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SPORTS Monday 18 June 2018

Red Sox hit three homers to rout Mariners 9-3

By ERIK ERICKSON, Associ- deficit to 5-2 with a field-
ated Press er's choice, but Seattle's
SEATTLE (AP) — Boston's of- rally was cut short following
fense showed why it is one back-to-back fly outs from
of the best in baseball. Mitch Haniger and Nelson
Rafael Devers, Jackie Brad- Cruz.
ley Jr., and Xander Bo- "He had to work for it that
gaerts all homered and the fifth inning but he limited
Boston Red Sox routed the the damage," Cora said. ".
Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Sun- He did a good job. Good
day. fastball. He was more ag-
"Today we did an outstand- gressive in the strike zone."
ing job finishing the game Cruz hit his 17th home run
and we got the W," Red of the season in the fourth,
Sox manager Alex Cora sending a 3-2 fastball from
said. "We are a good team. Martinez 442 feet in to the
We know how to play the upper deck in left field to
game and we turn the trim Seattle's deficit to 5-1.
page really quick." Cruz has homered five
Devers' 11th homer of the times in his last nine games.
season capped a five-run, In the eighth, Ryon Healy
two-out rally in the third doubled down the left field
against Seattle starter Mike line, scoring Cruz to make it
Leake (7-4). 9-3.
"They were making it tough The Red Sox improved to
today," Leake said. "They 18-5 in series finales, and
weren't giving me any have won five straight day
breaks today." games on the road.
Andrew Benintendi and Bo- TRAINER'S ROOM
gaerts began Boston's rally Mariners: RHP Nick Vin-
with a pair of singles. J.D. cent (groin) is scheduled
Martinez drew a nine pitch to make a rehab start with
walk to load the bases be- Triple-A Tacoma on Mon-
fore Mitch Moreland drove day, then make a rehab
in two with a single to cen- appearance with Double-
terfield, his first hit of the se- A Arkansas on Wednesday
ries, and Devers followed before joining the Mariners
with a blast off the Hit It during their three game
Here Cafe in right field to series in Boston beginning
give Boston a 5-0 lead. Friday.
"Anytime you can put up a UP NEXT
five spot in the inning, you Red Sox: Chris Sale (6-4,
are happy with it," More- 2.75 ERA) takes the mound
land said. "That was a good as the Red Sox continue
inning for us." their road trip against the
The Red Sox pulled away in Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts hits a two-run home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners' Twins on Tuesday. Sale
the seventh against right- Chasen Bradford during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 17, 2018, in Seattle. has allowed just one run in
handed reliever Chasen Associated Press each of his last two starts
Bradford, who gave up and has nine starts this sea-
three runs and two homers field, his 12th of the season runs. season. son allowing one or fewer
while getting two outs. and fourth of the series. Boston starter Eduardo Ro- "It was really good," Rodri- earned runs.
Bradley Jr. sent Bradford's Facing left-hander Roenis driguez picked up his sixth guez said of his start. "All of Mariners: Marco Gonza-
first pitch over the cen- Elias in the eighth, Benin- straight win in as many my pitches were working. It les (7-3, 3.42) goes for his
terfield wall for his fourth tendi extended Boston's starts, allowing two runs on was really great." sixth win in as many starts
home run this season. Be- lead to 9-2 with a sacrifice six hits while striking out nine. The Mariners loaded the when the Mariners begin a
nintendi hit his third single fly to center. Rodriguez (9-1) has allowed bases with no outs for the 10-game road trip against
of the game with one out The Red Sox have hit three two or fewer runs in each of heart of their order against the Yankees on Tuesday.
before Bogaerts put Boston or more home runs 10 times his starts during his winning Rodriguez in the fifth, but Gonzalez has allowed just
ahead 8-2 with a shot into this season, and are 36-7 streak, and the Red Sox are managed just one run. six earned runs in his last six
the bullpen in left center- when scoring five or more 13-1 in Rodriguez's starts this Jean Segura cut Seattle's starts combined.q