The Boston Red Sox snapped their four-game losing streak by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Friday night at Chase Field.
The Red Sox improved to 27-24 on the season, while the Diamondbacks fell to 29-22 on the campaign.
Check out the full box score here.
ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Red Sox bats came out of dormancy against the Diamondbacks after being outscored 20-4 during the four-game skid beginning with a three-run, four-hit second inning.
After Rob Refsnyder reached on an infield single, Triston Casas gave the Red Sox the 1-0 lead when his double to right scored Refsnyder. Boston would add two more runs when Connor Wong hit a ground rule double, plating Casas. Raimel Tapia then tagged Arizona pitcher Brandon Pfaadt with a long single that scored Wong from second.
Boston added two more runs in the fourth when Kiké Hernández launched his fourth bomb of the season with Casas on first, knocking Pfaadt out of the game after Tapia added another hit in the inning. The Boston bats finished the night with seven runs on 14 hits against Arizona pitchers.
Chris Sale gave up one run on four hits across five innings while striking out three. Josh Winckowski pitched three innings giving up one run on three hits. Brennan Bernardino came in for the non-save opportunity in the ninth to close out the game and clinch the win for Sale.
STARS OF THE GAME
-- Hernández finished the night going 1-for-3 from the plate with two RBIs, a run scored and two walks. His bomb in the fourth inning was his 12th against the Diamondbacks in 72 games.
-- Alex Verdugo was 3-for-5 on the night with a double, knocking in one run and scoring another. The right fielder is slashing .292/.364/.464.
-- Casas knocked in the first run of the game and finished the night 3-for-5 including two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored.
WAGER WATCH
FanDuel Sportsbook set the odds that Hernández would knock the first one out of the park at +1600, netting $100 bettors a $1700 payout when the shortstop hit his fourth of the season in the fourth.
ON DECK AT NESN
The Red Sox look to build on the win when they take the field against the Diamondbacks on Saturday night. First pitch from Chase Field is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET. The game will air on Fox. Boston will close out the three-game series on Sunday, and first pitch for that matchup is scheduled at 4:10 p.m. on NESN.
