Drew Pomeranz threw 45 pitches in a seemingly endless second inning that saw him surrender two home runs, a three-run shot to J.J. Hardy and a two-run blast to Nolan Reimold. After Pomeranz gave up a single to start the third, manager John Farrell yanked him. His line: 2-4-5-2-3, 63.
Boston came right back in the bottom of the inning, as Travis Shaw doubled with one out, Chris Young walked, and Jackie Bradley singled. Dylan Bundy (5.1-6-3-4-4, 95) then walked Ryan Hanigan to force in a run and walked Dustin Pedroia to bring home a second run. The Red Sox then promptly squandered their chances to close the gap as Xander Bogaerts struck out and David Ortiz grounded to first.