Bello, Sox Crush Rockies (7/8/25)

Before the game the Boston Red Sox made a roster move. "Big" Dick Fitts was sent back down to Worcester after winning his first career game and in his place the Sox called up Isaiah Campbell. Why? The Sox have just 6 games left before the All-Star break and they're going to go with the rotation they have to make it to the break, makes more sense to carry an extra reliever until then.

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As for the game, it got ugly late but this was a nice pitched game until the sixth inning. Brayan Bello (5-3, 3.27 ERA) continued his resurgence as the Sox number 3 starter with a complete game 5 hitter against the lowly Colorado Rockies. Offensively, Kyle Freeland held the Sox scoreless for five innings. In the sixth inning, Trevor Story, Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran combined to drive in four runs to put the Sox up big. Then the Sox put up six runs in the seventh inning with a 3 run Story home run, a Duran solo shot, a Romy Gonzalez triple and a Roman Anthony base hit. Bello finished off the Rockies to run the win streak to five games as Boston beat Colorado 10-2 at Fenway Park.

                                                         Ama Rio approves of the win

Bello got the ball in the top of the first inning and Tyler Freeman struck out swinging to start. Hunter Goodman struck out swinging and Mickey Moniak flied out to left to end the inning. Kyle Freeland got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Nate Eaton lined out to third to start. Ryan Ritter threw a grounder by Romy Gonzalez away for an error but Roman Anthony flied out to left. Rob Refsnyder forced Romy at second to end the inning.

Jordan Beck struck out swinging to start the top of the second inning before Michael Toglia struck out swinging as well. Ryan McMahon went down hacking to end the inning. Trevor Story swung and missed for strike three to begin the bottom of the second and Ceddanne Rafaela took strike three. Jarren Duran grounded out to second to end the inning.

Brenton Doyle flied out to right to start the top of the third before Orlando Arcia struck out swinging. Ryan Ritter also wend own hacking to end the inning. Abraham Toro grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third before Connor Wong watched strike three go by. Eaton grounded out to third to end the inning.

Freeman grounded out to third to start the top of the fourth but Goodman got a base hit inside the third base bag. A wild pitch moved Hunter to second and Moniak moved hjm to third with a great running catch made by Rafaela. Beck lined out to right to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the fourth as Gonzalez got a base hit to right to start. Anthony struck out swinging but Refsnyder got a base hit to center. Story hit a bullet but right to Arcia who doubled off Romy to end the inning.

Toglia flied out to right to start the top of the fifth before McMahon was frozen for strike three. Doyle walked but Arcia flied out to left to end the inning. Rafaela walked to start the bottom of the fifth but Duran lined out to center. Toro flied out to center to move Rafaela to second but Wong grounded out to short to end the inning. 

Ritter flied out to right to start the top of the sixth before Freeman flied out to center. Goodman grounded out to short to end the inning. Eaton took strike three to start the bottom of the sixth but Gonzalez got a base hit to right. Anthony walked but Refsnyder struck out swinging. Story then smacked a base hit to right. Gonzalez came around to score and the others moved up on the throw home. That was it for Freeland as Juan Mejia came in to pitch to Rafaela. Ceddanne stepped up with a bases clearing double to left and Duran drove him home with a base hit to right. El Toro grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-0.

                                                          Rafaela ices it

Marcelo Mayer came in for Eaton to start the top of the seventh and naturally Bello plunked Moniak to start. Bello recovered to get Beck to ground into a double play and Toglia to fly out to center to end the inning. Bello was at 77 pitches so far. The Sox blew the game open in the bottom of the seventh with Jake Bird now on the mound. Wong grounded out to second but Mayer got a base hit in the hole at short. Gonzalez tripled into the centerfield gap to score Marcelo and Anthony ripped a base hit to left to score Romy. Refsnyder drew a walk and Story clobbered his 15th home run of the season to break it open. Zach Agnos came in to relieve Bird and Rafaela grounded out to short. Duran then smashed his 7th home run of the season to wrap up the scoring. El Toro struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 10-2.

                                                            Story gets the wally head

David Hamilton came in to play second to start the top of the eighth and McMahon grounded out to first to start. Doyle got a base hit to left but Arcia lined out to left. Ritter forced Doyle at second to end the inning and Bello was just three outs away from a complete game shutout.

