The Red Sox have snapped their five-game losing streak. They were going up against old friend Clay Buchholz and got some runs on the board early. The pitching was solid all night, too, with a couple bad performances here and there but guys like Darwinzon Hernandez and Brandon Workman worked out of jams to hold leads. Mookie Betts also scored run number 130 (and 131), making him the first Red Sox player in nearly 70 years to reach that mark.
The Red Sox offense, which has been so good for stretches this year even while the overall team performance has been generally mediocre, has disappeared for a few days.