(USA Today)
Final: Red Sox 4, Giants 0 - Boston gets 9 hits off Logan Webb in shut out victory
Trevor's Game Notes
Two-way game: Red Sox got it going on both sides of the ball. They managed to get 9 hits of Giant's ace Logan Webb, taking him out of the game in the 4th inning. Cooper Criswell had a strong spot start, pitching a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The bullpen also had a strong performance maintaining the shutout the entire way.
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WHO: Red Sox (16-13) vs. San Fransisco Giants (14-15)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston
SERIES TO DATE: Overall in 2023 1-2 (0-0/1-2)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Cooper Criswell (1-1, 2.38) vs. RHP Logan Webb (3-1, 2.33)
TV/RADIO: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Jarren Duran (L) CF
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Tyler O'Neill (R) DH
Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
Garrett Cooper (R) 1B
Reese McGuire (L) C
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) SS
RHP Cooper Criswell
Giants
Jung Hoo Lee (L) CF
LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) 1B
Matt Chapman (R) 3B
Michael Conforto (L) LF
Patrick Bailey (S) C
Jorge Soler (R) DH
Thairo Estrada (R) 2B
Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
Nick Ahmed (R) SS
RHP Logan Webb
WHAT'S UP
The Red Sox are 6-3 in their last 9 games and 9-6 in their last 15...They’ve outscored opponents 79-52 over that 15-game span, which began on 4/13.That is the AL’s 2nd-best run differential in that time (SEA: +30). Boston won a 3-game series vs. CHC over the weekend to improve to 5-3-1 in series play, including 2-2-0 at home (3-1-1 on the road).
The Red Sox earned a 5-4 walk-off win in Sunday’s series finale against the Cubs. Tyler O’Neill hit a game-winning RBI single in the 9th inning, his 4th career walk-off RBI (previous: 8/7/22 vs. ATL; walk-off walk against Kenley Jansen).
The Red Sox have an MLB-best 9 players with at least 10 RBI: Rafaela-17, Duran-13, Wong-13, O’Neill-12, Abreu-11, Yoshida-11, Casas-10, McGuire-10, Valdez-10.
Tyler O’Neill has hit 9 HR, tied with Marcell Ozuna for 3rd in MLB (1st: 10 HR-Trout and Henderson).Of the 313 players with at least 50 PA this season, O’Neill ranks 1st in SLG (.729) and OPS (1.176), and 4th in OBP (.447).
The Red Sox and Giants are playing their 4th ever series at Fenway Park, their first since 2019. The Sox are 13-9 all-time against the Giants, including 6-2 at Fenway Park...Boston swept SF in the clubs’ first 2 series at the venue, in 2007 and 2016, but lost a 3-game series in 2019 (1-2).In 2023, the Red Sox lost a 3-game series at Oracle Park from 7/28-30 (1-2).