Red Sox split tough doubleheader with Pjillies and Mets
Game 1 had the Sox host Eusay's Phillies. The Phillies scored 8 in the top of the 1st but the Sox batted around answering with 5 featuring a Garett Granato 2 run HR, and run scoring hits from POW Eli Goldaris, Dorian Moore and a bases loaded walk to sub Aec Baumann.  The  vistors scored 2 in the top of the 2nd, but the Sox answered with 6 for a brief 11-10 lead. The 6 involved a Sheldon Fulton 2B, and then with 2 outs, a 2 run 2B by Goldaris, run scoring hit from Austin Montgomery, 2B from Casper, and a 2 run hit from Moore. The Phillies scored 3 in the 3rd but the Sox tied it at 13 with 2 runs in  the home 3rd run with scoring hits, again w 2 outs from Goldaris (2B) and Alfredo Sardi. The vistors scored 1 in the top of the 4th but the Sox took a 1 run lead on an  RBI hit from Bauman and bases loaded BB to Fulton. The Phillies grabbed the 3rd out w 2 seconds left and scored 2 in the top of the 5th on JJ's 2nd HR but the Sox won the game on a 1 out solo HR from Ryan Maxwell, then a 2B from Goldaris, an intentional BB to Sardi and the game winning hit from Montgomery!
Game 2 was at the Mets. The Sox started w 2 in the top of the 1st on a Fulton 2B and run scoring hit from Granato, and then on a throwing error. The Mets scored 7 for a 7-2 lead after 2 and the Sox needed to rally again. In the 3rd the Sox scored 3 on a Maxwell SF and a Goldaris 2 out 2 rbi 2B. In the 5th the Sox took a 1 run lead with 3 on a Maxwell SF and Goldaris 2 run hit. But the Mets won it in the home 6th 9-8.
Notables:  POW and ROW Eli Goldaris 6-7, 3 runs, 8 RBI ( all w 2 outs), 4 2Bs and excellent 1B defense; POW Garett Granato 5-6, 6 runs, 3 RBI, BB, HR, excellent defense; POW Austin Montgomery 4-4 w 2 runs, 2 RBI (game winning 1st game) in 1st game; POW Dorian Moore 3-5, 3 RBI, BB; Sheldon Fulton 4-5, 4 runs, RBI, 3 2Bs, 2 BBs; Joe Calvano 3 runs, 3 BBs; Ryan Maxwell 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 SFs, HR; Alfredo Sardi 4 hits, 2 BBs; Brian Conn 2B; overall excellent effort to fight back in both games. Back to division play next week.