Saturday, April 20th, 2019 5:10PM CST
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox recorded their first series win of the season in a narrow 6-5 victory. Andrew Benintendi was a key contributor, hitting a grand slam earlier in the game before driving in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning. The game concluded when catcher Christian Vazquez successfully picked off Tommy Pham for the final out.
Date: Saturday, April 20th, 2019
Time: 5:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 22,940
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
BOS |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Triples: Kiermaier (3, Hembree); Choi (1, Porcello); Meadows (1, Poyner); Lowe (1, Porcello)
Home Runs: García (4, 2nd inning off Porcello 0 on, 1 Out); Díaz (5, 8th inning off Barnes 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: García (10), Meadows 2 (19), Díaz (9), Lowe (15)
Ground Into Double Play: Pham (2)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (García 0-1, Pham 0-2, Kiermaier 0-1, Meadows 1-1, Robertson 0-1, Díaz 0-1, Adames 0-1, Lowe 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pham 1; Kiermaier 1; Adames 1

Pitcher Notes: Morton pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Faria pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. ; Alvarado pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Intentional Walks: Betts (by Alvarado).
Hit By Pitch: León (by Morton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Morton 17/26; Faria 7/7; Alvarado 2/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Morton-18-18-20-12; Faria-6-3-7-5; Alvarado-2-1-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Morton 6-3; Faria 2-2; Alvarado 0-2
Game Scores: C Morton 49

Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Adames-Díaz)

Picked Off: Pham (1st base, Vázquez)

Doubles: Pearce (1, Faria); Chavis (1, Alvarado); Devers (5, Morton)
Home Runs: Benintendi (2, 2nd inning off Morton 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: León (1), Benintendi 5 (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: León, Benintendi (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Benintendi
Ground Into Double Play: Bogaerts
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Pearce 0-1, Bogaerts 0-1, Bradley Jr. 0-1, Devers 0-2, Lin 0-1, Benintendi 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pearce 1; Bradley Jr. 1; Devers 1

Pitcher Notes: Porcello pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Brasier pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. ; Hembree pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. ; Barnes pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ; Walden pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Poyner pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Hit By Pitch: Meadows (by Porcello)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Porcello 15/23; Brasier 5/4; Hembree 1/3; Barnes 3/4; Walden 1/2; Poyner 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Porcello-18-7-19-16; Brasier-4-3-2-3; Hembree-1-1-1-3; Barnes-3-7-3-1; Walden-2-2-2-0; Poyner-2-2-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Porcello 7-3; Brasier 0-1; Hembree 0-2
Game Scores: R Porcello 53

Double Plays: 2 (Lin-Pearce, Devers-Pearce)
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