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Red Sox reactions: Offense goes 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position, leaves 13 men on base in loss
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- Red Sox reactions: Offense goes 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position, leaves 13 men on base in loss
BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox ' 3-1 loss in 10 innings to the Houston Astros on Sunday:
1.The Red Sox dropped to 13-21 while the Astros improved to 14-21. Houston took the three-game series, 2-1.
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2.With the bases loaded and no outs in the 10th inning, Red Sox reliever Zack Kelly got Jose Altuve to ground into a 6-2-5 double play. Catcher Carlos Narváez was able to record the force-out at third because runner Isaac Paredes didn't break for third base on contact.
It appeared the Red Sox might have escaped a huge jam. But Kelly then walked Brice Matthews to reload the bases and gave up a two-run single to Cam Smith that put the Astros ahead 3-1.
3.Boston loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning. But Ceddanne Rafaela grounded into a 6-3 double play to end the game.
4.The Red Sox offense struggled again, going 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and leaving 11 runners on base through nine innings. It finished 0 for 11 with 13 left on base.
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5.Red Sox starter Ranger Suárez was removed after four scoreless innings and 70 pitches due to right hamstring tightness . The 30-year-old lefty allowed three hits and one walk while striking out three.
6.Suárez lowered his ERA to 2.77 over seven starts. He is coming off one of the best starts of his career , throwing 8 scoreless innings and striking out 10 in a win over the Blue Jays last Monday. He has not allowed a run in four of his past five starts and has held opponents to a .197 batting average.
7. Daniel Johnson tried to lay down a sac bunt against closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning, but Caleb Durbin threw to second base for the force-out. Christian Vazquez had led off the inning with a single up the middle. Pinch runner Yainer Diaz replaced him and was out at second on the bunt attempt for the first out.
8. Jarren Duran put the Red Sox ahead 1-0 with a 111.8 mph, 376-foot line drive home run to right field in the fifth inning. He has two home runs in three games during May after hitting one home run in 26 games during March/April.
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9.The Astros tied the game 1-1 in the sixth inning on Brice Matthews' 256-foot line drive to left field that Jarren Duran threw off-target to the plate. However, catcher Carlos Narváez fired down to third base to throw out Jose Altuve trying to tag from second to third base.
10.With runners at second and third base and two outs in the third inning, Andrew Monasterio laid down an excellent bunt — but third baseman Isaac Paredes made a bare-handed grab and fired across the diamond for the third out.
11. Wilyer Abreu had a tough day at the plate. He struck out swinging for the second out of the third inning with runners on second and third base. He also struck out swinging with a runner at third base and two outs in the seventh inning.
12. Willson Contreras just missed a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning. He hit a double with a 110.5 mph exit velocity off the top of the Green Monster.
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13.Lefty reliever Jovani Morán recorded two important outs in the seventh inning. The lefty has a 2.33 ERA while holding opponents to a .152 batting average in 19 ⅓ innings.
14.The Red Sox will play three games in Detroit beginning Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET. Left-hander Payton Tolle (0-1, 3.38 ERA) will start for Boston opposite Tigers ace Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.70 ERA).
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