Miller got the ball in the top of the first and Mickey Gasper flied out to left to start. Ceddanne Rafaela flied out to center and Wilyer Abreu did the same to end the inning. Suarez got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and old friend Rob Refsnyder grounded out to short to start. Cal Raleigh struck out swinging and Julio Rodriguez also went down hacking to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the second as Willson Contreras struck out swinging to start. Jarren Duran also struck out swinging but Caleb Durbin launched his fifth home run of the season to put Boston on top. Marcelo Mayer struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Josh Naylor took strike three to start the bottom of the second and Dominic Canzone went down hacking. Cole Young grounded out to second to end the inning.
Carlos Narvaez struck out swinging to begin the top of the third but Andruw Monasterio singled to left. Gasper grounded into a double play to end the inning. Victor Robles flied out to center to start the bottom of the third and Colt Emerson grounded out to second. Weston Wilson flied out to left to end the inning.
Rafaela struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth but Abreu got a base hit to right. Abreu was thrown out at second trying to steal and Contreras grounded out to short to end the inning. Refsnyder grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fourth but Raleigh walked. Rodriguez took strike three and Naylor lined out to second to end the inning.
Duran struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth and Durbin did the same. Mayer grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Canzone grounded out to first to begin the bottom of the fifth and Young grounded out to second. Robles flied out to left to end the inning.
Luis Castillo came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Narvaez struck out swinging to start. Monasterio took strike three and Gasper flied out to left to end the inning. Emerson grounded out to third to start the bottom of the sixth and Wilson flied out to left. Refsnyder flied out to right to end the inning and Suarez had a no-hitter going.
Rafaela doubled to right to start the top of the seventh and moved to third on the Abreu liner to center. Somehow Castillo uncorked a wild pitch and Rafaela scored to increase the lead. Contreras got a base hit to center, Duran got a base hit to left and Durbin also got a base hit to left to load the bases. As usual Mayer....GOT A BASE HIT TO RIGHT! Canzone was so shocked Mayer did something he threw the ball away to allow both Contreras and Duran to score, moving the remaining runners over. Narvaez hit a sac fly to center to score Durbin but Monasterio flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 5-0.
Raleigh walked to start the bottom of the seventh but Rodriguez flied out to center. Naylor broke up the no-no with a double to the right field wall but Canzone grounded back to the mound. Young walked to load the bases and chase Suarez. Ranger ran out of gas but he tossed 6 2/3 innings allowing just one hit while walking three. Justin "Incinerator" Slaten came in to face pinch hitter JP Crawford and struck him out swinging to end the inning.
Connor Joe came in for Crawford to start the top of the eighth and Gasper grounded out to first to start. Rafaela struck out swinging and Abreu grounded out to first to end the inning. Greg Weissert came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Emerson lined out to short to start. Wilson grounded out to short and Refsnyder struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the ninth although Contreras flied out to right to start. Duran struck out swinging but Durbin doubled to center. Mayer doubled to left to score Durbin but Narvaez flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 6-0.
Tommy Kahnle came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Raleigh walked to start. Naturally Rodriguez belted a home run into the Pacific Ocean to cut the lead. Canzone struck out swinging and Young popped up to first to end the game. The Sox had won it 6-2.
Hero of The Night is Ranger Suarez. He allowed just 1 hit in 6 2/3 shutout innings while walking 3.
The Good:
Caleb Durbin was 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 total rbis.
Marcelo Mayer was 2 for 4 with 3 rbis.
Andruw Monasterio was 1 for 3.
Justin Slaten struck out the only batter he faced.
Greg Weissert pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Mickey Gasper was 0 for 4.
Tommy Kahnle allowed a 2 run home run in the bottom of the ninth.
The Ugly:
Ceddanne Rafaela was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Wilyer Abreu was just 1 for 4.
Willson Contreras was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but scored a run.
Carlos Narvaez was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but drove in a run.
Final Thoughts:
Why can't the Sox play the rest of their games on the road? They play a lot better for whatever reason. The sad part is THIS is what Sox GM Craig Breslow was hoping for with the young guns Mayer, Durbin and Narvaez driving in runs with Suarez pitching well. The sad part is Durbin's hot streak has his batting average at .203 and Duran is down to .210. Mayer is .222 and Narvaez is .202. That's pretty much four automatic outs and you can't win with that. Still, for one night the sophomores got it done. Suarez had a no-hitter going for 6 2/3 and if it wasn't for Kahnle, it would have been another shutout win. The rumors are swirling of who's going to get traded but winning cures everything. It would be nice to see them go on a win streak but they're allergic to momentum. The win improved the Sox to 30-43, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it two in row tomorrow night in Seattle when Connelly Early (5-5, 3.81 ERA) looks to get back on track against Emerson Hancock. The game begins at 10:10 PM at T-Mobile Park.
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