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You wouldn\u2019t know it by the final score, but this was actually a pitcher\u2019s duel into the bottom of the sixth inning. The first run wasn\u2019t scored until this lazy fly ball off the bat of Trevor Story found a home in shallow right field and opened the flood gates for the Boston bats:<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m getting ahead of myself, because the most impressive thing about this game was Brayan Bello\u2019s performance on the mound, and the half dozen zeros he put on the board before the Boston bats woke up in the home half of the sixth. He went all nine innings, struck out ten, and brought a shutout into the final frame before the Rockies knocked him around for a couple of garbage time runs. Here are the highlights:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just that Bello threw his first career complete game, it\u2019s that he\u2019s a guy notorious for struggling to go deep into outings, leaving behind a big mess for the bullpen to clean up even when he limits the damage in a five and dive effort. But tonight, he managed to get through five different innings on less than ten pitches, and he didn\u2019t need more than 17 pitches to get through a single frame until his low leverage hiccup in the ninth. What a thing of beauty!<\/p>\n

This gem comes during the middle of a stretch where the Red Sox play ten straight games without an off day going into the All-Star break, which means the bullpen gets a very advantageous rest just two days before an important four-game tilt against the Rays this weekend.<\/p>\n

Hats off to Brayan Bello, who has shown some serious signs of growing up on mound in his last handful of outings.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the offense once again exploded. It didn\u2019t start off that way as they made 17 outs before putting a run on the board, but once they took the lead, they quickly turned this into a laugher.<\/p>\n

Ceddanne Rafaela started the insurance run train with this double in the sixth:<\/p>\n

And then they really opened it up in the 7th:<\/p>\n

The four-run sixth and the six-run seventh added to the collection of crooked numbers they\u2019ve been compiling over the last ten games. In fact, it\u2019s the tenth straight game they\u2019ve had with at least one crooked numbered inning, and the two tonight make it 23 total crooked numbered innings for the Sox offense during this ten game stretch.<\/p>\n

Some folks will be quick (and correct) to point that it\u2019s been against some truly abysmal pitching, but good teams need to do exactly what the Red Sox have been doing of late when they get these stretches of opportunity. Also, this is another reason to be angry they didn\u2019t do a better job of bludgeoning the White Sox when they had them on the schedule.<\/p>\n

Also, it would greatly behoove the Sox to stay hot tomorrow in the series finale against the Rockies, because after that the schedule becomes drastically more difficult with the Rays, Cubs, Phillies, and Dodgers all waiting in the wings for the following 13 games.<\/p>\n

Make hay while the sun is shining!<\/p>\n

Studs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brayan Bello: <\/strong>I mean, duh!<\/p>\n

Ceddanne Rafaela:<\/strong> He only had one hit, but you could argue it was the biggest of the night as it turned a 1-0 game into a 3-0 game and really got the Sox rolling. He also made this wonderful catch in the fourth inning of what at the time preserved a 0-0 game.<\/p>\n

Romy Gonzalez: <\/strong>The last spot for the studs is extremely close. Could have gone Jarren Duran, who hit the longest home run of the season at Fenway. Could go with Trevor Story, who stayed hot with a pair of hits including a home run, but I\u2019ll give the nod to Romy Gonzalez, who led the team with three hits, continues to do his job against left-handed pitching, and even added a triple against a righty tonight.<\/p>\n

Three Duds<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Connor Wong: <\/strong>I don\u2019t even know what to say at this point. His 0-4 showing tonight brings his average down to .143 and his OPS is down to .375. The Red Sox have two catchers: The right one, and the Wong one.<\/p>\n

Abraham Toro:<\/strong> It\u2019s only a matter of time before this guy turns back into a pumpkin, and him going 0-4 tonight is just another indication of that looming on the horizon.<\/p>\n

The Road Rockies: <\/strong>I\u2019ve seen this exact game from the Colorado Rockies a few hundred times now. They go on the road and can\u2019t hit a lick, and it\u2019s at least in part because of the Coors Hangover Effect, which is where they can\u2019t adjust to breaking pitches at sea level after hitting at Coors Field for long stretches. (They played 12 of their last 15 games before this series at home.)<\/p>\n

Before last month, the Rockies went two years without a winning road trip! This particular version of the road Rockies came into the game batting .208 with .610 OPS on the season. So if you want to nitpick Bello\u2019s outing at all, here\u2019s your chance: The road Rockies always stink offensively because they are at a literal competitive disadvantage, and the 2025 Rockies stink to the historical high heavens in general.<\/p>\n

As a team, the Rockies are now 50 games below .500 and we haven\u2019t even reached the All-Star break yet. Holy crap do they suck!<\/p>\n

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Poll<\/h3>\n

After Garrett Crochet, who is the second best starting pitcher the Red Sox have right now?<\/h4>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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