to start the top of the sixth and Yoshida grounded back to the mound. Tim Herrin came in to face Gasper and Mickey lined out to left to end the inning. Schneeman grounded back to the mound to start the bottom of the sixth and Bailey's bunt attempt was also snuffed out by Bello. Rocchio struck out swinging to end the inning.
Kiner popped up to second to start the top of the seventh but Mayer got a base hit to third to chase Herrin. Shawn Armstrong came in and Durbin grounded back to the mound to move Mayer to second. Duran struck out swinging to end the inning. Bazzana grounded out to short to start the bottom of the seventh and Ramirez struck out swinging. DeLauter grounded out to second to end the inning.
Hunter Gaddis came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Rafaela popped up to first to start. Abreu popped up to short but Contreras got a base hit to center. Nick Sogard ran for Contreras and Yoshida got a base hit to right to move Nick to third. With the tying run at third.....Gasper grounded out to first to end the inning. Bello returned for one final inning in the bottom of the eighth and Hoskins flied out to right to start. Manzardo struck out swinging and Manzardo did the same. Martinez flied out to center to end the inning. Bello was outstanding in his piggyback role, firing seven shutout innings allowing just 4 hits and no walks.
Cade Smith came in to close out the top of the ninth and Kiner got a base hit to center to start. Mayer struck out swinging and Durbin was called out on strikes. Duran struck out swinging to end the game. The Guardians had won 4-3.
Guardians win
Jackass Samaniego
Jackass of The Night is Tyler Samaniego. He allowed 4 runs in the first inning to put the game out of reach right off the bat.
The Good:
Willson Contreras was 2 for 4.
Mickey Gasper was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Marcelo Mayer was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Brayan Bello tossed 7 shutout innings allowing just 4 hits while striking out 5.
The Bad:
Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 4.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but drove in a run.
Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 4.
Caleb Durbin was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but drove in run.
Honorable Mention:
Nick Sogard played first in the bottom of the eighth.
Final Thoughts:
What more can be said about this god awful season besides nothing went right? Guys like Trevor Story, Roman Anthony and Garrett Crochet got hurt, they can't score and now they can't even get an opener for Brayan Bello. The fact Bello is so mentally fragile that he needs an opener is embarrassing in itself. The bottom line is the Sox have lost their lost 5 out of their last 6 games by two runs or less meaning they just can't get a hit when it truly matters. The lack of power on this team is disturbing considering some of these guys had no problem last year. Abreu hit 22 home runs last year and he may not come close to that, Durbin hit 11 last year and that seems impossible and Duran has completely evaporated. If the Sox just played to where they were last year, they'd be better off. The less said of this disaster, the better. The loss dropped the Sox to 23-33, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow afternoon against the Guardians when Sonny Gray (5-1) takes on Parker Messick of Cleveland. The game begins at 4:10 PM at Progressive Field.
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