                                                         Bello was outstanding

Wong struck out swinging to start the bottom of the eighth and Mayer grounded out to second. Hamilton grounded out to third to end the inning.

Bello returned to finish the job but Freeman got a base hit to center to start. Suddenly Goodman hit a home run all the way to Quebec to end the shutout bid. Yanquiel Fernandez pinch hit for Moniak and took strike three, but Beck lined a base hit to center. Toglia lined out to right and McMahon struck out swinging to end the game. Bello had gone the distance and beat the Rockies 10-2.

                                                    Complete game win for Bello

Hero of The Night is a no doubter. Brayan Bello tossed a complete game 5 hitter allowing just 2 runs.

                                                            Hero Bello

The Good:

Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 2 with a run scored.

Romy Gonzalez was 3 for 4 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.

Roman Anthony was 1 for 3 with a walk, rbi and 2 runs scored.

Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.

Trevor Story was 2 for 4 with a 3 run home run, 4 total rbis and 2 total runs scored.

Ceddanne Rafaela was 1 for 3 with a walk, 2 rbis and a run scored.

Jarren Duran was 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 total rbis and a run scored.

The Bad:

Nate Eaton was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.

David Hamilton was 0 for 1.

Abraham Toro was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Connor Wong was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.

The Ugly:

None

Final Thoughts:

The Sox needed to beat up on these bad teams and so far they have. They took 2 out of 3 from the Cincinnati Reds, swept the Nationals and have taken the first two against Colorado. Not only that, Bello's complete game saved the bullpen for tomorrow night if needed. The Sox bats have come alive but keep in mind its against bad teams. You'd rather have them win than lose but keep some perspective. Still, the Sox have won the games they've had to after dropping 8 out of 11 following the Rafael Devers trade. They have one more game against Colorado before a big four game set with the Tampa Bay Rays before the all-star break. The Sox definitely need a win tomorrow night to have some momentum and Brayan Bello going the distance put them in a good position. The Sox looked dead in the water after the Devers trade but they've kept afloat for now. The win improved the Sox to 48-45, 6 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to sweep the Rockies and win six games in a row tomorrow night when they send Lucas Giolito (5-1, 3.66 ERA) to the mound against Antonio Senzatela of Colorado. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.

Giants Rally Past Sox (6/22/25)

Before the game the Boston Red Sox made a roster move. Hunter Dobbins was placed on the Injured List with an elbow strain and the Sox called up "Big" Dick Fitts to take his place. Hope Dobbins isn't out for too long.

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As for the game, what an unmitigated disaster by the Red Sox. The Sox looked like their April/May selves as they dropped the game and the series to the San Francisco Giants. The Giants took a 2-1 lead on Lucas Giolito and the Sox but home runs by Rob Refsnyder and Romy Gonzalez put the Sox on top. A pair of home runs by Casey Schmitt and Mike Yastrzemski tied the game but Ceddanne Rafaela homered in the top of the sixth. Then it all fell apart in the bottom of the seventh as a routine grounder by Yaz turned into a go-ahead run scoring error by Gonzalez. Heliot Ramos cracked a 2 run double off Greg Weissert to ice the game. Willy Adames hit a home run for good measure as the Giants beat the Red Sox 9-5 at Oracle Park.

Giants starter Robbie Ray got the ball in the top of the first inning and Rob Refsnyder grounded out to third to start. Roman Anthony walked but Romy Gonzalez struck out swinging. Carlos Narvaez got a base hit to left and Giants catcher Patrick Bailey failed to reach the mound on a routine throw, allowing Anthony to reach third. Jarren Duran popped up to Heliot Ramos who dropped the ball for an error, allowing Anthony to score. Trevor Story struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.

                                                   "I got it, I got it....I don't got it" - Ramos

Giolito got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Mike Yastrzemski grounded back to the mound to start. Rafael Devers struck out swinging on a high fastball and Ramos popped up to Nate Eaton at third to end the inning.

Abraham "El" Toro popped up to second to start the top of the second before Ceddanne Rafaela flied out to center. Nate Eaton beat out a hustle single after a great stab by Casey Schmitt but Refsnyder popped up to Yaz to end the inning. Wilmer Flores lined out to right to start the bottom of the second before Jung Hoo Lee popped up to third. Willy Adames struck out swinging to end the inning.

