Final: Red Sox 2, Mariners 0

Rafael Devers cracked a two-run homer in the eighth inning and five Red Sox relievers combined to allow just one hit as the Sox blanked the Seattle Mariners, 2-0.

The win capped an 8-2 road trip on the West Coast, with the Red Sox winning all three series. The Sox are 7--1-2 over their last 10 series.

The game was scoreless until the eighth, when Rob Refsnyder was hit by a pitch with two out, setting the stage for Devers' heroics with his 14th homer of the season.

WHO: Red Sox (31-29) vs. Seattle Mariners (27-32)
WHEN: 4:10 p.m.
WHERE: T-Mobile Park, Seattle WA
SERIES TO DATE: 1-1
SEASON SERIES TO DATE: BOS 5-1
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kutter Crawford (1-1, 8.44) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (5-6, 4.97)
TV/RADIO: NESN; WEEI-FM 93.7

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Refsnyder CF
Devers 3B
Martinez DH
Bogaerts SS
Story 2B
Verdugo LF
Dalbec 1B
Arroyo RF
Plawecki C

MARINERS

Winker LF
France 1B
Rodriguez CF
Crawford SS
Suarez DH
Frazier 2B
Toro 3B
Trammell RF
Torrens C

WHAT'S UP: The Red Sox have won 8 of their last 10 games, out-scoring opponents 47-25 over that span. The Sox own MLB’s best record since 5/18 (.708, 17-7). The Sox are in a stretch of 25 games in 27 days from 6/3- 29 (7-2 so far), including 19 in 20 days from 6/3-22. ...The Red Sox were 10-19 after getting swept by CWS from 5/6-8...They are 21-10 (.677) since 5/10, trailing only the Yankees for MLB’s best record (23-8). Beginning 5/10, the Sox lead the majors in runs (187), AVG (.281), OBP (.347), SLG (.476), and OPS (.823), while their +61 run differential ranks 2nd behind NYY (+64). : Last night marked the Red Sox’ 6th walk-off loss of the season, most in the majors. Since 5/10, the Red Sox have lost consecutive games only once (5/30 vs. BAL & 5/31 vs. CIN)...In their last 9 games following a team loss, Sox starting pitchers are 5-1 with a 2.24 ERA (14 ER/56.1 IP). ...The Red Sox are 7-2 so far on their season-hightying 10-game road trip (3-0 at OAK, 3-1 at LAA, 1-1 at SEA). The Sox haven’t won 8 or more games on a single road trip since September 2017 (8-1 at TB, BAL, CIN)...They haven’t won 8 or more games on a West Coast road trip since August 1995 (8-3 at SEA, CAL, OAK). ..With a win today, the Red Sox would improve to 7-1-2 over their last 10 series after starting the season 1-7-1 in series play. The Sox are 6-4-1 in series play when winning the 1st game...They’ve won the opener in 8 of their last 10 series. SOX & M’S: Prior to last night, the Red Sox had won 7 straight games vs. SEA, their longest streak since winning 10 straight from 8/30/91-5/20/92. Since the start of 2016, the Red Sox are 24-16 vs. SEA. The Red Sox are 16-6 this year vs. AL West opponents... The only other team with 16+ wins against a division outside of its own is NYY (17-5 vs. AL Central)... Four of the Red Sox’ last 5 games have been decided by 1 run...Prior to last night, they had won each of their previous 4. The Sox are 6-4 in their last 10 games decided by 1 or 2 runs, after going 6-12 in their first 18. ...At 18-15 (.545), the Red Sox own the AL’s 3rd-best road record behind NYY (.667, 18-9) and HOU (.618, 21-13), the 7th-best in MLB. The Sox are 12-5 (.706) in 17 road games since 5/10. Sox pitchers have posted a 3.35 ERA on the road (108 ER/290.1 IP), the 2nd-best mark in the AL and 3rd-best in the majors (LAD-2.61, NYY-3.16). ...The Red Sox currently hold the AL’s 3rd Wild Card position...Entering play on 5/10, the Sox owned the AL’s 2nd-worst record (10-19) and were 6.5 games out of the final Wild Card position. The Red Sox have stolen at least 1 base in each of their last 6 games, tied for the longest streak by an AL team this season (also TEX)...The only NL team to steal a base in as many as 6 consecutive games this season is CHC (12). Prior to this stretch, the Sox had last stolen a base in 6 straight games in 2018 (3 streaks of 6+ games). The Sox are 15-for-15 in stolen base attempts in their last 28 games (beginning 5/14), after going 4-for-9 in their first 32 games. ...The Red Sox lead the AL in AVG (.256) and rank 2nd in runs scored (282)...They lead the majors in doubles (146), 39 more than any other team (TOR-107). The Sox rank T-2nd in the AL in run differential (+38). The Sox have hit 5 HR in their last 2 games, after hitting none in their previous 4 games...In their last 26 games (beginning 5/16), the Sox rank 4th in the majors with 37 HR; prior to that, they ranked 29th in the majors with only 20 HR in their first 34 games. ....The Red Sox are the only team featuring 3 qualifying hitters with an AVG of at least .300: J.D. Martinez (.347, 2nd in MLB), Rafael Devers (.335, 3rd), and Xander Bogaerts (.321, 7th). The Sox are also the only team featuring 3 players with an OPS of at least .850 (Bogaerts, Devers, Martinez). The Sox feature an MLB-best 8 players with 20+ RBI. START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers posted a 5.16 ERA (13 ER/22.2 IP) this last turn through the rotation (5 G), after allowing only 1 ER over 39.2 IP (0.23 ERA) in their previous 6 outings from 5/31-6/6. In their last 11 games, Sox starters have struck out 59 batters and walked only 9. The Sox’ 5 primary starting pitchers have combined to post a 3.50 ERA (108 ER/277.1 IP) in their 54 starts (Eovaldi, Pivetta, Hill, Wacha, Whitlock).  The Red Sox feature 4 players with a FanGraphs WAR of at least 1.5: Devers (3.3), Bogaerts (2.4),  Martinez (1.9), and Trevor Story (1.6). Trevor Story leads AL 2nd basemen in XBH (23), runs (32), and RBI (41), and ranks 2nd in walks (24), steals (8), and defensive runs saved (tied, 6). Devers leads the majors in hits (82) and XBH (37)...He also leads AL 3rd basemen in AVG (.335), runs (46), and doubles (23)...Bogaerts leads AL shortstops in WAR (2.4), runs (37), hits (70), and doubles (tied, 16) and ranks 2nd in AVG (.321), SLG (.477), and OPS (.862).

NOTES: 

* Before the game, the Red Sox announced that RHP Nathan Eovaldi was being placed on the IL with low back inflammation, retroactive to June 9. To take Eovaldi's spot on the roster, the Sox activated Kutter Crawford, today's starting pitcher.