Red Sox score 7 runs in 3rd inning, crush Mariners 14-7 at Fenway

BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu capped a 12-pitch at-bat with an RBI single and Masataka Yoshida hit the next pitch for a two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox scored seven runs in the third inning en route to a 14-7 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.

Yoshida also had a double among his three hits and drove in four runs. Abreu drove in two runs for Boston, which had lost seven of nine games since the All-Star break.

Dominic Smith added a solo home run and two RBIs, Romy Gonzalez hit a two-run homer as a pinch hitter and the Red Sox had a season-high eight doubles.

Nick Pivetta (5-7) struck out 10 batters and allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings.

Randy Arozarena and Cal Raleigh hit solo homers for the Mariners, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Seattle’s Logan Gilbert (6-7) was tagged for seven runs in 2 2/3 innings. The 27-year-old right-hander had held opponents to one or no earned runs in 11 of his previous 21 starts. Against Boston, his night quickly deteriorated with two outs in the third inning.

With a runner on third base and two outs after his wild pitch allowed Connor Wong to score the first run, Abreu found himself in an 0-2 hole before battling for a full count. He then committed five straight errors before hitting a grounder to right that made it 2-0.

Abreu yelled in the Red Sox dugout as he ran toward first base.

Yoshida then hit a home run on a 94.6 mph fastball from Gilbert, sending it about 425 feet over the Red Sox bullpen and making it 4-0.

Rafael Devers doubled, and Tyler O’Neill and Smith had back-to-back RBI doubles before Seattle manager Scott Servais lifted Gilbert.

Smith hit a home run into the first row of Green Monster seats near the left-field foul pole to make it 11-1 in the fifth.

MAKE MOVES

Seattle made its third major move before Tuesday’s trade deadline, acquiring veteran Justin Turner from Toronto in exchange for minor league outfielder RJ Schreck.

Boston acquired right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league infielder/outfielder Nick Yorke in a trade of former first-round draft picks, then sent Priester (2-6, 5.04 ERA) to Triple-A Worcester.

TRAINERS’ ROOM

Mariners: C Raleigh was shaken when he was hit by a foul, but he stayed in the game.

Red Sox: 1B Triston Casas is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday. He has been on the injured list since mid-April with a rib injury.

FOLLOWING

Mariners: Right-handed pitcher Luis Castillo (8-10, 3.38 ERA) is expected to start Game 2 of the three-game series Tuesday. He is 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA in three career starts against the Red Sox. Boston left-handed pitcher James Paxton (8-2, 4.43 ERA) is expected to make his first start since being acquired in a trade with Los Angeles on Friday.