The Crimson Sox had every various to put the Colorado Rockies away.
That they had outdated good good friend Connor Seabold on the ropes inside the first inning, tagging the ex-Crimson Sox hurler for 3 straight singles out of the gate sooner than squandering the prime scoring various and coming away with nothing.
They took a 2-1 lead on a Christian Arroyo solo shot inside the seventh, solely to instantly allow Colorado to tie it correct once more up the following inning.
Rafael Devers put a value into what would have been the go-ahead two-run home run inside the eighth, nevertheless Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones made an unbelievable catch on the bullpen wall to keep up the ball inside the yard and the game tied.
Lastly, with two outs and the extra-innings ghost runner nonetheless at second, Nick Pivetta loaded the bases and walked inside the go-ahead run. With a mild rain devolving into a complete deluge, the Rockies added one different on a Triston Casas error at first and the grounds crew obtained right here out to stop the movement with the Crimson Sox trailing 4-2 inside the prime of the tenth.
Almost an hour and a half later, the Crimson Sox wrapped up the night time in changing into model, with Alex Verdugo grounding into the game ending double play to cap off the dispiriting 4-3 loss.
As has occurred so normally, the Crimson Sox let one different sport slip away due to sloppy play and ill-timed miscues. They moreover squandered one different gem by starting pitcher James Paxton, who was great as quickly as as soon as extra.
Paxton pitched into the seventh inning and allowed only one run on 5 hits and a stroll whereas inserting out eight. His lone run was unearned, coming when Kiké Hernández devoted his 14th error of the season on a play that may have ended the fourth inning.
Outdoors of the first three batters Seabold moreover had a tremendous night for Colorado. Beginning with the Devers 1-2-3 double play and Adam Duvall strikeout to flee the bases-loaded first inning jam, Seabold retired 14 of the next 16 batters he confronted into the sixth. He wound up allowing one run over six innings, with the Crimson Sox lastly attending to him after Alex Verdugo walked and Justin Turner tied the game with an reverse topic RBI double.
Following Arroyo’s seventh inning homer, Colorado tied the game inside the eighth after Jurickson Profar doubled and obtained right here spherical to achieve on an Elias Diaz RBI single up the middle off Josh Winckowski. The Rockies in the end loaded the bases sooner than lefty Brennan Bernardino obtained right here on and delivered by inserting out Jones to complete the chance.
The Crimson Sox obtained their closing best chance inside the bottom of the ninth when Arroyo doubled with two outs to put the profitable run in scoring place, nevertheless Boston couldn’t get him in as Daniel Bard, the earlier Crimson Sox reliever who made it once more to the large leagues after seven years in baseball purgatory and was making his first have a look at Fenway Park since 2013, obtained Connor Wong to ground out to drive additional innings.
Then the rain obtained right here, every figuratively and truly, and put a damper on what could have been a satisfying night at Fenway Park. When the clouds lastly lifted the Crimson Sox obtained a run once more on a Rob Refsnyder RBI single to achieve the extra-innings ghost runner, nevertheless Verdugo’s double play nipped the rally inside the bud.
With the loss Boston falls to 33-34. They is perhaps once more Tuesday for a 7:10 p.m. first pitch.