FINAL: Red Sox 6, Giants 2 - Wong helps power Boston to guaranteed series win

The Red Sox defeat the San Fransisco Giants 6-2 on Wednesday ngiht to guarantee a series win. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Boston's offense has a batting average of .299 with 64 runs scored in their last 11 games. 
• Rafael Devers extended his hitting streak to seven games tongiht. 

• Another great outing from Kutter Crawford going 7 innings, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 6 Ks and only 2 BB.
• 7 innings of work for Crawford tonight was his career best. 
• Crawford made his 3rd consecutive quality start and 4th this season...Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 6 of his 7 starts, and 4 or fewer hits in 5 of his 7.
• Crawford also has a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in 4 starts at home so far this year...Last season, posted a 6.00 ERA (38 ER/57.0 IP) in 15 games (11 starts) at Fenway Park.
• Connor Wong had another great game going 3-4 with a run and 2 doubles, RBI and is hitting .383 with 4 HR and 9 RBI in his last 13 games. 
• Wong also made an amazing sliding play for an out at first base that was a dart of a throw to first base. 

• Dominic Smith had an RBI single in hsi first game with Boston getting put in the lineup a half hour before the game. 

• Boston now has a four-game winning streak and starting to win games at home after that was a concern starting the season.

The Red Sox will go for the series sweep tomorrow afternoon at 1:35 p.m. 

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WHO:San Francisco Giants (14-16) at Red Sox (17-13)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston
SERIES TO DATE: 1-0
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Erik Miller (0-1, 5.54) vs. RHP Kutter Crawford (1-1, 1.35)
TV/RADIO: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
LIVE BOX
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Duran CF
Devers 3B
Refsnyder LF
O'Neill DH
Abreu RF
Wong C
Smith 1B
Valdez 2B
Rafaela SS

SP Crawford 

Giants
Lee CF
Soler DH
Wade Jr 1B
Chapman 3B
Conforto LF
Estrada 2B
Yastrzemski RF
Murphy C
Ahmed SS

SP Erik Miller

WHAT'S UP

• Boston faces the Giants in game two of a three-game series after winning 4-0 Tuesday night. 
• The Red Sox have won 3 consecutive games...They’re 7-3 in their last 10, beginning 4/19.
• The Sox made the postseason each of the last 7 times they started 17-13 or better through 30 games: 2021, ‘18, ‘16, ‘13, ‘09, ‘08, ‘07.
• With a win tonight or tomorrow, the Sox would improve to 6-3-1 in series play, including 3-2-0 at home (3-1-1 on the road).
• Last night was the Sox’ MLB-leading 6th shutout of the season, one more than they recorded in 2023.
•  They’ve shut out their opponent in 2 of their last 3 games and 3 of their last 6.
• The Sox have allowed 1 or 0 runs in 33.3% of their games (10 of 30), including 0 runs in 20.0% (6).
•  Boston’s only season with more shutouts in the first 30 games of a season was 1914 (9)...Prior to this year, the last time the club did so in as many as 6 of its first 30 games was 2002.
• Red Sox starting pitchers lead MLB with a 2.00 ERA (34 ER/152.2 IP)...They also rank 2nd in MLB in opponent AVG (.211), and 3rd in WHIP (1.02).
•  The Sox have posted their lowest starter ERA through 30 games in the Live-Ball Era (1920-present).
•  It is the lowest starter ERA through 30 games for any team since the 1972 Dodgers (1.70) and the lowest for an AL team since Cleveland in 1968 (1.80).
• All 7 pitchers who have made multiple starts for the Red Sox own a starter ERA no higher than 3.04, including an MLB-best 6 with a mark of 2.00 or better (min. 2 starts).
• Tyler O’Neill has hit 9 HR, tied with Marcell Ozuna for 3rd in MLB (1st: 10 HR-Trout and Henderson)...Of the 319 players with at least 50 PA this season, O’Neill ranks 1st in SLG (.693) and OPS (1.127)
•  The Red Sox have entered May with MLB’s lowest ERA for the 1st time since 2004 (2.95).
•  Boston’s 2.62 ERA during March/April is the club’s lowest mark through those months since 1992 (2.61).
• The Red Sox have placed Masataka Yoshida on the IL  with a left thumb strain after jamming his hand Sunday night versus the Cubs. This is the 16th Boston player to land on the IL this season for Boston. 
• The Sox have signed Dominic Smith to replace Yoshida after he opted out of his minor league deal with Tampa Bay. Smith hit .263 with a .712 OPS in AAA this season. 
• Smith has been more a DH and 1B lately, but can still play in left field.  
• Boston acquired Zack Short from the New York Mets today in exchange for cash. 
• The Sox will use Short in a utility role with all the injuries. Short has experience playing second base, shortstop and third base. Short has a career BA of .172 with 13 HR and 55 RBIs. 
• Short appeared in one game for New York on April 21st before being designated for assignment on April 26th. 
• Vladimir Gutierrez has been DFA'd.