Locked On Red Sox

Kutter Crawford working on a little extra rest pitched 6 solid innings in helping the Red Sox to an 8-3 win in the series opener over the Miami Marlins Tuesday night.  Tuesday was the 1st of 6 straight games on the road for the Red Sox.  Crawford, a Florida native, allowed just 1 run over 6 innings of work.  Crawford did not walk anyone and struck out 7 in improving his record to 4-7.  Sox are now 5-12 in his first 17 starts of the season.  Sox got on the board first with Rafael Devers knocking in a pair of runs in the 1st inning with a 2-R single.  Ceddanne Rafaela made it 5-0 with a 3-R HR in the 4th inning.  It was his 9th HR of the season and first since homering at Toronto on June 17th.  Masa Yoshida and Konnor Wong delivered RBI singles in the 7th.  Wong's hit, his first of the game, extended his hit streak to 16 in a row.  Yoshida had a 3-hit night. Jarren Duran, who stole a base in the 2nd, also homered in the 8th, his 10th.  #'s of the Night- Red Sox have now hit at least 1 home run in a season-high