After Cleveland relief pitcher
Oliver Perez needed some serious shoe repairs on the mound, the Red Sox pummeled the lefty as part of a six-run fifth inning on their way to
a 12-5 win. The big blow was a three-run shot off the bat of
Sandy Leon—and the Red sox
also got two additional home runs in the game from
J.D. Martinez. Boston had trailed 3-0, before surging past the Tribe with a total of 13 hits. Others who contributed to the onslaught were:
Mookie Betts (2-5, 2 Rs, RBI);
Rafael Devers (1-5, R, RBI);
Xander Bogaerts (2-5, 2 R, RBI);
Michael Chavis (2-3);
Brock Holt (104, 2 R, RBI) and
Jackie Bradley, Jr. (2-3, R, 2 RBIs).
Rick Porcello recovered from some early trouble to go 6.2 solid innings—giving up three earned runs. The win keeps Boston 6.5 games back of
The Evil Ones with a 29-25 record.
