Boston Red Sox at New York Mets

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NYM	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	1

Sonny Gray took the ball for Boston with a chance to push the Red Sox's win streak to 6, and he did exactly what a 10-1, 2.59 ERA arm is supposed to do against a team scuffling for a spark. Across town, Nolan McLean tried to give the Mets a stopper after a brutal 24 hours, coming off a strong 6-2 outing of his own against the Braves five days earlier. First pitch went off at 7:50 PM ET with Boston chasing its 6th straight win.

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Red Sox(43-48)

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6

+1.5-160+133o7.5-100

Mets(40-54)

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2

-1.5+156-135u7.5-102

Best BetRed Sox +104

Postgame

Gray delivered exactly as advertised, and the Red Sox cruised to a 6-2 win to cash the moneyline.

Pregame

Boston came in priced up after a 5-game win streak, and Sonny Gray on the mound was about as safe a bet as this market offers with a 2.59 ERA and a 10-1 record. The Mets have talent but keep finding ways to shoot themselves in the foot, and losing Vientos the night before only made backing New York a tougher sell. This was value on a hot team with its ace on the bump.

The Mets walked into this one already down a hitter — Mark Vientos fractured his right hand on a 92.2 mph Michael Wacha hit-by-pitch the night before, an injury that's expected to keep him out for weeks and complicates an already thin lineup under interim manager Andy Green. Boston, meanwhile, is dealing with rotation attrition of its own: Connelly Early and Ranger Suarez are both freshly on the 15-day IL, which puts even more weight on nights like this one from Gray.

Sonny Gray

(12-1)·2.48 ERA

Jul 4 @ Angels

W

6.0IP

1ER

7K

2BB

70P

07/10 Lineup

Nolan McLean

(7-6)·3.34 ERA

Jul 5 @ Braves

W

6.0IP

2ER

5K

1BB

96P

07/10 Lineup

None of that mattered much once the game actually started. Gray was efficient and in control from the jump, and Boston's lineup did the rest — a first-inning double from Yoshida, a couple of big swings late, and a bullpen that didn't blink. The Red Sox have won 10 of their last 12 under Chad Tracy, and this one fit the pattern of a team that's figured something out at exactly the right time.

Boston Red Sox

(43-48)

Jul 9W@ White Sox2-1

Jul 8W@ White Sox5-0

Jul 7W@ White Sox8-1

Jul 6W@ Angels7-5

Jul 5W@ Angels8-1

New York Mets

(40-54)

Jul 9Wvs Royals7-3

Jul 8Wvs Royals6-2

Jul 7Lvs Royals12-16

Jul 6W@ Braves7-6

Jul 5W@ Braves10-9

Gray went 6 innings, allowed just 1 earned run and struck out 3 en route to his 11th win of the season, continuing arguably the best individual stretch on either roster. McLean wasn't bad himself — 6 innings, 2 earned, 7 strikeouts — but a two-run first put the Mets in an early hole, and Anthony Seigler added a homer in the 7th before Wilyer Abreu broke it open with a two-run shot in the 9th. Brett Baty's solo blast in the bottom of the 9th was too little, too late for New York.

Boston Red Sox

(13)

• 10-Day-ILNick Sogard (3B) — Sogard (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment Thursday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.06/30
• 10-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — Kiner-Falefa underwent a CT scan on his left forearm Thursday which revealed a stress reaction, MLB.com reports.06/27
• 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — The Red Sox placed Mayer on the 10-day injured list Friday with a stress reaction in his left forearm, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.06/26
• 15-Day-ILConnelly Early (SP) — A second opinion on Early's injured left elbow confirmed the diagnosis of posterior inflammation, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/10
• 15-Day-ILRanger Suarez (SP) — The Red Sox placed Suarez on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left groin strain.07/09
• SuspensionWillson Contreras (1B) — Contreras' suspension for his actions in the June 30 game against the Nationals has been reduced from seven games to five games, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.07/09
• 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) began a throwing program in mid-June but isn't considered close to a return from the 60-day injured list, MLB.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 25 that Houck (elbow) has started light throwing off a mound, MLB.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — The Red Sox announced June 28 that Story (sports hernia) is taking part in full baseball activities, MLB.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Anthony (finger) will visit hand specialist Dr. Gary Lourie in Florida during the upcoming week, Chad Finn of The Boston Globe reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Saturday that Casas (abdomen/knee) has been shut down from hitting due to a wrist issue, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Crochet (shoulder/lat) has not yet been cleared to resume a throwing program following a scheduled re-evaluation Monday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.06/22

New York Mets

(9)

• 10-Day-ILMark Vientos (1B) — Mets interim manager Andy Green said Thursday that Vientos has been diagnosed with a fractured right hand and will be placed on the 10-day injured list, Chelsea Janes of SNY.tv reports.07/10
• 10-Day-ILMarcus Semien (2B) — Semien (hip) is unlikely to return before the end of July, Tim Britton and Will Sammon of The Athletic report.07/08
• 15-Day-ILAustin Warren (RP) — An MRI on Warren's right forearm revealed no ligament damage Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.07/09
• 60-Day-ILClay Holmes (SP) — Holmes (fibula) threw a live batting practice session Friday at Citi Field, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.07/10
• 60-Day-ILLuis Robert Jr. (CF) — Robert (back) will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILDedniel Nunez (RP) — Nunez (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie on Thursday, Michael Mayer of MetsmerizedOnline.com reports.06/25
• 60-Day-ILReed Garrett (RP) — The Mets placed Garrett (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJustin Hagenman (RP) — The Mets placed Hagenman on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a rib fracture.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTylor Megill (SP) — The Mets placed Megill (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08

The final score tells the story cleanly enough: Boston out-hit New York 11-10 and cashed in the extra chances, while the Mets bullpen — Minter, Senga, Perez, Curry — couldn't slow down a lineup that's been finding barrels all week. It's a fourth straight series win for a Red Sox team that looked buried a few weeks ago, and it leaves the Mets searching for answers with their trade deadline calculus getting messier by the day.