Mariners ride early surge to victory over Red Sox
BOSTON (Interstat) — Seattle scored four runs in the third inning and four more in the sixth to power past Boston 8-3 on Wednesday at Fenway Park.
Julio Rodriguez singled in a run during the third, and Josh Naylor followed with a two-run single. Jhonny Pereda’s two-run single sparked the sixth-inning outburst. Boston got a run in the fourth on Trevor Story’s double and two in the seventh on Roman Anthony’s home run.
Cooper Criswell pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win, improving to 3-2. Patrick Sandoval took the loss, falling to 1-4 after allowing three earned runs over four innings. Bryce Miller struck out three while giving up one earned run in 4 2/3 innings for Seattle.
Wilyer Abreu had three hits for Boston. Raymond Burgos struck out three over two scoreless innings.
Attendance was 33,922, and the game lasted 2:46. Seattle improved to 66-74; Boston fell to 76-65. Each team had 12 hits.