Seattle started the day hoping to bounce back from yesterday’s loss, and win the series against the Red Sox and stay afloat above .500 ball. Expectations were quickly dashed as the worst versions of themselves were present from the beginning, and Boston dismantled them 12-3. A thread of hope existed that Marco Gonzales would be able to be solid enough against the Red Sox lineup to keep it close.
That thread was quickly snapped from the first inning, in which Marco needed 37 pitches to get through and gave up three runs. The second inning didn’t go any better for Marco, who proceeded to give up another three runs and was pulled at 66 pitches with runners still on, ending with a final line of 1.