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Diamondbacks at Red Sox



Red Sox rolled past the Diamondbacks 9-4, breaking it open in the third when Durbin scored on a wild pitch from Kelly. Rutschman did the heavy lifting, going 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI, and Boston piled up 13 hits to Arizona's 7. The win moves Red Sox to 68-58 and Arizona to 66-61, with Boston now up 2-0 in the season series.
Red Sox rolled past the Diamondbacks 9-4.
The go-ahead run came in the third inning when Durbin scored on a wild pitch from Kelly.
Rutschman led the way for Boston, going 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI, while the Red Sox out-hit Arizona 13-7.
The Red Sox sit 3rd in the AL East, 6 games back, coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10. The Diamondbacks sit 3rd in the NL West, 9½ games back, winners of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Red Sox are up next at Yankees (Aug 28-29). The Diamondbacks are up next at Giants (Aug 27-29).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.


Red Sox to winHit
BOS -1.5 · 61%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| BOSBoston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ildemaro Vargas | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .265 | .310 | .409 |
Corbin Carroll | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .246 | .345 | .486 |
Gabriel Moreno | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .308 | .385 | .470 |
Geraldo Perdomo | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .246 | .356 | .374 |
Tim Tawa | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .240 | .290 | .393 |
Jordan Lawlar | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .261 | .346 | .370 |
James McCann | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .296 | .325 | .443 |
Jose Fernandez | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .256 | .289 | .349 |
Ryan Waldschmidt | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .273 | .332 | .381 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merrill Kelly | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 86-53 | 5.37 | 86 |
Jonathan Loaisiga | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.74 | 9 |
Kevin Ginkel | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26-17 | 3.91 | 26 |
Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 2.41 | 26 |
Justin Martinez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-9 | 0.00 | 19 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | BOS 100.0 | 0.6 | |
| T9 | BOS 99.4 | 0.4 | |
| T9 | BOS 99.8 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | BOS 99.4 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | BOS 99.5 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | BOS 99.4 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | BOS 99.5 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | BOS 99.4 | 0.1 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.