May 27,2016
  • Associated Press
BOSTON -- Jon Gray walked into Fenway Park on Thursday just a week removed from the worst pitching performance of his young career.
He bounced back by silencing the best offensive team in the majors.
Carlos Gonzalez, Trevor Story and Dustin Garneau hit two-run homers, and the Colorado Rockies stopped Jackie Bradley Jr.'s 29-game hitting streak with an 8-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
The win ended a three-game losing streak by Colorado and it ended a four-game winning streak for the Red Sox. Bradley's major league-best streak was halted when he went 0 for 4 after moving up to the leadoff spot for the first time this season.
"It was a tough assignment. That train over there was rolling pretty good," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "For Jon to go that deep in the game, shut them down, it's probably the best lineup in baseball right now, so a great performance."
Gray (2-2) gave up a two-run home run to David Ortiz in the first, but pitched six scoreless innings before leaving in the eighth. The performance came in his first start since giving up a career-worst nine runs in a 13-7 loss May 19, at St. Louis.
"Yeah I knew we needed a 'W,' and I knew their lineup was good," Gray said. "I just took one pitch at a time and focused on what I can do and didn't worry about the results."
Thursday marked the first time this season any Red Sox player besides Mookie Betts had led off a game. He had the night off, before pinch-hitting in the ninth with Bradley on deck. But Betts grounded out to end the game.
Gray was unfazed by the shuffle. He was steady throughout the night, mixing his pitches and scattering five hits while striking out six. He got Bradley out by mixing in some changeups, which Bradley later acknowledged caught him off guard.
"I definitely had it in mind and knew that he's been swinging the bat really well and was going to be a tough out. A lot of the guys were," Gray said. "But once again, I just took one pitch at a time and executed each one best I could."
Clay Buchholz (2-5) took the loss. He pitched three perfect innings before things came apart in the fourth, when he gave up Gonzalez's homer with the other two coming the following inning.
Thursday was just the fifth time in Boston's last 15 home games that it has failed to score eight or more runs.
While Bradley's streak ended, teammate Xander Bogaerts managed to extend his hitting streak to 19 games, which takes over as the longest in the majors.
Bradley just missed a home run to right field in his first at-bat, and grounded out on his second plate appearance of the night. He flied out to center in the fifth.
The Fenway Park crowd roared when he came to the plate to lead off the eighth, but he swung at Carlos Estevez's first pitch and grounded out.
"It happens," Bradley said. "I feel like I put some pretty good swings on the ball and they got caught."
GONZALEZ'S GROOVE
Gonzalez has hit safely in each of his last six games against AL East clubs.
BOGGS' BIG NIGHT
Before the game, Hall of Famer Wade Boggs added to his cache of memories at Fenway Park when the Red Sox retired his No. 26.
Boggs became the 10th former player to have his number affixed to Fenway's right field facade. He joined Bobby Doerr, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, Carl Yastrzemski, Ted Williams, Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk, Pedro Martinez and Jackie Robinson, whose No. 42 is retired throughout baseball.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Farrell said C Ryan Hanigan, who left Wednesday night's game due to illness and neck stiffness and was given the day off Thursday, should be ready to return Friday. ... Farrell said LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right patella subluxation), who began a second rehab assignment Tuesday in Triple-A Pawtucket, did some fielding practice Wednesday, but a decision is yet to be made about where his next start will be.
UP NEXT
The Rockies begin a seven-game home stand Friday against the Giants. RHP Tyler Chatwood (5-3, 3.02 ERA) will be making his 10th start of the season.
The Red Sox head north to begin a seven-game trip with three games in Toronto. RHP Joe Kelly (2-0, 5.28) will be making his fifth start of the season.




