FINAL: Red Sox 14, Mariners 7 - Boston Bats Unload in Blowout Victory

The Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 14-7 on Monday night at Fenway Park. Boston gets their first win since dropping the three previous series after the All-Star Break. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• The Red Sox scored seven runs in the third inning and never looked back. 
• Nick Pivetta went 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 10 K and 1 BB. 
• Triston Casas is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday at AAA. Casas has been out since mid-April with a rib strain. 
• Dominic Smith, Masataka Yoshida and Romy Gonzalez all homered. 

The Red Sox will be back in action tomorrow night in the second game of the three-game series with Seattle at 7:10 p.m. 

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WHO: Seattle Mariners (56-51) vs. Red Sox (55-49)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston
SERIES TO DATE: 0-0
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Nick Pivetta (4-7, 4.50) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (6-6, 2.72)
TV/RADIO: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
LIVE BOX
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Duran CF
Abreu RF
Yoshida DH
Devers 3B
O'Neill LF
Smith 1B
Wong C
Hamilton 2B
Rafaela SS

SP Nick Pivetta 

MARINERS
Robles CF
Arozarena LF
Raleigh C
Polanco 2B
Raley RF
Moore SS
Vosler 1B
Haniger DH
Rojas 3B

SP Logan Gilbert

WHAT'S UP

• The Red Sox are 2-7 in their 9 games since the All-Star break, after going 10-3 in their previous 13 games.
• The Red Sox have lost 3 consecutive series (at LAD, at COL, vs. NYY), after winning their first 4 during July (at MIA, at NYY, vs. OAK, vs. KC).
•  The Sox lost a 3-game series against NYY from Friday-Sunday, falling to 16-13-5 in series play (8-3-6 at home).
• The Red Sox are 13-6 in their last 19 games against the Mariners, beginning 9/14/21.
• Since the start of 2017, the Sox are 15-5 in 20 games against the Mariners at Fenway Park.
• Boston has won or tied 7 of its last 8 series against Seattle, dating back to May 2019 (5-1-2).
• These 2 clubs opened the season against each other, splitting a 4-game series at T-Mobile Park from 3/28-31.
• Boston is scheduled to face a right-handed starting pitcher in all 3 games of the current series vs. SEA...The club faced a left-handed starter in 6 of its last 8 games.
• The Sox have lost their last 3 games against right-handed starters after winning each of their previous 5.
•  BOS is 13-7 in its last 20 games against right-handed starters, beginning 6/16.
• The Red Sox rank in MLB's top 3 in doubles (2nd, 201), triples (T-2nd, 27), hits (3rd, 931), XBH (3rd, 355), AVG (3rd, .258), and SLG (3rd, .434).
• The Sox also rank 4th in the AL and 7th in MLB in HR (127).
• In their last 15 games, beginning 7/9, Boston has hit .293 with a .355 OBP, .519 SLG, and .874 OPS...Each of those marks lead MLB during that span.
• BOS has hit 53 HR in its last 32 G, since 6/17, 1 behind OAK for most in the AL over that span.
• Nick Pivetta's stats at home vs on the road: Home: 7 G, 5.50 ERA, .241 AVG / Road: 9 G, 3.75 ERA, .240 AVG                                        
• Pivetta Is facing the Mariners for the 2nd time this season...Allowed 1 R over 6.0 IP with a season high 10 SO on his 1st start of 2024 on 3/29.                   
•  Opponents have a .193 AVG/.569 OPS the 1st time through the order, a .278 AVG/.825 OPS the 2nd time, and a .250 AVG/.791 OPS the 3rd time.                       
• Pivetta ranks in MLB’s 89th percentile in strikeout % (29.5).His 1,069 SO are 4th most by a Canadian-born pitcher (Next: Érik Bédard, 1,246).                              
• Boston acquired RHP Quinn Priester from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor leaguer INF/OF Nick Yorke, and optioned Priester to AAA.                                        
•  The Red Sox recalled RHP Trey Wingenter from AAA and optioned RHP Greg Weissert to AAA.