As for the game, another unmitigated disaster from the worst offense in all of baseball. Facing Ian Seymour and the Tampa Bay Rays bullpen, the Red Sox scored just 1 measly run and scratched out just 4 hits. Connelly Early (5-4, 3.30 ERA) was the hard luck loser as he gave up a first inning home run to Yandy Diaz. Somehow Marcelo Mayer hit a home run against Seymour in the top of the third but a Jonathan Aranda rbi single in the fifth was all the Rays needed. Not only were the Sox held to just 4 hits they only had 1 walk as a team as well. A Diaz sac fly in the bottom of the eighth off Danny Coulombe was the insurance run as the Rays won this one 3-1 at Tropicana Field.
Seymour got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran struck out swinging to start. Ceddanne Rafaela grounded out to third and Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. Early got the ball in the bottom of the first and Yandy Diaz hit the first pitch he saw out of the yard to put the Rays up one batter into the first inning. Austin Slater struck out swinging, Junior Caminero grounded out to third but Ryan Vilade got a base hit to center. Jonathan Aranda struck out swinging to end the inning with the Rays ahead 1-0.
Willson Contreras flied out to right to start the top of the second and Mickey Gasper popped up to first. Caleb Durbin walked but Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined out to left to end the inning. Ben Williamson struck out swinging to start the bottom of the second and Taylor Walls did the same. Nick Fortes was hit with a pitch and Cedric Mullins caught the Sox asleep with a bunt single to the mound. Diaz walked to load the bases but Slater lined out to center to end the inning.
The Sox struck back in the top of the third inning as Marcelo Mayer launched his third home run of the season to tie the game. Carlos Narvaez hit one up the elevator shaft and Duran struck out swinging. Rafaela flied out to right to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
Caminero walked to start the bottom of the third and Vilade walked as well. Aranda grounded into a double play and Williamson grounded out to third to end the inning.
Abreu struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth and Contreras popped up to third. Gasper took strike three to end the inning. Walls flied out to right to start the bottom of the fourth and Fortes struck out swinging. Mullins walked and Diaz popped up to second to end the inning.
Casey Legumina came in to pitch the top of the fifth and Durbin grounded out to third to start. Kiner took strike three and Mayer grounded out to third to end the inning. The Rays finished off Early in the bottom of the fifth as Slater beat out a roller to third to start. Slater stole second but Caminero struck out swinging. Rafaela made a great sliding catch on a Vilade fly ball to center but a wild pitch moved Slater to third. Aranda got a base hit to left to score Slater and chase Early. He wasn't sharp at all allowing 2 runs in 4 2/3 innings off 5 hits and 4 walks. Tyron Guerrero came in to strike out Williamson swinging to end the inning with the Rays up 2-1.
Early wasn't the sharpest
Narvaez grounded out to third to start the top of the sixth and old pal Cam Booser came in to face Duran. Jarren struck out swinging but Rafaela got a base hit to right. Rafaela was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning. Walls flied out to center to start the bottom of the sixth but Fortes got a base hit in the hole at third. Mullins struck out swinging and Diaz grounded out to first to end the inning.
Abreu popped up to third to start the top of the seventh and Kevin Kelly came in to face Contreras. Willson was hit with a pitch and Gasper got a base hit to center, but Durbin took strike three. A wild pitch moved both runners over but Kier grounded out to third to end the inning. Greg Weissert came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Richie Palacios pinch hit for Slater. Palacios struck out swinging but Caminero singled to center. Victor Mesa Jr pinch hit for Vilade and walked. Danny Coulombe came in to pitch and Chandler Simpson ran for Caminero. Aranda flied out to left and Williamson did the same to end the inning.
Garrett Cleavinger came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Andruw Monasterio pinch hit for Mayer. Monasterio took strike three, Narvaez grounded out to short and Duran popped up to short to end the inning. The Rays iced the game in the bottom of the eighth as Walls walked to start. Walls stole second and moved to third on the grounder to the mound by Fortes. Mullins walked and Alec Gamboa was brought in face Diaz. Yandy hit a sac fly to center and Palacios struck out swinging to end the inning with the Rays up 3-1.
Sac fly for Diaz
Rays win
Bryan Baker came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Rafaela grounded out to third to start. Rafaela grounded out to third but Abreu singled to right. Contreras struck out swinging to end the game. The Rays had won it 3-1.
Jackass of The Night is Danny Coulombe. Not that the Sox were scoring much but being down one in the ninth is different than two, and his run allowed hurt.
Andrew Monasterio struck out in his only at-bat.
Wilyer Abreu was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Jackass Coulombe
The Good:
Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 2 with a home run.
Tyron Guerrero tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Greg Weissert got the first out of the seventh
The Bad:
Jarren Duran was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Andrew Monasterio struck out in his only at-bat.
Carlos Narvaez was 0 for 3.
The Ugly:
Ceddanne Rafael was just 1 for 4.
Wilyer Abreu was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Willson Contreras was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.
Mickey Gasper was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Caleb Durbin was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but walked.
Connelly Early took the loss but allowed just 2 runs in 4 2/3 innings off 5 hits and 4 walks.
Alec Gamboa allowed an inherited runner to score but none of his own in 2/3 of an inning.
Final Thoughts:
Just when you think the Sox can't get any worse, they lay an egg on the road where they've played better than they have at home. Can't even blame Connelly Early because scoring 1 run isn't going to cut it. Unlike previous game where they leave a ton of men on base and go 0-fer with runners in scoring position, they got their lunch handed to them in this one. They had just 4 hits the entire game and against the Rays bullpen, that's not good. This offense has been historically bad and the main reason why they're in last place just 8 days into June. Jarren Duran had a good month of May but is only hitting .208 with Caleb Durbin .190 and Carlos Narvaez .209. If those guys cant turn it around this season is basically over already. Still, they're only eight days into June so a comeback is possible, it just seems very unlikely until the bats get their heads out of their collective asses. The only bright spots in the game were Mayer's home run and Tyron Guerrero throwing gas. Other than that, this is another game to forget. The loss dropped the Sox to 27-37, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow against the Rays when Payton Tolle (3-2) takes on Nick Martinez of Tampa Bay. The game begins at 6:40 PM at Tropicana Field.
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