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Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox

MLBAugust 17, 2026Fenway Park

D-backsPhoenixAZ66-60

D-backs 1, Red Sox 11

Final
Red SoxBostonBOSWon67-58
Score by inning
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BOS02113220–11160

W Brayan BelloL Mitch Bratt

Red Sox overwhelm Diamondbacks 11-1 as all 9 starters drive in a runWillson Contreras and Mickey Gasper homered, all nine Boston starters drove in at least one, and the Red Sox dismantled the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-1 on Monday night in the first game of a three-game series.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Ildemaro Vargas grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Corbin Carroll grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Gabriel Moreno grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 1st

  1.  Nick Sogard pops out to third baseman Jose Fernandez.
  2.  Ceddanne Rafaela pops out to first baseman Tim Tawa in foul territory.
  3.  Wilyer Abreu walks.
  4.  Willson Contreras walks. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.
  5.  Adley Rutschman pops out to first baseman Tim Tawa.

Top 2nd

  1.  Geraldo Perdomo called out on strikes.
  2.  Jordan Lawlar grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Tim Tawa singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Eli White.
  4.  Jose Fernandez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Tim Tawa to 2nd.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Caleb Durbin walks.BOS 60%
  2.  Andruw Monasterio pops out to first baseman Tim Tawa in foul territory.
  3.  Mickey Gasper flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
  4.  Eli White singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Caleb Durbin scores.BOS 65%
  5.  Nick Sogard doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. Eli White scores.BOS 76%
  6.  Ceddanne Rafaela flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.

Top 3rd

  1.  Ryan Waldschmidt called out on strikes.
  2.  Ildemaro Vargas flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
  3.  Corbin Carroll grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Brayan Bello.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Wilyer Abreu pops out to third baseman Jose Fernandez in foul territory.
  2.  Willson Contreras doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
  3.  Adley Rutschman pops out to first baseman Tim Tawa.
  4.  Caleb Durbin singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Willson Contreras scores.BOS 85%
  5.  Andruw Monasterio flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.

Top 4th

  1.  Gabriel Moreno lines out to second baseman Nick Sogard.
  2.  Geraldo Perdomo grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Jordan Lawlar strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Mickey Gasper flies out to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
  2.  Eli White singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jose Fernandez.
  3.  Nick Sogard doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
  4.  Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (30) on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Nick Sogard scores.BOS 93%
  5.  Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.

Top 5th

  1.  Tim Tawa flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
  2.  Jose Fernandez lines out sharply to left fielder Eli White.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 5th

  1.  Willson Contreras homers (25) on a fly ball to left field.
  2.  Adley Rutschman reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Corbin Carroll.
  3.  Caleb Durbin singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. Caleb Durbin to 2nd. Adley Rutschman advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
  4.  Andruw Monasterio out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Adley Rutschman scores. Caleb Durbin to 3rd.
  5.  Mickey Gasper grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. Caleb Durbin scores.
  6.  Eli White flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.

Top 6th

  1.  Ryan Waldschmidt hit by pitch.
  2.  Ildemaro Vargas grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Sogard to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Ryan Waldschmidt out at 2nd. Ildemaro Vargas to 1st.
  3.  Corbin Carroll walks. Ildemaro Vargas to 2nd.
  4.  Gabriel Moreno singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Eli White. Ildemaro Vargas to 3rd. Corbin Carroll to 2nd.
  5.  Geraldo Perdomo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Eli White. Ildemaro Vargas scores.
  6.  Jordan Lawlar strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Nick Sogard flies out sharply to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
  2.  Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (31) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
  3.  Wilyer Abreu singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.
  4.  Willson Contreras flies out sharply to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
  5.  Adley Rutschman doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Wilyer Abreu scores.
  6.  Caleb Durbin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. Adley Rutschman to 3rd.
  7.  Andruw Monasterio flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.

Top 7th

  1.  Tim Tawa doubles (9) on a fly ball to left fielder Eli White.
  2.  Jose Fernandez called out on strikes.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  4.  Ryan Waldschmidt grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 7th

  1.  Mickey Gasper homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  Eli White grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa.
  3.  Nick Sogard flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.
  4.  Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (32) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.
  5.  Wilyer Abreu singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.
  6.  Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Jose Fernandez to first baseman Tim Tawa.

Top 8th

  1.  Ildemaro Vargas flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
  2.  Jorge Barrosa strikes out swinging.
  3.  Gabriel Moreno grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Nick Sogard.

Bot 8th

  1.  Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.
  2.  Caleb Durbin grounds into a force out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Caleb Durbin to 1st.
  3.  Andruw Monasterio flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.
  4.  Mickey Gasper lines out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar.

Top 9th

  1.  Geraldo Perdomo called out on strikes.
  2.  Jordan Lawlar strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Tim Tawa grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Nick Sogard.

Bot 2nd

  1.  AZ 0, BOS 1Eli White singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Caleb Durbin scores.BOS 65%
  2.  AZ 0, BOS 2Nick Sogard doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. Eli White scores.BOS 76%

Bot 3rd

  1.  AZ 0, BOS 3Caleb Durbin singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Willson Contreras scores.BOS 85%

Bot 4th

  1.  AZ 0, BOS 4Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (30) on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Nick Sogard scores.BOS 93%

Bot 5th

  1.  AZ 0, BOS 5Willson Contreras homers (25) on a fly ball to left field.
  2.  AZ 0, BOS 6Andruw Monasterio out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Adley Rutschman scores. Caleb Durbin to 3rd.
  3.  AZ 0, BOS 7Mickey Gasper grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. Caleb Durbin scores.

Top 6th

  1.  AZ 1, BOS 7Geraldo Perdomo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Eli White. Ildemaro Vargas scores.

Bot 6th

  1.  AZ 1, BOS 8Wilyer Abreu singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.
  2.  AZ 1, BOS 9Adley Rutschman doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Wilyer Abreu scores.

Bot 7th

  1.  AZ 1, BOS 10Mickey Gasper homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  AZ 1, BOS 11Wilyer Abreu singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.

Win probability

Bot 2nd · Biggest swing #1 · AZ 0–2 BOS

Nick Sogard doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. Eli White scores.

See it in the scoring summary
BOS 76%BOS +11 pts

Game leaders

D-backsPhoenix

Red SoxBoston

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Ildemaro Vargas P4100000.265
Corbin Carroll RF2000010.247
Jorge Barrosa RF1000001.197
Gabriel Moreno C4010000.307
Geraldo Perdomo SS3001002.245
Jordan Lawlar 2B4000003.286
Tim Tawa 1B4020000.240
Jose Fernandez 3B3010001.256
Lars Nootbaar LF3000000.218
Ryan Waldschmidt CF2000001.272
Totals30141018

2B: Tawa.RBI: Perdomo.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Mitch Bratt L3.043330654.17
Zack Littell3.2118600865.07
Dennis Santana0.10000036.00
Ildemaro Vargas1.01000044.91

Video

0:08Bench availability for Arizona, August 17 vs Red Sox0:21Nick Sogard's RBI double0:20Eli White's RBI single0:11Fielding alignment for Boston, August 17 vs Diamondbacks
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