 struck out two over 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Boston held an opponent to three or fewer runs for the first time since a 5-3 win over Toronto on Aug. 9.Phil Gosselin, Didi Gregorius and Rhys Hoskins each had an RBI for Philadelphia. Phillies starter Jake Arrieta (1-3) surrendered four runs on five hits while walking four and striking out three over 4 1/3 innings.Devers tied it at 2 with his homer in the third after Kevin Pillar's two-out double. Bradley gave Boston a 3-2 lead with a sacrifice fly in the fourth.Alex Verdugo doubled in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games and scored when Pillar reached on a fielding error by Hoskins at first base,Neil Walker scored in the seventh as Hoskins reached on a throwing error by shortstop Tzu-Wei Lin.Devers doubled in the seventh and Bradley doubled in the eighth to make it 6-3. Brandon Workman worked a scoreless ninth for his fourth save.SHAKY STARTHart pitched in and out of trouble in the first after allowing Andrew McCutchen's leadoff double and walking Hoskins and Bryce Harper to load the bases with no outsGosselin hit a one-out RBI single. Gregorius then flied out to center fielder Bradley, who threw out a tagging Hoskins at home plate for an apparent inning-ending double play. The Phillies challenged the tag at the plate and the call was overturned.Hart struck out Alex Bohm to end the early rally.BATTING FIRSTPhiladelphia entered with a major league-best .268 batting average and led the majors scoring 5.72 runs per games after pounding out a season-best 16 hits and matching a season high for runs on Tuesday.COAST TO COASTBoston claimed right-hander Andrew Triggs off waivers from the San Francisco Giants during the game. Left-hander Stephen Gonsalves was designated for assignment. The Red Sox entered with a major league-worst 6.36 team ERA.TRAINER'S ROOMPhillies: INF Jean Segura (hamstring) sat for a second straight game after being injured Sunday against the Mets. He is considered day-to-day. . RF Jay Bruce (rest) had the day off after hitting a three-run homer and driving in four runs Tuesday.Red Sox: DH J. D. Martinez (dehydration) was not in the lineup after leaving Tuesday's game in the fifth inning. . INF Christian Arroyo was reinstated from the injured list. RHP Marcus Walden was optioned to the team's alternate training site and RHP Mike Shawaryn was designated for assignment.UP NEXTPhillies: Will play a seven-inning doubleheader Thursday against the Blue Jays in Buffalo after their three-game series in late July was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Manager Joe Girardi had not announced either starter.Red Sox: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 5.93 ERA) starts the first of four games in Baltimore on Thursday. He looks to bounce back after allowing a season-high eight runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Yankees on Aug. 15.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Red Sox face Phillies, look to avoid 10th straight lossThe Boston Red Sox are on the verge of matching their longest losing streak in 26 years, and there's little to indicate an end is in sight.Even when the Red Sox had a lead late Tuesday night, the final result was a 13-6 blowout defeat at the hands of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Boston looks to avoid its 10th straight loss as the teams meet again in the finale of a two-game series Wednesday afternoon.The Red Sox last lost 10 in a row in May 2014. Prior to that, the team had gone without a stretch of double-digit losses since an 11-game rut in 1994."We're not giving up," said shortstop Xander Bogaerts after Tuesday's setback. "We just got to come back tomorrow with the same positive mentality that we had today." The Red Sox send left-hander Kyle Hart (0-1, 22.50 ERA) to the mound Wednesday after he was tagged for seven runs (five earned) over two-plus innings in his major league debut his last time out. The Phillies counter with veteran right-hander Jake Arrieta (1-2, 4.02).Despite only getting two games at home before embarking on a seven-game road trip, Boston was looking to make the most of its short time at Fenway Park to snap its miserable skid. The team appeared on its way with a 4-2 lead through five innings Tuesday before Philadelphia hung seven runs on the board in the sixth to erase any good vibes."Night in and night out, we're just not getting the job done on the pitching side," said Red Sox reliever Heath Hembree, who gave up four runs without an out in the frame.Boston has been outscored 86-41 during its losing streak.Bryce Harper had the big hit of the key inning, a three-run home run as the Phillies batted around and had eight straight batters reach with two outs. Pinch hitter Phil Gosselin got the scoring started in the frame with an RBI double."He's a spark plug for us," said Harper, who is riding a nine-game hitting streak. "All year long he's done a great job of coming off the bench in any situation and really just putting the barrel on the ball." Jay Bruce later added a three-run homer in the eighth to cap a season-high in runs scored for Philadelphia's offense, which has homered 17 times in its past eight games.The Phillies have won four straight to get back to .500 and will continue on to face Toronto (playing in Buffalo), Atlanta and Washington after Wednesday as part of a 10-game road trip. Philadelphia entered Tuesday having only played one true road game this season as a result of coronavirus-related postponements.In his last start Aug. 13, Arrieta surrendered four runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The 34-year-old is 2-4 with a 4.69 ERA in nine career games (eight starts) against the Red Sox.Boston could be without designated hitter J. D. Martinez on Wednesday after he left Tuesday's game in the fifth inning with dizziness attributed to dehydration. Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (wrist) and catcher Christian Vazquez (heel) both sat Tuesday.--Field Level Media
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