Boston Red Sox at Colorado Rockies
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O'Neill's 2 HRs, Criswell's 7 shutout innings lead Red Sox over Rockies, 6-0
O’Neill hit a two-run shot in the first inning and then crushed an 89 mph sinker from Ty Blach (3-6) 465 feet to the concourse in left field in the third inning to give the Red Sox a 6-0 lead.
“It always feels good when you tag one pretty good,” O’Neill said. “As long as it clears the wall and helps the team, that’s all that matters.”
He came to bat in the fourth with the bases loaded but reliever Anthony Molina struck him out with a 2-2 curveball to end the inning.
Criswell (4-4) struck out four, scattered five hits and threw a career-high 105 pitches. Colorado started the sixth with two singles but Criswell got Brendan Rodgers to hit into a double play and Brenton Doyle to ground out.
“He kept the ball down, produced a lot of grounders,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “We just couldn’t solve him.”
The longest outing of Criswell’s career gave Boston’s tired bullpen a needed break, and he got a loud ovation from the numerous Red Sox fans as he walked to the dugout after the seventh inning.
“The offense got going early, scoring three in the first and two in the second, so the game plan was attacking the strike zone and hoping they put it in play and get some outs,” Criswell said. “The mindset was solo shots can’t beat you.”
Boston got a scare when third baseman Rafael Devers stayed down after making a diving attempt at Ezequiel Tovar’s line-drive single in the sixth. Devers was holding his right shoulder as he sat in the infield but stayed in the game after getting checked out by a trainer.
“Obviously (thinking) the worst,” manager Alex Cora said. “We’ve been through this path before. He’s OK. He just jammed it. He took some vicious hacks in his last at-bats. He said he’ll be ready for tomorrow.”
Kris Bryant rejoined Colorado’s lineup after being activated from the 10-day injured list. The 2016 NL MVP batted fifth and played right field. He made a running catch on Rob Refsnyder’s tailing drive down the line in the first inning.
Bryant struck out twice, walked and grounded out to end the game.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: RHP Chris Martin (right elbow inflammation) could start throwing this weekend, manager Alex Cora said. Martin has been out since July 4 and had a setback prior to the All-Star break.
Rockies: C Elias Díaz (right calf) returned to the lineup after missing the previous two games. He doubled in three at-bats. … 3B Ryan McMahon (hand) was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game.
UP NEXT
Boston will wrap up the series with RHP Nick Pivetta (4-6, 3.87 ERA) facing Rockies RHP Cal Quantrill (6-7, 4.15) on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Bryant grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Doyle grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Rodgers grounded out to pitcher. | |
9th Inning | Weissert relieved Bernardino | |
9th Inning | Rafaela struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | González singled to right. |
Statistics
BOS | COL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
12 | Ground Balls | 18 |
6 | Strikeouts | 7 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
11 | Hits | 7 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
6 | Walks | 1 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 0 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 3 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
37 | At Bats | 31 |
2 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
24 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
4 | Doubles | 2 |
19 | Fly Balls | 6 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
182 | Pitches | 129 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
21 | Total Bases | 9 |
44 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
6 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
8.9 | Runs Created | 1.0 |
.297 | Batting Average | .226 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.568 | Slugging Percentage | .290 |
.459 | Secondary Average | .097 |
.409 | On Base Percentage | .250 |
.977 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .540 |
0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 3.0 |
9.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.0 |
50.0 | Batter Rating | 11.0 |
18.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.14 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.03 |
.270 | Isolated Power | .065 |
1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.14 |
.136 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .031 |
.162 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.129 |
12.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
97.0 | MLB Rating | 67.5 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 36,553 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |