Mitch Moreland smacked a three run pinch hit home run in the top of the ninth inning to cap a Boston Red Sox 7–6 comeback win on Friday night at Seattle.
A THREE RUN DING DONG FOR MITCHY FOUR BAGS AND THE RED SOX HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD IN THE NINTH!! OH MY GOD!! pic.twitter.com/fttoxW2Thp
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) March 30, 2019
The Red Sox trailed 6-1 after four innings. A four home run attack from the offense and four scoreless innings from the bullpen sparked the comeback and the first win of the season.
Xander Bogaerts, JD Martinez, Christian Vazquez, and Moreland each hit their first home run of the season.
DING DONGS FOR THE X-MAN, VAZQUEZ, JUMBO DONG, AND A GAME-WINNING THREE-RUN NINTH INNING DING DONG FOR MITCHY FOUR BAGS, FIRST SAVE OF THE SEASON FOR MATTY BACKPACKS AND THE 2019 RED SOX HAVE THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON!! #GOLDBOTTLES pic.twitter.com/K8kBu1IQyb
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) March 30, 2019
Colten Brewer, Brandon Workman, Brian Johnson, and Matt Barnes each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
The Red Sox bullpen pitched 4 shutout innings against a white hot offense
— Braedon Parece (@bdonp63) March 30, 2019
The Bullpen recorded seven strikeouts, including Johnson (1-0) striking out the side in the eighth inning and Barnes getting two in the ninth inning to secure the win.
Matt Barnes punches out Vogelbach for his first save since 2017 and the third of his career. That’s an impressive Game 2 win for the Red Sox, who got four dominant innings from their bullpen.
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) March 30, 2019
Nathan Eovaldi struggled in his first start of the season, allowing six runs in five innings. Sam Travis had two hits to pace the offense. The teams will play game three of the four game series on Saturday night at 9:10 PM. Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to take the mound for the Red Sox against Mike Leake and the Mariners.