Final
Series: Game 3 of 3

Rockies 8

(22-24, 14-14 away)

Red Sox 2

(29-18, 18-10 home)








7:10PM,EDT,May 26,2016
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts 

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COL 000240101 8 12 0
BOS 200000000 2 6 1
W: J. Gray (2-2)
L: C. Buchholz (2-5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-PitchInning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Colorado - Top of 1stSCORE
Clay Buchholz pitching for BostonCOLBOS
Blackmon flied out to left.00
LeMahieu popped out to third.00
Arenado flied out to center.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 1stSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Bradley Jr. flied out to right.00
Pedroia flied out to right.00
Bogaerts singled to left.00
Ortiz homered to right center (403 feet), Bogaerts scored.02
Ramírez grounded out to third.02
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 2ndSCORE
Clay Buchholz pitching for BostonCOLBOS
González grounded out to third.02
Reynolds struck out swinging.02
Parra flied out to center.02
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 2ndSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Shaw popped out to shortstop.02
Young struck out swinging.02
Swihart lined out to right.02
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 3rdSCORE
Clay Buchholz pitching for BostonCOLBOS
Story flied out to left.02
Descalso lined out to center.02
Garneau grounded out to shortstop.02
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 3rdSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Vázquez flied out to right.02
Bradley Jr. grounded out to pitcher.02
Pedroia walked.02
Bogaerts grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pedroia out at second.02
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 4thSCORE
Clay Buchholz pitching for BostonCOLBOS
Blackmon singled to left center.02
LeMahieu grounded out to first, Blackmon to second.02
Arenado struck out swinging.02
González homered to right (393 feet), Blackmon scored.22
Reynolds grounded out to shortstop.22
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 4thSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Ortiz doubled to left.22
Ramírez flied out to right.22
Shaw flied out to right, Ortiz to third.22
Young walked.22
Swihart struck out swinging.22
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 5thSCORE
Clay Buchholz pitching for BostonCOLBOS
Parra singled to center.22
Story homered to left center (399 feet), Parra scored.42
Descalso reached on infield single to shortstop.42
Garneau homered to left (374 feet), Descalso scored.62
Blackmon grounded out to first.62
LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop.62
Arenado flied out to left.62
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 5thSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Vázquez singled to left.62
Bradley Jr. flied out to center.62
Pedroia singled to left, Vázquez to third, Pedroia out stretching at second.62
Bogaerts struck out swinging.62
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 6thSCORE
Clay Buchholz pitching for BostonCOLBOS
González reached on infield single to shortstop.62
Hembree relieved Buchholz.62
Reynolds fouled out to third.62
Parra flied out to center.62
Story struck out looking.62
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 6thSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Ortiz popped out to third.62
Ramírez struck out swinging.62
Shaw grounded out to shortstop.62
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 7thSCORE
Heath Hembree pitching for BostonCOLBOS
Descalso reached on infield single to second.62
Garneau struck out swinging.62
Blackmon singled to right, Descalso to second.62
LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to third, Descalso to third, Blackmon safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Shaw.62
Arenado hit sacrifice fly to left, Descalso scored.72
González grounded into fielder's choice to second, LeMahieu out at second.72
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 7thSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Young flied out to left.72
Swihart struck out swinging.72
Vázquez struck out swinging.72
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 8thSCORE
Heath Hembree pitching for BostonCOLBOS
Reynolds grounded out to second.72
Parra doubled to right.72
Story lined into double play, shortstop to second, Parra doubled off second.72
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 8thSCORE
Jon Gray pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Bradley Jr. grounded out to second.72
Pedroia walked.72
Estevez relieved Gray.72
Bogaerts flied out to left.72
Ortiz popped out to third.72
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Colorado - Top of 9thSCORE
Tommy Layne pitching for BostonCOLBOS
Layne relieved Hembree.72
Descalso struck out swinging.72
Garneau doubled to left center.72
Blackmon flied out to left.72
Garneau to third on wild pitch by Layne.72
LeMahieu singled to right, Garneau scored.82
Arenado struck out swinging.82
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 9thSCORE
Carlos Estevez pitching for ColoradoCOLBOS
Ramírez flied out to right.82
McGee relieved Estevez.82
Shaw struck out swinging.82
Young doubled to left.82
Swihart walked.82
Betts hit for Vázquez.82
Betts grounded out to first.82
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors





