Seattle MarinersvsBoston Red Sox
SEA 9/BOS 6
Things to say
The Mariners beat the Red Sox 9-6 at Fenway Park.
01
opener
Yeah, Seattle went into Fenway and put up nine. Sox hung around but never really got the deficit back. Kind of a slugfest all night.
02
key player
Mariners' bats carried it — the heart of the order was on base all game and every time Boston clawed back, Seattle answered.
03
hot take
Boston's pitching is the problem. Giving up nine at home in September? That's not a playoff bullpen.
04
deep cut
Watch the records — Seattle's 65-74 and still just stomped a Sox team ten games over. That's a bad look for Boston.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Sox bounce back tomorrow — they can't keep leaking runs like that down the stretch.
The recap
Seattle rolled into Fenway and left with a 9-6 win, spoiling the party for a Red Sox club that's been clinging to the playoff race. The Mariners' bats did the heavy lifting, stacking runs against Boston's arms and never letting the home crowd feel comfortable.
Boston fought back to make it 9-6, but they'd dug too deep a hole early and the bullpen couldn't stop the bleeding. For a Seattle team well under .500, this was a get-well series game on the road, and they'll take it.