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It was a laugher until it was a squeaker. With an 8-4 lead and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, this looked like a nice easy win for
The Carmine Hose. Then
Matt Barnes—who has been great lately—imploded. Walk, defensive indifference (or at least willful ignorance), single, HR—one-run game. Barnes did get the final out and
Brian Johnson got his first MLB victory in
the 8-7 win. The Red Sox smacked out 15 hits—including the first home run of the year for
Mookie Betts. In addition to Mookie's three hits, multiple-hit games came from:
Xander Bogaerts (2),
Andrew Benintendi (2),
Mitch Moreland (3), and
Pablo Sandoval (3). This win was all the sweeter considering they beat the Jays' 'stud'—
Marcus Stroman. At 9-5, Boston is in a virtual three-way tie at the top of the division.