Anthony struck out swinging to start the top of the third and Gonzalez watched strike three go by. Narvaez struck out swinging to end the inning. Schmitt lashed a base hit to left to start the bottom of the third and Duran ran into Eaton on a pop up by Patrick Bailey for an error on Eaton. Tyler Fitzgerald moved the runners over with a sacrifice bunt but Yaz hit a bullet to Toro at first. Giolito fell asleep at the wheel and Devers walked on a pitch clock violation to load the bases. Ramos dumped a base hit to left to score Schmitt and Bailey but Devers was caught in a rundown by Eaton to end the inning with the Giants up 2-1.

                                                          Giants take the lead

Duran flied out to left to start the top of the fourth before Story struck out swinging. Toro got a base hit to center but was thrown out at home on a Rafaela double to right to end the inning. Flores walked to start the bottom of the fourth but Lee flied out to left. Adames grounded into a double play to end the inning.

The Sox struck back in the top of the fifth as Eaton singled to center to start. Refsnyder belted his 5th home run of the season to put the Sox on top. Anthony struck out swinging but Gonzalez pounded his second home run of the season to increase the lead. Narvaez doubled to center but Duran flied out to center. Story flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-2.

                                                        Gonzalez gets the Wally head

The lead lasted 8 seconds in the bottom of the fifth as Schmitt hit a home run all the way to San Diego to start. Bailey took strike three and Fitzgerald flied out to left, but Yaz hit a home run into the Pacific Ocean to tie the game. Devers flied out to center to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.

                                                           Yaz ties it up

The Sox took the lead in the top of the sixth against Spencer Bivens. Toro grounded out to first but Rafaela crushed his eighth home run of the season to put the Sox back on top. Eaton took strike three and Refsnyder grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-4.

                                                             Rafaela gets the lead back

Giolito returned for one final inning in the bottom of the sixth as Ramos struck out swinging to start. Flores went down hacking and Lee grounded out to short to end the inning. That was it for Giolito who tossed 6 innings allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

                                                     Not great but left with the lead

Erik Miller came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Anthony grounded back to the mound to start. Gonzalez walked but Narvaez flied out to center. Gonzalez got picked off to end the inning. Suddenly the Giants erupted against Greg Weissert in the bottom of the seventh and Adames singled to left to start. Schmitt doubled to right but Bailey grounded back to the mound. Fitzgerald dropped down a safety squeeze bunt to score Adames to tie the game despite getting thrown out at first. That was it for Weissert as Justin Wilson came in. Yaz hit a routine grounder to Gonzalez who booted it for an error to score Schmitt with the go-ahead run. Devers got a base hit to right and Ramos doubled home both runners to ice the game. That was it for Wilson as Zack Kelly got Flores to fly out to right to end the inning with the Giants up 8-5.

                                                              Giants take the lead

Tyler Rogers came in to pitch the top of the eighth and the Sox lost their cool. Duran looked like he had a double when he slid into second base on a line drive to right, but was called out. The Sox challenged and replays showed he beat the tag.....but inexplicably the call was upheld. Both Duran and Cora chased second base umpire Doug Eddings around the infield throwing whatever they could find at him, both getting ejected. Story grounded back to the mound but Toro got a base hit to center which would have scored Duran. Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning.

                                            "Yeah him, that umpire there. He SUCKS" - Cora

Marcelo Mayer took over for Duran for the bottom of the eighth and Lee flied out to center to start. Adames hit a home run all the way to New Zealand to increase the lead. Schmitt got a base hit to right and Bailey got a base hit to center. Fitzgerald beat out a double play ball and Yaz flied out to left to end the inning with the Giants up 9-5.

                                                             Adames with another home run

Randy Rodriguez came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Hamilton took strike three to start. Refsnyder got a base hit to left and Anthony walked. Wilyer Abreu punch hit for Gonzalez and Abreu popped up to third. Narvaez struck out swinging to end the game. The Giants had won it 9-5.

                                                             Giants win

Jackass of the Night is Romy Gonzalez. His error led to the Giants scoring 4 runs and putting the game away.

                                                          Nice error Jackass

The Good:

Rob Refsnyder was 2 for 5 with a 2 run home run.

Carlos Narvaez was 2 for 5.

Abraham Toro was 2 for 4.

Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.

Nate Eaton was 2 for 3 with a run scored.

