Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 6:07PM CST
In baseball action from August 8th, 2018, the Boston Red Sox secured a 10-5 victory against their opponent, extending their winning streak to six consecutive games. A significant boost came from the return of Rafael Devers, who immediately made an impact by hitting a two-run home run after coming off the disabled list. On the pitching side, Brian Johnson delivered a strong performance, going a season-high seven innings to earn his second straight win, helping Boston clinch the decisive five-run advantage.
Date: Wednesday, August 8th, 2018
Time: 6:07PM CST
Stadium: Rogers Centre
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 36,798
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Smoak (30, Johnson)
Home Runs: Hernández (17, 6th inning off Johnson 1 on, 2 Out); Grichuk (15, 7th inning off Johnson 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hernández 2 (44), Grichuk 3 (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hernández 2, Grichuk 3
Ground Into Double Play: Travis
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Martin 0-1, Grichuk 1-1, Travis 0-1, Morales 0-1, Hernández 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Martin 1; Morales 1

Wild Pitches: Biagini
Intentional Walks: Martinez (By Santos)
Hit By Pitch: Betts (By Hauschild)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hauschild 5/13; Santos 8/10; Petricka 5/7; Barnes 1/5; Biagini 2/7; García 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hauschild 7-4-6-9; Santos 5-6-7-6; Petricka 5-0-6-7; Barnes 3-4-3-3; Biagini 1-5-5-3; García 1-3-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hauschild 4-3; Santos 1-3; Petricka 2-3; Barnes 1-0; Biagini 0-1; García 1-1
Game Scores: M Hauschild 32

Double Plays: 2 (Solarte-Díaz-Smoak, Travis-Díaz-Smoak)

Doubles: Devers (22, Hauschild); Moreland (16, Hauschild); Benintendi 2 (32, Santos, Petricka); Martinez (30, Barnes); Bogaerts (32, Barnes)
Home Runs: Devers (16, 6th inning off Petricka 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Benintendi (67), Moreland 2 (57), Bogaerts 3 (68), Devers 2 (54), Martinez (98)
2-out Runs Batted In: Martinez
Sacrifice Flies: Bogaerts; Benintendi
Ground Into Double Play: Moreland; Bradley Jr.
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Núñez 0-1, Bogaerts 1-1, Martinez 2-2, Bradley Jr. 0-3, Moreland 1-4, Devers 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bradley Jr. 2; Moreland 1; Devers 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Johnson 21/29; Brasier 4/5; Kelly 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Johnson 22-12-14-19; Brasier 4-4-1-3; Kelly 4-2-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Johnson 7-8; Brasier 1-0; Kelly 2-0
Game Scores: B Johnson 49

Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Moreland)
Errors: Bogaerts (7, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Devers (2, 2nd base by Santos/Martin)
Stolen Bases: Betts (22, 2nd base off Hauschild/Martin)
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