Sox Flop in the Desert: D-backs Spam 10-5, Boston’s Rally Crash-Lands
You had one job, bullpen—and the Diamondbacks threw a fiesta instead.
Your Boston Red Sox are now 78-64 and remain mired in third place in the AL East, trailing the Yankees in the wild-card hunt—and hoping “momentum” isn’t just a cruel joke whispered in Fenway locker rooms.
Game Recap: Diamondbacks 10, Red Sox 5 (September 5, 2025, in Phoenix)
Let’s look back at this un-fun circus:
Early Disaster for Rookie Payton Tolle: The six-foot-six lefty came out firing... fastballs into the bleachers. In three innings, he managed a stat line that screams “batch processing errors”: five runs, five hits, four walks. Congrats, Tolle—your ERA is now auditioning for a horror movie.
Eduardo Rodríguez Tries to Save Face: Gave Boston six innings of “quality”—yes, technically qualifies, but felt more like patchwork, because nothing else stepped up.
Diamondbacks Bludgeon the Sox: Ildemaro Vargas clubbed a three-run home run. Geraldo Perdomo slapped a solo shot and racked up three hits and two RBIs, doing more in one night than most of Boston’s offense have done all month.
Red Sox Rally That Almost Was: In the eighth inning, Bregman doubled in two, Romy González hit a sac fly (extending his hitting streak to eight games—cue the “finally something working” cheers), and Refsnyder doubled in another. Momentum... for half an inning.
Arizona Closes the Door with a Cannon: Corbin Carroll’s three-run blast in the eighth turned Boston’s mini-comeback into a sad, deflated balloon. The Sox never recovered.
Player Highlights (and Lowlights)
Alex Bregman: Went 2-for-4, including that double in the eighth. Snapped out of his funk long enough to give fans false hope.
Romy González: Continues to be the only guy remembering how hitting works—eight-game streak. That’s like showing up to the party while everyone else forgot their bats.
Greg Weissert: The only Sox pitcher whose ERA didn’t spike—miracle worker or just invisible?
The Opposition: Perdomo, Vargas, Carroll—seems like Arizona called up the “Red Sox Torment Package” and it was fully operational.
Quotes & Commentary
Manager Alex Cora insisted the bullpen wasn’t the problem—technically true if you’re ignoring reality, context, and everything that happened.
Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks probably just laughed and added the Sox to their highlight reel.
Opponent Misfires
Arizona really had to work for those runs, right? Sure—if you consider handing them five walks and offering up swings at every meatball miscue as “working hard.” But credit where it’s due: Perdomo’s bat handled business, and Carroll provided the knockout punch.
On offense: Gestão. On defense (Sox): amateur hour.
Red Sox Momentum Check
Let’s talk divisional context: Toronto continues leading the East; Boston’s hopes are now hinging on the wild-card. The Sox’ win streak is officially off life support. And by the looks of this game, “momentum” is just a word echoing in an empty Green Monster tunnel.
Future Outlook
Next up? Another road tilt in Arizona. Will the rotation actually hold up, or will we continue this rotating disaster? Expect more snorts than cheers, more bullpen pray sessions, and fans stockpiling antacids. But hey—there’s always tomorrow to reset expectations (or lower them again).
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