The Bad:

Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 1 at the plate.

Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.

David Hamilton struck out as a pinch hitter.

Greg Weissert took the loss by allowing 2 runs in just 2/3 of an inning.

Justin Wilson was charged with 2 runs without getting an out.

Zack Kelly allowed 2 inherited runners to score and one of his own in 1 1/3 innings.

The Ugly:

Roman Anthony was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked twice and scored a run.

Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with an error before he was ejected.

Lucas Giolito allowed 4 runs in just 6 innings but only 2 were earned. He allowed 4 hits and 2 walks.

Honorable Mention:

Marcelo Mayer played third base in the bottom of the eighth.

Final Thoughts:

The key to the game was the Sox once again went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position and leaving 8 men on base. The April/May Sox returned with a comedy of errors and failing to hit in the clutch. Only 4 of the 9 runs were earned and this was an unmitigated disaster. Duran was safe at second but him getting called out is a microcosm of this season where nothing goes right. For the first time since the Devers trade, the trade isn't looking too good since the Sox bats couldn't get a clutch hit. Maybe Devers gets one if he was here, who knows. The Sox have a chance to shake it off in the next week or so but could be getting ready to sell if they get their brains beat in. Giolito deserved better than this garbage effort by the defense. The Sox aren't going to beat the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays by booting the ball around like a little league team. The loss dropped the Sox to 40-39, 6 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox now travel to Anaheim for a set with the Los Angeles Angels. Walker Buehler takes the ball against John Kochanowicz of the Angels. The game begins at 9:38 PM Eastern time at Angel Stadium.

Sox Rally Against Giants Falls Short (6/21/25)

Close but no cigar for the Boston Red Sox in today's game against the San Francisco Giants. The Sox lack of clutch hitting reared its ugly head as the Giants managed to edge them in this contest. Landen Roupp held the Sox scoreless through six innings allowing just 3 hits while Brayan Bello (3-2, 3.31 ERA) was once again failed by his offense and defense. Heliot Ramos hit a home run in the first inning and after an error by David Hamilton, who else but Rafael Devers hit a two run shot. Bello managed to hold the Giants to just the 3 runs but the Boston bats were silent until the ninth inning. Three straight Boston hits cut the lead to one and a throwing error by Andrew Knizner scored pinch runner Nate Eaton and put the tying run at second. Eaton made it to third but was stranded as the Giants held on to win 3-2 at Fenway Park.

                                                                      "So close"

Roupp got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran flied out to left to start. Abraham Toro lined out to center but Roman Anthony walked. Roman took second on a balk but Trevor Story struck out swinging to end the inning. The Giants wasted no time getting to Bello in the bottom of the first as Mike Yastrzemski popped up to short to start. Rafael Devers grounded out to first and Heliot Ramos hit a home run all the way to Scotland to put SF on top. Willy Adames grounded out to third to end the inning with the Giants up 1-0.

                                                      That didn't take long

Wilyer Abreu singled to left to start the top of the second but Ceddanne Rafaela lined out to second. Marcelo Mayer grounded into a double play to end the inning. Dominic Smith grounded out to second to start the bottom of the second before Casey Schmitt did the same. Daniel Johnson flied out to right to end the inning.

Connor Wong struck out swinging to start the top of the third before David Hamilton grounded out to first. Duran struck out swinging to end the inning. The Giants iced the game in the bottom of the third as Tyler Fitzgerald struck out swinging to start. Hamilton booted a grounder by Knizner for an error but Yaz struck out swinging. None other than Devers himself hit a home run all the way to San Diego to ice the game. Ramos struck out swinging to end the inning with the Giants up 3-0.

                                                             He looks familiar

El Toro flied out to left to start the top of the fourth and Anthony flied out to center. Story got a base hit to right and Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. Adames grounded out to third to begin the bottom of the fourth before Smith walked. Schmitt singled to left but Johnson beat out a double play ball. Fitzgerald forced Johnson at second to end the inning.

Rafaela struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth but Mayer walked. Wong grounded back to the mound to move Mayer to second and Hamilton struck out swinging to end the inning. Knizner struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth before Yaz grounded out to short. Devers took strike three to end the inning. 

