Red Sox beat the Rockies 5-2 behind Sonny Gray’s 11 strikeouts
Gray allowed one run in seven innings as Boston improved to 20-20 on the road and backed him with homers from Abreu and Eaton.
- On Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Denver, backed by Sonny Gray's season-high 11 strikeouts and two-run performances from Wilyer Abreu and Nate Eaton.
- The victory served as a crucial rebound after an unexpected loss on Monday, which ended with closer Aroldis Chapman's first blown save in 11 months.
- Gray threw 65 strikes among his 93 pitches over seven innings, while Abreu added a solo home run and an RBI triple to support the offense.
- With Tuesday's win, the Red Sox inched ahead of the Rockies in the race for fewest wins in the majors against rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan.
- Red Sox LHP Ranger Suarez starts Wednesday's rubber game against Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland, who enters with a 7.36 ERA.
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Sonny Gray sets franchise record as Red Sox even series with Rockies
Sonny Gray wrote a unique line for himself in the franchise history books Tuesday night, when he became the first Red Sox pitcher ever with double-digit strikeouts at Colorado’s Coors Field. The veteran right-hander punched out 11 Rockies batters, surpassing his previous season-high of nine on May 18, in the 5-2 Red Sox victory. For the second consecutive night, a Red Sox pitcher broke the franchise record for strikeouts at the Rockies’ home fie…
Red Sox rebound to beat the Rockies behind strong start by Sonny Gray and Wilyer Abreu-powered offense - The Boston Globe
Gray allowed one run over seven innings and struck out a season-high 11. Abreu started the scoring with an RBI triple in the first and added a solo homer in the fifth.
Sonny Gray strikes out 11 as Red Sox beat Rockies
Wilyer Abreu homers and drives in two runs and Gray pitches seven inning in Boston's victory.
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