The Red Sox played the Indians and Mariners in temperatures more than 50 degrees warmer than when the season opened in February.
Game 1 was a close contest all the way as the Sox prevailed 9 to 7 as visitors. The lower half of the line up fueled the close win. POW Troy Knudsen was 2 for 3 with 2 key RBI. POW Leo Quinones was 2 for 3 with 2 runs and a triple. POW Garreth Johnson had a hit and walk and an RBI. Doug Wolff and Wayne Casper each walked twice and Lacy Fenn had an RBI hit. Jason Niswonger pitched well and scored the go ahead run with a lead off triple. Daryl Drake was 3 for 3 with 2 2Bs and strong SS.
Game 2 had the Sox pound on the Mariners 20-8 for the sweep. aDAM sCHOW SCORED TWICE, bEN cOLLINCINI WAS 4 FOR 4 W A hr, nISWONGER HAD A 2b, 2 hrS AND 6 rbi, kNUDSEN WAS 3 FOR 3, jOSH wNISOR 3 FOR 3 W 3 RUNS SCORED, qUINONES HAD A 2b AND hr FOR 4 rbi, jOHNSON HAD 3 HITS AND rbi.
Notables: POW Troy Knudsen 5-6, 3 runs, 5 RBI, strong defense; POW Leo Quinones 4-6, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 runs, 6 RBI; POW Garreth Johnson 4-5, BB, 3 runs, 4 RBI, strong defense; Ben Collincini 4 hits, strong defense; Jason Niswonger 4 hits, 2B, 3B, 2 HRs, 4 runs, 6 RBI, strong pitching; Daryl Drake 3 hits, excellent defense;. The Red Sox are excited for their next set of games!