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It was
Rick Porcello's first loss of the season—but his second straight bad outing. The righty went six innings giving up five runs on nine hits and giving up two HRs. Boston's offense tried to bail him out, but even nine hits of their own fell short in
the 6-5 loss.
Rafael Devers (#7) and
J.D. Martinez (#11) homered, but when
Carson Smith ave up another Oakland HR in the eighth, it was too much to overcome.
Mookie Betts went 2-5 —placing his MLB-leading average at .362, while
Hanley Ramirez knocked in two runs (which
briefly gave Boston a one-run lead). This is a dispiriting loss—which plunges Boston one-half game back of the idle
Empire. With a supposed ace on the mound, at home, scoring five runs—you have to win.
Bad loss, no biscuit.
