Sunday in the ballpark with Bello: Red Sox torch Guardians 13-3 in finale

Sunday afternoon was nearly all sunshine and roses for Brayan Bello and the Red Sox who defeated the Guardians - to win their first series against the Cleveland club since Making his second start of the year Bello went six innings and held the Guardians to three earned runs on six hits three walks and four strikeouts on pitches strikes He gave us more than enough manager Alex Cora communicated reporters Bello took a - lead into the bottom of the sixth but his shutout bid ended there Scaling back his fastball usage led to trouble Bello issued a leadoff walk to Angel Mart nez gave up a single to Jos Ram rez and the Guardians got on the board on Nolan Jones three-run homer before wrapping up his final frame I feel very good Bello recounted reporters via translator Carlos Benitez Threw a lot of changeups in contemporary times and that s one of the pitches that I was working on improving from last start to this one and I feel like it worked very well An enormous performance by the Boston bats certainly helped The Guardians made four errors and only collected eight hits four walks struck out nine times and went for with runners in scoring position stranding eight men The Red Sox tallied hits including six for extra bases drew five walks only struck out seven times and were for with runners in scoring position and seven left on base It s very good because I focus on just getting outs Bello declared Fly-balls ground-balls I don t tend to focus too much on strikeouts or anything like that So for me when you throw with a lead it s easier Guardians starter Logan Allen had allowed one earned run over his previous three starts but he couldn t keep Boston off the bases The Cleveland southpaw lasted just innings and gave up seven earned runs on nine hits three walks and two strikeouts Rob Southpaw Slayer Refsnyder got the Red Sox started with a solo homer in the second and beginning in the fourth Boston scored in four consecutive innings Their five-run fifth inning was the straw that broke the camel s back Devers and Bregman led off with a pair of singles Allen walked Trevor Story to load the bases and Refsnyder made it - with a sacrifice fly Allen followed with a bases-reloading walk Romy Gonzalez and had to pass the baton to the bullpen Replacing Allen Paul Sewald became the victim of a base-running rarity After greeting the Guardians reliever with a two-run single Kristian Campbell and Gonzalez successfully executed a double steal Thus less than hours after Jarren Duran had the club s first straight-steal of home since Jacoby Ellsbury in Gonzalez dove headfirst into home According to Elias Sports Bureau the Miami Marlins were the last band to steal home in consecutive games and the Red Sox hadn t done so since before the Expansion Era began in It s a combination of everything we prepare them they see it they execute Cora disclosed and I think out of all the aspects of the championship the base-running part of it in games has been outstanding It was a banner day for several Boston batters Duran collected a team-leading four hits including for against Allen and drove in a run The Red Sox leadoff man was for against lefties entering the second meeting of Saturday s doubleheader and for against them over the last two games We like to play aggressive and cause pressure he informed reporters Devers led off the sixth with a solo homer his second of the series His th career extra-base hit tied Xander Bogaerts for th on the Red Sox s all-time list Campbell had what his manager described as All-around possibly one of his best if not the best contest of the season The rookie second baseman reached base safely in all five plate appearances drawing three walks collecting a single and double scoring four times and driving in a pair of runs According to the club s former PR director Justin Long only one other Red Sox performer younger than has ever posted a higher on-base percentage through the association s first games of a season Ted Williams Ceddanne Rafaela had his third career -RBI challenge going for with a double and home run the club s league-leading th three-run homer No other gang has more than six The Boston bullpen held down the fort the rest of the way Garrett Whitlock pitched a scoreless seventh Sean Newcomb who will likely lose his spot in the rotation when Lucas Giolito comes off the injured list this week pitched a scoreless eighth striking out three around a one-out single The Guardians waved the white flag in the ninth sending catcher Austin Hedges to the mound to pitch Duran capped off his four-hit day with an RBI double giving Liam Hendriks a content -run lead when he closed out the bottom of the ninth for the win Debate in Cleveland There was a tense moment in the middle of the seventh inning when a fan seated near the visitors dugout began shouting obscenities at Duran According to MassLive s Chris Smith the fan notified Duran Go expletive kill yourself after he flew out in the top of the inning The comment understandably struck a nerve with Duran who opened up in Netflix s Red Sox docuseries The Clubhouse about attempting suicide after struggling earlier in his big-league career Rafaela had to lead him away from the stands as teammates and coaches emerged from the dugout Fans in the area were outraged on Duran s behalf The fan mentioned something inappropriate and I m just happy that the protection handled it and the umpires were aware of it and they took care of it for me Duran declared When you open yourself up like that you re also opening yourself up to the enemies The Guardians also issued the following comment We are aware of the situation that took place during this day s encounter between a fan and one of the Red Sox players that violated our fan conduct protocol We recognize the gravity of the behavior at issue here and take very seriously conduct of this nature We apologize to the Red Sox organization the performer involved fans in the area and are addressing the situation We have identified the fan in question and will work with Major League Baseball regarding next policies We strive to provide the best experience to visiting players and fans and that fell short in the current era If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide you are not alone Call or Text the free Samaritans Statewide Helpline - - -HOPE Paying tribute Bello s cleats for Sunday s match paid tribute to the casualties of the tragic nightclub roof collapse in his native Dominican Republic on April which killed people including former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco and injured hundreds Red Sox legend Pedro Martinez a mentor of Bello s released earlier this month that members of his family had been inside the nightclub at the time and were missing It was a big tragedy for the country and for us and obviously we see it is a tough time for all the people that lost their loved ones in there Bello revealed So for me to be able to honor them at least with the cleats it was something that was very fundamental to me and it meant a lot to me