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Red Sox Defeat Mariners 5-1 Behind Connelly’s Shutout

6/21/2026

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Summary

Red Sox Beat

The Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 as Connelly Early allowed one run on two hits and then threw six shutout innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Boston, after Wilyer Abreu’s ninth season two-run homer in the fourth, added three runs in the sixth on a wild-pitch and RBI singles.
Seattle fell to 39-39 and will start Payton Tolle against Logan Gilbert on Sunday.

Summary

Red Sox Silence

The Red Sox logged 29 consecutive hitless batters, the longest stretch since September 13 2015.
Connelly Early’s fastball rose 1.1 mph above his average, yielding 13 swings-and-misses and seven strikeouts.
Abreu’s fourth-inning homer traveled 414 feet at 106.3 mph, landing dead center.
Tyron Guerrero, Garrett Whitlock and Danny Coulombe each threw a perfect inning to finish the game.

Summary

Mariners Wave

The game drew a second straight sellout of 45,663 fans, who launched a wave while Seattle trailed 4-1.
Manager Dan Wilson called the wave inappropriate but acknowledged fans sought entertainment during Seattle’s lackluster performance.
The Mariners are 10-13 in left-handed starts, have lost four of five, and will face left-hander Payton Tolle Sunday as Wilson promises lineup tweaks.

History

Historical Context

After selling Babe Ruth in 1919, the Boston Red Sox endured an 86-year “Curse of the Bambino.” In 2004, new manager Terry Francona guided the team to a historic ALCS comeback from a 0-3 deficit against the New York Yankees, then swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series, ending the drought and coinciding with the Patriots’ Super Bowl XXXVIII triumph.

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Red Sox Beat

The Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 as Connelly Early allowed one run on two hits and then threw six shutout innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Boston, after Wilyer Abreu’s ninth season two-run homer in the fourth, added three runs in the sixth on a wild-pitch and RBI singles.
Seattle fell to 39-39 and will start Payton Tolle against Logan Gilbert on Sunday.

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