Duran grounded out to second to start the top of the sixth before Toro struck out swinging. Anthony walked and Story got a base hit off the glove of Roupp, but Abreu grounded out to first to end the inning. Ramos grounded out to short to start the bottom of the sixth before Adames took strike three. Smith singled in the hole at third but Schmitt flied out to right to end the inning. That was it for Bello as he recovered to toss 6 solid innings allowing just the 3 runs. He just got no run support.

                                                         Bello did well all things considered

Randy Rodriguez came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Rafaela popped up to first to begin. Mayer struck out swinging and Wong flied out to center to end the inning. Jorge Alcala came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Johnson flied out to center to start. Fitzgerald flied out to right and Knizner hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning.

Tyler Rogers came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Hamilton grounded back to the mound to start. Duran grounded out to short and Toro grounded out to second to end the inning. Luis Guerrero came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Yaz took strike three to start. Devers grounded out to second and Ramos flied out to center to end the inning.

The Sox rallied in the top of the ninth and Camilo Doval came in to close. Anthony doubled to center to start and Story got a base hit to right to move Roman to third. Abreu got a base hit ton right to score Anthony and move Story to third. Nate Eaton came in to run for Abreu but Rafaela popped up to second. Eaton took off for second and Knizner threw the ball away allowing Story to score. Mayer grounded out to first to move Eaton to third and Romy Gonzalez pinch hit for Wong. Gonzalez grounded out to short to end the game. The Giants had won it 3-2.

                                                   Devers gets the last laugh

Jackass of the Night is Ceddanne Rafaela. He popped up with the tying run at first and went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

                                                         Jackass Rafaela

The Good:

Roman Anthony was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and a run scored.

Trevor Story was 3 for 4 with a run scored.

Wilyer Abreu was 2 for 4 with an rbi.

Nate Eaton stole a base as a pinch runner.

One of the rare times the losing pitcher ends up on the good list but Brayan Bello tossed 6 solid innings allowing 3 runs (only 1 earned) off 4 hits and a walk while striking out 6.

Jorge Alcala tossed a scoreless seventh inning.

Luis Guerrero pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

The Bad:

Jarren Duran was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Abraham Toro was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Connor Wong was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.

Romy Gonzalez was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.

David Hamilton was 0 for 3 with an error and a strikeout.

The Ugly:

Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.

Final Thoughts:

The lack of clutch hitting burned the Sox again and yet another error as well. The Hamilton error led to the Devers home run but at the same time, some better offense wins the game. The Sox had the go-ahead run on in the ninth and couldn't get it in. Eaton came in and made a great play but Mayer and Gonzalez couldn't get it done. If the Sox hadn't traded Devers, maybe someone else might have been in that spot. Either way the Sox are still 3-2 since the trade and have a chance to win the series tomorrow. The Sox need to find a bat with Devers gone, Alex Bregman hurt and Triston Casas out for the season. Either way the Sox look to be in trouble offensively. The loss dropped the Sox to 40-38, 5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow afternoon when Lucas Giolito takes on Robbie Ray of San Francisco. The game begins at 4:05 PM Eastern time at Oracle Park.

Mariners Rout, Blank Sox (6/17/25)

So much for the post-Rafael Devers Boston Red Sox. After winning six straight games primarily due to their pitching, everything fell apart in tonight's game against the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners offense pulverized Walker Buehler (5-5, 5.95 ERA) for eight runs in just four innings to put the game away early. On top of that, the punchless Sox offense were shutout by Bryan Woo and the Mariners bullpen. Woo held the Sox to just one measly hit through seven innings and the Sox as a team struck out ten times. The feel good weekend turned into reality as the Mariners won the game 8-0 at T-Mobile Park. How many runs did the Sox get, John Cena?

Woo got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran flied out to center to start. Abraham Toro was hit with a pitch but Roman Anthony flied out to left. Carlos Narvaez struck out swinging to end the inning. Buehler got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and JP Crawford grounded out to first to start. Julio Rodriguez grounded out to second and Cal Raleigh singled to right. Jorge Polanco walked but Randy Arozarena forced him at second to end the inning.

Marcelo Mayer flied out to the centerfield wall to start the top of the second before Trevor Story struck out swinging. David Hamilton grounded out to short to end the inning. The Mariners exploded in the bottom of the second as Rowdy "Roddy" Tellez got a base hit to center to begin. Dominic Canzone flied out to center and somehow Tellez swiped second. Ben Williamson walked and Cole Young doubled to center. Tellez scored easily but Williamson was thrown out at home. Crawford and Rodriguez walked to load the bases and Raleigh iced the game early with a grand slam all the way to Oregon. Polanco grounded out to second to end the inning with the Mariners up 5-0.

