The Boston Red Sox take a close one ffom the Mariners

The Seattle Mariners have been a great run over the last week sweeping the Royals in Kansas City. Then, they came home and won the first 2 games of the 3 game series against the Boston Red Sox to put them at 6 games over .500 for the first time this season. Toninght they look to add to that streak as they send Hisashi Iwakuma to the plate to try and sweep the Red Sox. Opposing the Mariners will be John Buchholz pitching for Boston.

Brock Holt will start the 1^st inning with a ground ball to Brad Miller for an out. Daniel Nava is the next man to the plate and he flies out to James Jones. That brings Dustin Pedroia to the plate and he has an infield single. David Ortiz will try to keep the inning going as he hits a 2-run homer. With two out Johnny Gnomes will step up to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Endy Chavez will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to the pitcher who throws him out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Brock Holt. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he lines out to Stephen Drew to end the 1^st inning. 2-0 Boston.

A.J. Perzynski will start the 2^nd inning with a ground ball to Robinson Cano. Xander Bogaerts is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to the pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma. That brings Stephen Drew to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the top of the inning. Kyle Seager will start the home half of the inning with a homerun. Logan Morrison is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Mike Zunino to the plate and he hits a 2-run homer. With no outs Dustin Ackley comes up to the plate and grounds out to Dustin Pedroia. With one out Brad Miller comes to the plate and he flies out to Johnny Gnomes. Stephen Romero will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Jackie Bradley Jr to end the 2^nd inning. 3-2 Mariners.

Jackie Bradley Jr will start the 3^rd inning with a double. Back to the top of the order for Brock Holt who singles. That brings Daniel Nava to the plate and he singles as Bradley Jr scores and Holt to second. With two Dustin Pedroia comes to the plate and he flies out to Stephen Romero. With two on and one out David Ortiz steps up to the plate and he singles as Holt scores and Nava to third. With runners at the corners Johnny Gnomes comes to the plate and he strikes out. A.J. Perzynski will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Endy Chavez will start the home half of the inning with a pop up to Dustin Pedroia for an out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he pops out to Stephen Drew. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he pops up to Stephen Drew to end the 3^rd inning. 4-3 Boston.

Xander Bogaerts will start the 4^th inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Stephen Drew is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Logan Morrison. That brings Jackie Bradley Jr to the plate and he flies out to James Jones to end the top of the inning. Kyle Seager will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Daniel Nava who can't quite get the ball but he throws Seager out at second trying to stretch a single to a double. Logan Morrison is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Daniel Nava. That brings Mike Zunino to the plate and he flies out to Jackie Bradley Jr to end the 4^th inning.

Brock Holt will start the 5^th inning with a single. Daniel Nava is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Dustin Pedroia to the plate and he walks. Tom Wilhelmsen will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. With the bases loaded David Ortiz comes to the plate and he hits a ground ball Brad Miller who turns a double play as Holt scores and Nava to third. Johnny Gnomes will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Jackie Bradley Jr. Brad Miller is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Brock Holts. That brings Stephen Romero to the plate and he flies out to Jackie Bradley Jr to end the 5^th inning. 5-3 Boston.

A.J. Perzynski will start the 6^th inning with a single but he tries to stretch it into a double and Dustin Ackley throws him out. Xander Bogaerts is the next man to the plate and strikes out. That brings Stephen Drew to the plate and he grounds out to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Endy Chavez will start the home half of the inning with a single. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he singles and Chavez to second. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he flies out to Daniel Nava. With two on and one out Kyle Seager comes to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Stephen Drew who turns a double play to end the 6^th inning.

Jackie Bradley Jr will start the 7^th inning with a ground ball to Logan Morrison. Back to the top of the order for Brock Holt who strikes out. That brings Daniel Nava to the plate and he singles. Dustin Pedroia will try to keep the inning going as he pop up to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Logan Morrison will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he flies out to Jackie Bradley Jr to end the 7^th inning.

Brandon Morrow will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. David Ortiz will start the 8^th inning with a strike out. Johnny Gnomes is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings A.J. Perzynski to the plate and he singles. Xander Bogaerts will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Brad Miller will start the home half of the inning with a homeuun. Stephen Romero is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Johnny Gnomes.Andrew Miller will take over the pitching duties for the Red Sox Back to the top of the order for Willie Bloomquist, pinch hitting for Endy Chavez, who strikes out. Cole Gillespie, who will pinch hit for James Jones, will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the inning. 5-4 Boston.

Stephen Drew will start the 9^th inning with a ground ball to Robinson C ano for an out. Jackie Bradley Jr is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Stephen Romero. Back to the top of the order for Brock Holt who strikes out to end the top of the inning. Koji Uehara will take over the pitching duties for the Red Sox. Robinson Cano will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Dustin Pedroia for an out. Kyle Seager is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Logan Morrison to the plate and he walks and Seager to second. With two on and one out Mike Zunino comes to bat and he strikes out. Dustin Ackley will try to keep the game going as he grounds out Brock Holt to end the game. 5-4 Boston.