All you need to know, in quickie form, about the Red Sox' 13-7 win over the Orioles, complete with BSJ analysis and insight:
BOX SCORE
HEADLINES
Trailing 6-0, the Sox rallied: It looked to be a long, ugly afternoon when the Red Sox fell behind 6-0 in the top of the third. Then, apparently, two things dawned on them: 1) These are the Orioles we're facing and 2) Our offense can overcome most any deficit. And so it began, with a couple of run-scoring groundouts in the third and a solo homer from Sam Travis in the fourth. The big inning was the sixth, when the Sox managed six runs, then followed it up with four more in the seventh. At one point, the Sox tallied 13 unanswered runs before the O's tacked on one more in the top of the ninth. The six-run deficit was the biggest overcome by the Sox this season, having overcome five-run leads four times previously this year. The game marked the first time the Sox trailed by at least six and ended up winning by at least six since September 11, 2007, when they trailed Tampa Bay 8-1 and ended up winning 16-10.
Devers does it again: Nearly every day -- or so it seems -- Rafael Devers does something amazing. On Sunday, it included collecting four more hits, nine total bases and becoming the first hitter in the big leagues to reach 100 RBI for the season. In so doing, he became the second Red Sox player in history to score 100 runs and knock in 100 runs in a season before turning 23. The other? Ted Williams, who did it in 1930 and 1940. In his last 58 games, he's knocked in 61 runs. "It's funny,'' noted Alex Cora, "because 10, 15 days ago, we were talking about him chasing pitches and being in a slump. Now, it seems like everything he hits, he's hitting it hard. The quality of the at-bats are great -- with two strikes, early in the count. He keeps working and he's not taking anything from granted.'' Devers seemed wholly unimpressed with the fact that he was the first hitter in the big leagues to reach 100 RBI. "It feels good,'' said Devers, "but overall, it's just good to get a win. That's what's most important for me right now.''
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Eovaldi's return to rotation a rocky one: Nathan Eovaldi, who had pitched well during the week out of the bullpen, made his first start since the middle of April and it wasn't a long one -- or very successful, for that matter. Eovaldi lasted just two innings and allowed five runs while showing atypical wildness (three walks, two wild pitches). "I felt fine physically,'' said Eovaldi, "but I was all over the place. I wasn't able to execute my pitches when I needed to. They needed me to go a little deeper into the game and I was able to go only two innings.'' Part of the issue, Eovaldi said, was because of mechanics, noting that he was "rushing to the plate a little bit.'' He chastised himself for not being able to self-correct within the game, but noted that he was again comfortable in the starting role in terms of routine and mental approach.
TURNING POINT
It was a big uphill climb when the Sox fell behind 6-0 in the third, but after getting two in the bottom of the third, Travis's solo blast into the center field bleachers, cutting the lead in half, was when it started to turn around for the Sox. "That's when we got back into the game,'' said Cora.
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TWO UP
Mitch Moreland: Moreland came off the bench in the sixth to pinch-hit and delivered a blooper to left, then followed with two more hits.
J.D. Martinez: His torrid streak continued at the plate, with three more hits -- all of them in the span of two innings.
ONE DOWN
Chris Owings: Owings isn't making the most of his opportunity here. He had another brutal day at the plate, striking out three times.
QUOTE OF NOTE:
"The way our guys rallied back today was awesome. It's not easy to be down in the hole, but we kept chipping away.'' — Eovaldi.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING:
- When the Sox scored six times in the sixth, it marked the 13th time this season that they had scored five or more runs in an inning.
- In the last four games, the Red Sox bullpen has allowed just two earned runs in the last 18 innings.
- The Sox have a .388 batting average in pinch-hitting situations this year.
- The Sox have homered in each of their last 11 games.