Red Sox 4, Rays 3: Just a damn good win

The Red Sox offense was getting beat down by Taj Bradley and the Rays. Down two runs late, I used to be prepared to just accept defeat and transfer on for the remainder of the sequence. Then the seventh inning occurred.

Newly acquired reliever Bryan Baker takes over for Bradley, in all probability to the aid of the house dugout. Trevor Story works a stroll and swipes second base. Romy Gonzalez walks to arrange Marcelo Mayer. The child squibs and legs out an RBI double to left area. Two on, each in scoring place, for inarguably the most popular hitter within the Pink Sox lineup in Ceddanne Rafaela. Two-run single. One-run lead.

Uh oh. One-run sport? The Pink Sox aren’t good at these this season! Seems they determined they needed to win this one.

A seven-game win streak and beginning this sequence towards Tampa Bay on a very good observe. Preserve it going, fellas.

Three Studs

Ceddanne Rafaela (2-for-3, 2 RBI)

Ceddanne is solely on hearth. He needs to win. He’s exhibiting it together with his play. THIS is the Ceddanne Rafaela the Pink Sox prolonged.

Garrett Whitlock (1.0 IP, 2K, maintain)

Garrett Whitlock, are you a person or a mouse? That is what it looks like seeing Whit come out of the bullpen this season. A 1-2-3 body is strictly what the physician ordered.

Aroldis Chapman (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 Ok, save)

Have we given sufficient like to Aroldis Chapman? Keep tuned tomorrow…

Three Duds

Walker Buehler (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 HR, 3 BB, 2 Ok)

What do you imply he’s a dud, it was a top quality begin?! Yeah, however except for the third inning, he nonetheless regarded like he was battling. Two homers isn’t nice, and whereas he ought to carry some momentum from this, it’s nonetheless not on the degree I’m anticipating out of Buehler. Except my expectations are simply flawed.

Jarren Duran (0-for-3, 1 BB, 2 Ok)

Abraham Toro (0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 Ok)

The offense has been HOT HOT HOT the final six video games, and it cooled off due to Taj Bradley primarily. These two gents simply occur to have the rougher of the evening.

Play of the Recreation

It’s Rafaela’s two-run, game-winning single. Nuff Cedd.