FINAL SCORE: Red Sox 7, Rockies 4
IN BRIEF: Xander Bogaerts hit two home runs, including his 30th of the season, and drove in three to give him 100 RBI, leading the Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies and a two-game sweep at Coors Field as they picked up a game on Tampa Bay and Oakland in the wild-card race. BOX SCORE
RED SOX RECORD: 72-62
HIGHLIGHTS
3rd inning:
Devers triples to right, Martinez hits a two-run homer to left on a 2-1 pitch from Lambert (2-0, BOS).
4th inning:
Desmond walks moves to second on Daza's single to center, Wolters grounds into fielder's choice, moving Daza to third, Hampson safe on a bunt single to third, scoring Daza (2-1, BOS).
5th inning:
Devers singles to right, Bogaerts hits a two-run homer to right (4-1, BOS).
Martinez singles to center (Howard replaces Lambert on the mound), Moreland walks (Tinoco replaces Howard on the mound), Vázquez singled to right, scoring Martinez (5-1, BOS).
Arenado singles to center, moves to third on Desmond's double to left, Daza hits an infield single to third, scoring Arenado (5-2, BOS).
Wolters singles to right, scoring Desmond (5-3, BOS).
7th inning:
(Estevez now pitching for the Rockies) Bogaerts homers to right on a 1-1 pitch (6-3, BOS).
(Walden now pitching for Red Sox) Arenado doubles to left. moves to third on Desmond's groundout, McMahon grounds out to second, scoring Arenado (6-4, BOS).
9th inning:
(Parsons now pitching for the Rockies) Devers homers to right on a 1-2 pitch (7-4, BOS).
UP NEXT:
@Angels, Friday, 10:07 p.m., NESN
@Angels, Saturday, 9:07 p.m., NESN
@Angels, Sunday, 4:07 p.m., NESN
Vs. Twins, Tuesday, 7:10 p.m., NESN
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