Colorado Rockies
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
Blackmon CF51200016.302.355.465
LeMahieu 2B50110015.303.357.419
Arenado 3B40010214.285.355.570
González RF41220013.287.328.455
Reynolds 1B40000117.309.367.434
Parra LF41200014.280.288.434
Story SS41120120.272.325.587
Descalso DH42200113.500.545.500
Garneau C42220114.270.317.459
Totals38812806136   
BATTING
2B: Parra (15, Hembree); Garneau (4, Layne)
HR: González (6, 4th inning off Buchholz 1 on, 2 Out); Story (13, 5th inning off Buchholz 1 on, 0 Out); Garneau (1, 5th inning off Buchholz 1 on, 0 Out)
RBI: González 2 (15), Story 2 (33), Garneau 2 (5), Arenado (35), LeMahieu (15)
SF: Arenado
2-out RBI: González 2, LeMahieu
Rockies RISP: 2-7 (LeMahieu 1-2, Story 0-1, Blackmon 0-1, González 1-2, Arenado 0-1)
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Outfield Assist: Parra (Pedroia at 2nd base).
Colorado Rockies
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Gray
(W, 2-2)		7.152236195-625.95
Estevez1.000000012-83.77
McGee0.210011019-113.44
Totals9.0622471126-81 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Gray 18/29; Estevez 1/3; McGee 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Gray 19-9-14-20; Estevez 2-0-3-3; McGee 4-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gray 5-10; Estevez 0-3; McGee 1-0
Game Scores: J Gray 63
Boston Red Sox
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
Bradley Jr. CF4000008.341.408.610
Pedroia 2B20102014.306.371.470
Bogaerts SS41100116.347.401.508
Ortiz DH4122009.337.420.706
Ramírez 1B40000115.297.352.429
Shaw 3B40000116.299.365.517
Young RF30101115.259.338.448
Swihart LF30001218.235.357.353
Vázquez C30100113.222.263.333
a-Betts PH
1000002.275.317.488
Totals3226247126   
a-grounded to first for C Vazquez in the 9th
BATTING
2B: Ortiz (22, Gray); Young (8, McGee)
HR: Ortiz (12, 1st inning off Gray 1 on, 2 Out)
RBI: Ortiz 2 (45)
2-out RBI: Ortiz 2
Red Sox RISP: 0-5 (Ramírez 0-1, Shaw 0-1, Bogaerts 0-1, Betts 0-1, Swihart 0-1)
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
E: Shaw (6, throw)
DP: 1 (Bogaerts-Pedroia).
Boston Red Sox
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Buchholz
(L, 2-5)		5.076602382-556.35
Hembree3.031002036-241.83
Layne1.021102018-112.63
Totals9.01287063136-90 
PITCHING
Buchholz pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
WP: Layne
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Buchholz 11/22; Hembree 6/12; Layne 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Buchholz 14-4-17-20; Hembree 9-4-2-9; Layne 2-2-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Buchholz 6-7; Hembree 2-4; Layne 0-1
Game Scores: C Buchholz 31

Scoring Summary


COLBOS

1stOrtiz homered to right center (403 feet), Bogaerts scored.02

4thGonzález homered to right (393 feet), Blackmon scored.22

5thStory homered to left center (399 feet), Parra scored.42

5thGarneau homered to left (374 feet), Descalso scored.62

7thArenado hit sacrifice fly to left, Descalso scored.72

9thLeMahieu singled to right, Garneau scored.82
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Game Information

StadiumFenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance36,162 (96% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:51
Weather63 degrees, cloudy
Wind12 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Gabe Morales, First Base - Tripp Gibson, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt