{"id":4824,"date":"2026-07-12T20:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4824"},"modified":"2026-07-12T20:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:35:14","slug":"red-sox-flash-to-life-in-the-ninth-come-back-to-beat-mets-and-finish-first-9-0-road-trip-in-nearly-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4824","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox flash to life in the ninth, come back to beat Mets and finish first 9-0 road trip in nearly 50 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>NEW YORK \u2014 Turns out, only the schedule can stop the Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They scored two runs in the ninth inning and another in the 10th to steal a 3-2 win from the Mets on Sunday afternoon, extending their win streak to nine games \u2014 their longest since they took 10 in a row at this time last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4822\">At World Cup ticket prices, even Messi can\u2019t fill a stadium<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>On a three-city, three-time-zone journey that took them to the All-Star break, the Red Sox went undefeated. It was their first 9-0 road trip since 1977. They swept the Angels, White Sox, and Mets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Now, they can \u2014 or have to \u2014 rest for a few days. The Sox will resume their season Friday at Fenway Park with a doubleheader against the Rays, the start of a 10-game homestand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This one was unexpected. Near the end of what had been a quiet afternoon, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor muffed Romy Gonzalez\u2019s ground ball, which could have yielded a game-ending double play. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Instead, beleaguered closer Devin Williams melted down, walking back-to-back batters, the latter forcing in a run, and giving up a tying bloop single to Jarren Duran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the top of the 10th, Connor Wong sacrifice bunted Masataka Yoshida, the automatic runner on second base, to third. Anthony Seigler\u2019s sacrifice fly sent Yoshida across the plate with the go-ahead run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the bottom of the 10th, Garrett Whitlock retired the Mets in order.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Tracking the Red Sox\u2019 selections in the 2026 MLB Draft<\/div>\n<p><span>The Red Sox created an unorthodox pitching plan inspired by their desire to stay conscientious of Payton Tolle\u2019s season-long workload. Tolle handled the first chunk of the game, and Brayan Bello \u2014 in his return from Triple-A Worcester \u2014 most of the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a shorter-by-design start, Tolle went only 3\u2154 innings (66 pitches). He gave up one run, three hits, and a walk, and he struck out seven \u2014 including for each of his first five outs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4820\">From critic to steady ally: Lindsey Graham\u2019s changing relationship with Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Mets opened the scoring in an eventful bottom of the first which featured two doubles, two wild pitches, and three strikeouts. Rookie leadoff hitter A.J. Ewing lined a double down the right-field line to open the sequence. With one out, Lindor smacked a double off the left-field wall to bring in Ewing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That represented the first time the Sox trailed in a game in a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bello entered in the fourth inning, stranded an inherited runner at second, and wound up tossing 4\u2153 frames. The only scoring against him was Lindor\u2019s solo home run in the sixth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mets lefthander Zach Thornton owned the Sox for seven scoreless innings, holding them to two hits and two walks. He struck out five and threw only 82 pitches in what was by far the best of his three outings in the big leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox did not record a hit until Andruw Monasterio lined a double to left field with one out in the fifth inning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Their only other knock against Thornton came off the bat of Wong, who looped a single into left to lead off the sixth. He did not advance past first base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One other kind of, sort of scoring opportunity: Gonzalez drew a walk to open the second inning. But Caleb Durbin, among the Sox\u2019 hottest hitters, sacrifice bunted him to second to set up Monasterio (flyout) and Duran (groundout).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4818\">MLB Draft: Tracking locals selected on Day 2<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turns out, only the schedule can stop the Red Sox, who now must break for the All-Star Game after winning 14 of 16 games and soaring into contention in the American League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Red Sox flash to life in the ninth, come back to beat Mets and finish first 9-0 road trip in nearly 50 years - 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