Red Sox rally in ninth to edge Giants 3‑2

BOSTON (Interstat) — Nick Sogard doubled to tie the game and Wilyer Abreu followed with a go-ahead fielder’s choice as the Boston Red Sox scored three times in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday at Fenway Park.

Sogard went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Patrick Sandoval started for Boston and allowed two earned runs over 5.2 innings with six strikeouts. Blade Tidwell struck out seven over 5.2 innings for San Francisco, allowing three hits and no earned runs. Willy Adames hit a solo homer in the first inning, and Andrew Knizner went 3-for-4 with a homer in the third for the Giants. San Francisco finished with eight hits, and Boston also had eight.

Boston trailed 2-0 entering the ninth. Eli White singled in Caleb Durbin, Sogard doubled in Andruw Monasterio, and Abreu’s fielder’s choice scored Eli White. Wyatt Olds earned the win with 1.1 scoreless innings. Sam Hentges took the loss. The game drew 36,478 fans and lasted 3:10. Boston improved to 71-59, while San Francisco dropped to 52-78.