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BOSTON (AP) — Adley Rutschman hit his first homer as a member of the Red Sox, Ranger Suarez picked up his first win since late June and Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday night. Mickey Gasper also homered for Boston and added an RBI single in the seventh as the Red Sox followed up their 16 hits in an 11-1 rout Monday night in the series opener with 13 more hits Tuesday.
The Boston Red Sox are coming off a 9-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, following an 11-1 victory in Monday’s series opener.Now, ahead of Wednesday’s series finale, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy has made some lineup changes despite the offensive production they’ve gotten from Arizona’s pitching staff over the last two games.
Amid the Ketel Marte issues, the Diamondbacks look to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Red Sox on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking broken-bat bloop single over a drawn-in infield to spark a two-run 10th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 7-6.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he hopes Marte plays again this season, but was surprised at the lack of communication from the star second baseman.