FINAL SCORE: Red Sox 11, Mariners 2
IN BRIEF: The Red Sox benefitted from some early errors by the Mariners and were able to jump ahead early. J.D. Martinez crushed his sixth and seventh homers of the year while Michael Chavis tallied five RBIs on the day. Starter Hector Velazquez threw a season-high 63 pitches and lasted 5 innings, beating his previous high of 3 1/3 innings, and earned the win in the Sox' first series sweep of the season.
RED SOX RECORD: 22-19
HIGHLIGHTS
1st inning
Edwin Encarnacion hits sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Mitch Haniger (1-0, SEA)
J.D. Martinez crushes solo homer into Green Monster (1-1, tie)
Michael Chavis hits bloop single, scoring Xander Bogaerts (2-1, BOS)
Rafael Devers scores on a passed ball (3-1, BOS)
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2nd inning
Andrew Benintendi scores on an error by Jay Bruce (4-1, BOS)
3rd inning
Red Sox turn strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play (4-1, BOS)
5th inning
Omar Narvaez hits solo homer to right field (4-2, BOS)
Michael Chavis cracks two-run single to right field (6-2, BOS)
7th inning
Rafael Devers grounds into a fielder's choice, Mookie Betts scores (7-2, BOS)
Chavis hits two-run single to right (9-2, BOS)
8th inning
J.D. Martinez launches his second home run of the day (11-2 BOS)
UP NEXT
vs. Rockies, Tuesday, 7:10 p.m., NESN
vs. Rockies, Wednesday, 7:10 p.m., NESN
vs. Astros, Friday, 7:10 p.m., NESN
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