                                                               This one's over

Rob Refsnyder grounded out to short to start the top of the third before Ceddanne Rafaela struck out swinging. Duran flied out to left to end the inning. Arozarena flied out to right to start the bottom of the third before Tellez took strike three. Canzone doubled to right and Williamson took strike three to end the inning.

El Toro grounded back to the mound to start the top of the fourth before Anthony struck out swinging. Narvaez grounded out to short to end the inning. The Mariners finished off Buehler in the bottom of the fourth as Young got a base hit to right to start. Crawford got a base hit to right to move Young to third and promptly stole second. Rodriguez grounded out to first but Raleigh doubled to right to score both runners. That was it for Buehler who would be charged with 8 runs in just 3 1/3 innings. Zack Kelly came in and Raleigh stole third base easily. Polanco hit a sac fly to score Raleigh and Arozrena struck out swinging to end the inning with the Mariners up 8-0.

                                                   "I sucked today" - Buehler

Mayer got a base hit to right to start the top of the fifth before Story popped up to first. Hamilton walked but Refsnyder struck out swinging. Rafaela flied out to right to end the inning. Tellez struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth before Canzone grounded out to short. Williamson grounded out to third to end the inning.

Duran grounded out to first to open the top of the sixth before El Toro grounded out to second. Anthony took strike three to end the inning. Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Young struck out swinging to start. Crawford walked and Rodriguez got a base hit to center, but Raleigh popped up to second. Polanco flied out to right to end the inning.

Narvaez walked to start the top of the seventh but Mayer grounded into a double play. Kristian Campbell pinch hit for Story and grounded out to short to end the inning. Nate Eaton came in for Duran in left with Jorge Alcala making his Sox debut in the bottom of the seventh Moore popped up to first, Tellez struck out swinging and Canzone grounded out to short to end the inning.

Miles Mastrobuoni took over for Rodriguez with Casey Lugumina in to pitch the top of the eighth. Hamilton grounded out to short, Refsnyder struck out swinging and Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning. Luis Guerrero came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Williamson grounded out to second to start. Young walked but Crawford lined out to right. Mastrobuoni flied out to right to end the inning.

Andres Munoz came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Eaton lined a base hit to center to start. El Toro struck out swinging, Anthony watched strike three go by and Narvaez forced Eaton at second to end the game. The Mariners had won it 8-0.

                                                        Mariners win

Jackass of the Night is Walker Buehler. He got rocked for 8 runs in 3 1/3 innings off 8 hits and 4 walks.

                                                                Jackass Buehler

The Good:

Nate Eaton was 1 for 1 at the plate.

Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 3.

Zack Kelly tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Brennan Bernardino pitched a scoreless inning.

Jorge Alcala pitched a scoreless inning.

Luis Guerrero pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

The Bad:

Jarren Duran was 0 for 3.

Roman Anthony was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.

Trevor Story was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.

Kristian Campbell was 0 for 1 at the plate.

Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.

Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.

The Ugly:

Abraham Toro was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.

Carlos Narvaez was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.

David Hamilton was 0 for 2 but walked.

Final Thoughts:

That game was an unmitigated disaster and its uncanny how Buehler is either one of the best in the game or straight batting practice with almost no in-between. He had no command of any of his pitches early in the game and when hitters figured out all he had was his fastball, they timed it. Still, even if Buehler pitched a shutout it wouldn't have mattered since the Sox got just TWO hits in the game. Nate Eaton off the bench got one of them. The loss of Rafael Devers looms large because with Triston Casas out for the season along with Wilyer Abreu and Alex Bregman still on the Injured List, the Sox have a severe lack of offense. They can't rely on utility players like Romy Gonzalez, Toro and Refsnyder for too long before a pitching slump dooms them. The only encouraging sign was the bullpen hasn't allowed a run in the series yet so....there's that. The loss dropped the Sox to 38-37, 5.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to rebound tomorrow afternoon against the Mariners when Garrett Crochet (6-4, 2.24 ERA) takes on Luis Castillo of Seattle. The game begins at 4:10 PM at T-Mobile Park.