If there was an opening for the role of closer for the Rockies, Pierce Johnson might’ve just snatched it right back.
Colorado took a three-run lead in the top of the tenth off Randal Grichuk’s two-run double and Jurickson Profar’s sacrifice fly. But the Red Sox immediately got two back when Rafael Devers took right-hander Matt Carasiti deep with a 410-foot two-run blast in the bottom half — his second of the game.That’s when Black turned to Johnson, who’d been removed from the closer role just last week after blowing a pair of save opportunities in early June.
Former Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard recorded the win against his old club after tossing a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout to send it to extras. Elias Díaz hit a three-run double in the third and Brenton Doyle added an RBI double in the fourth as Colorado built a 4-0 lead against Boston starter Kutter Crawford.
The Rockies had six extra-base hits total, including a double and a triple from Diaz, who now has 33 RBIs on the season. Grichuk, Doyle and Nolan Jones each had one double, while Ryan McMahon hit a triple. The Red Sox began chipping away in the fourth inning against Colorado starter Chase Anderson, with Devers hitting a 311-foot two-run homer down the right field line. Anderson got into trouble the next inning by giving up back-to-back singles, then hitting Masataka Yoshida with a pitch.
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