RED SOX POSTCAST: Sox Quiet Bats Result in 3rd Straight Loss

The Red Sox (78-65) dropped their 3rd straight with a 5-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday night. The Red Sox have not led at any point in losing the first 2 Games of the series to the D-Backs. The Red Sox will look to avoid being swept in a series for the 5th time this season and for the 4th time on the road with Sunday's finale. ----- Sox at the Dish: Masa Yoshida knocked in the Red Sox only run of the game with a 2-out, RBI Single in the 3rd Inning. Romy Gonzalez reached with an infield Single in the 4th Inning to extend his hit streak to 9 in a row. Gonzalez has multi-hit games in 6 of his last 7. The Red Sox managed only 1 extra-base hit in the loss and were retired in order (1-2-3) in 5 different innings. Boston managed only 3 Singles from the 5th Inning on. ----- Going with Gio: Lucas Giolito made the start in the middle game of the 3-Game Series Saturday night in the desert. Giolito went 5.0+ Innings and exited in the 6th after giving up Singles to the 1st 2 hitters of the Inning. Justin Wilson entered and struck out all 3 hitters that he faced to strand the 2 inherited runners. Giolito ended up allowing 4 runs, 2 earned, runs in his outing. He allowed 7 Hits, walked 3 and struck out 2. Giolito took the loss and had his string of 4 straight winning decisions come to an end. ----- #'s of the Day: --The Red Sox were held without a walk for the 8th time this season. The Red Sox have had 0 or 1 walk 31 times thru their 1st 143 Games. --Masa Yoshida became the 6th different hitter to hit in the leadoff spot this season Saturday night. --The Red Sox pitching staff has allowed 5 or more runs in 4 straight games and 5 times over the last 7 Games. --The Red Sox strig of allowing at least 1 Home Run in 6 straight games (11 Total) came to an end. ----- What's On Tap?: The Red Sox and Diamondbacks wrap up their only series of the season Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Brayan Bello is set to face Ryne Nelson in Sunday's finale. After Sunday's finale, the Red Sox move on to West Sacramento and begin a 3-game series with the A's Monday night. The Sox have 19 games remaining on the regular season schedule with 9 at home and 10 on the road. ----- LOCKED ON RED SOX POSTCAST- Join us all season long as we go live within minutes of the last out with our latest Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST. We are part of the Locked On Red Sox YouTube Page. Locked On Red Sox - YouTube ----- On the X: We can continue the Red Sox and Baseball conversation on Social Media. Follow on the X (formerly known as the Twitter) Steve Lenox (@LenoxOnBaseball) / X . ----- Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGY Tee up that trip! Enter for a chance to win a dream golf trip for two to any golf tournament* in the USA. Visit https://5HEWIN.com for full rules and entry. No purchase necessary. Excludes the Master’s tournament. Ends October 31, 2025. Nutrafol See thicker, stronger hair with less shedding in just 3–6 months with Nutrafol. For a limited time, get $10 off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to https://Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code LOCKEDONMLB. Zippix Go to https://ZippixToothpicks.com and use promo code LOCKEDON for 10% off your first order.Zippix Toothpicks—energy and focus, anytime you need it. PrizePicks Download the PrizePicks app today and use code LOCKEDONMLB to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup . PrizePicks — Run Your Game. Click Link Here : https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONMLB Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONMLB at https://monarchmoney.com/lockedonmlb for 50% off your first year. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Football season is around the corner, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER : 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.