Bogaerts
Swinging strike (88.9 mph sinker)Swinging strike (89.7 mph sinker)Ball (81.5 mph slider)In play, out(s) (89.9 mph sinker)
Xander Bogaerts lines out to right fielder Nick Williams.
Devers
Ball (89.6 mph sinker)Ball (88.5 mph sinker)Called strike (80.1 mph slider)Ball (88.7 mph sinker)Foul (88.0 mph sinker)Foul (87.8 mph sinker)Ball (80.2 mph slider)
Rafael Devers walks.
Núñez, E
In play, out(s) (89.2 mph sinker)
Eduardo Nunez lines out to right fielder Nick Williams.
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Cabrera, A
Called strike (85.3 mph slider)In play, out(s) (90.2 mph four-seam fastball)
Asdrubal Cabrera flies out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.
Hoskins
Ball (74.7 mph curveball)Ball (85.3 mph slider)Called strike (81.7 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (85.7 mph slider)
Rhys Hoskins flies out to right fielder J. D. Martinez.
Santana, C
Swinging strike (81.8 mph changeup)Ball (91.0 mph four-seam fastball)Foul (91.2 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (87.0 mph slider)Swinging strike (blocked) (81.7 mph changeup)
Carlos Santana strikes out swinging.
2 hits today, double digit strikeouts.
Also Santana has been awful lately. Can we get our new 1B a start.
Leon
Pitching Change: Tommy Hunter replaces Pat Neshek, batting 9th.Ball (92.6 mph cutter)Foul (93.3 mph cutter)Foul (93.6 mph cutter)Called strike (92.9 mph cutter)
Sandy Leon called out on strikes.
We can get all the big hitters out but not the scrubs
Holt
Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Brock Holt replaces Rick Porcello.In play, run(s) (94.1 mph cutter)
Brock Holt homers (3) on a line drive to right field.
Boston Red Sox 2 - Philadelphia Phillies 1
Betts
Ball (95.2 mph cutter)Foul (96.2 mph two-seam fastball)In play, no out (95.5 mph two-seam fastball)
Mookie Betts doubles (35) on a line drive to center fielder Odubel Herrera.
I do not for a second think Pivetta should still be in this game but not a good night for the bad Tommy Hunter to show up.
Hunter ending what had been a great pitchers' duel.
Hunter comes in a does his usual job of putting us on the losing side of the scoreboard.
Benintendi
Mound Visit.In play, out(s) (94.7 mph cutter)
Andrew Benintendi flies out to left fielder Rhys Hoskins.
Moreland
Ball (95.3 mph cutter)Ball (94.2 mph cutter)Foul (94.8 mph cutter)Swinging strike (94.3 mph cutter)Ball (96.2 mph two-seam fastball)With Mitch Moreland batting, Mookie Betts steals (24) 3rd base.
With Mitch Moreland batting, Mookie Betts steals (24) 3rd base.
In play, out(s) (94.9 mph cutter)
Mitch Moreland flies out to left fielder Rhys Hoskins.
Well you usually have to score more than one run to win. Can we?
Four of the Phillies' top 5 in the order are 0 for 3 with 2 Ks so far tonight.
Which isn't actually true, he only has 1 loss and 2 blown saves (against 22 holds) in 47 games, and most of the bad games we remember are from before July, but he's about to get another L if things don't change.