The Red Sox entered Tuesday night looking to flush one of their most painful losses of the season. Behind a dominant outing from Sonny Gray\u00a0and a balanced offensive attack, they did just that with a 5-2 win over the Rockies at Coors Field.<\/p>\n
Gray was masterful, turning in arguably the best start by a Boston pitcher in Colorado this season. The veteran mixed his pitches effectively over seven innings, allowing just one run on three hits while striking out a season-high 11 and walking three.<\/p>\n
The only blemish on Gray\u2019s line was a solo home run. He has now surrendered three homers over his last two starts, but all three have come with the bases empty.<\/p>\n
While Gray starred on the mound, Nate Eaton\u00a0and\u00a0Wilyer Abreu led the charge offensively. Eaton reached base four times, finishing 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Abreu went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored. Both also stole a base.<\/p>\n
Eaton opened the game with a walk and later scored on Abreu\u2019s RBI triple into the right-center field gap.<\/p>\n
Abreu wasn\u2019t done, launching a 443-foot solo homer in the fifth inning, his longest of the season. The triple also continued his dominance against left-handed pitching, as he\u2019s now hitting .383 against southpaws this year.<\/p>\n
Boston added another run in the second when Andruw Monasterio\u00a0and Connor Wong\u00a0drew back-to-back walks. Eaton followed with a two-out RBI single that scored Monasterio, though Wong was cut down trying to advance to third on a strong throw from left fielder Mickey Moniak.<\/p>\n
Colorado activated Moniak off the injured list ahead of the series on Monday night with an ankle injury. It was the second time this season he went on the IL with an injury, he missed the first week of the season with a right ring finger sprain<\/p>\n
Rockies starter Sean Sullivan\u00a0took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits over five innings. The left-hander walked five, struck out three and threw 94 pitches.<\/p>\n
The Red Sox added insurance in the sixth. Anthony Seigler\u00a0singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and came home on Eaton\u2019s RBI double. Eaton later scored on Ceddanne Rafaela\u2019s RBI single to push Boston\u2019s lead to 5-1.<\/p>\n
Justin Slaten\u00a0bounced back nicely after a rough stretch, entering in the eighth and erasing a leadoff single by inducing a double play before recording a routine flyout. He needed just seven pitches to navigate the inning.<\/p>\n
Garrett Whitlock, filling in as the closer, surrendered a solo homer to Ezequiel Tovar in the ninth but retired the next two hitters to lock down the win. It was a solid rebound one night after Whitlock allowed a season-high four hits in Monday\u2019s heartbreaking loss.<\/p>\n
Sources: Red Sox have signed veteran catcher Andrew Knizner to a minor league deal.<\/p>\n