title: Nick Beggs

text: Nicholas Beggs (born 15 December 1961) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of the Mute Gods and Kajagoogoo, formerly also a part of Iona and Ellis, Beggs & Howard and plays in the band of Steven Wilson. He is known for modifying a Chapman Stick into a fully MIDI-capable instrument triggering MIDI from both bass and melody strings; he calls it the Virtual Stick.


title: Nick Beggs

text: Beggs was born on 15 December 1961 in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. His parents were Herby and Joan Beggs, and he has a younger sister, Jacqueline. His father left when he was young but came back into his life at a later age. In November 1979, Beggs' mother died of cancer, leaving him to care for his sister, who was then 15. He took a job as a dustman upon leaving school.


title: Nick Beggs

text: Beggs' first band Johnny and the Martians (formed when he was 10) consisted of two friends on trumpet and acoustic guitar and Beggs on drums. He went to Linslade Secondary School.


title: Nick Beggs

text: After attending art school, in 1978 Beggs formed the band Lawnmower with Steve Askew, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode. Chris Hamill (Limahl) joined the band in 1981 and at Beggs' suggestion it was renamed Kajagoogoo. The release of the first single "Too Shy" in January 1983 saw the band on a promotional tour as the record reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart. The band went on to have four more UK top 40 hits throughout 1983 and 1984.


title: Nick Beggs

text: After firing lead singer Limahl in 1983 and, following a split with Strode in 1985, the three remaining band members reformed as Kaja, releasing the album "Crazy Peoples Right to Speak" and the single "Shouldn't Do That".


title: Nick Beggs

text: Between 1985 and 1987, Beggs concentrated on writing with various other songwriters and formed Ellis, Beggs & Howard in March 1987. Ellis, Beggs and Howard split in 1989, and in 1990 Beggs joined the progressive folk band Iona. He recorded two albums with them: "The Book of Kells" and "Beyond These Shores".


title: Nick Beggs

text: He continued working with various artists and bands, including Gary Numan, Alphaville, Belinda Carlisle, Emma Bunton (on her album Life in Mono) and Led Zeppelin's former bass player, John Paul Jones. In 1996, Beggs met Howard Jones on a flight from the United States, and Jones invited Beggs to tour as part of his band.


title: Nick Beggs

text: Beggs worked as a manager for Phonogram Records for eight months. He later became a contributor to various guitar publications, and he is a staff writer for "Bass Guitar" magazine. He is also a patron of London-based guitar and bass school Guitar-X.


title: Nick Beggs

text: He has recorded and released "Stick Insect""(2002), "The Maverick Helmsman" (2004), and "The Darkness Inside Mens Hearts".


title: Nick Beggs

text: Beggs and Askew have been heavily involved with a duo named Industrial Salt, which have been successful in Japan. They have written material for Claudia Mills, a finalist on the talent show "Let Me Entertain You".


title: Nick Beggs

text: A reformed Kajagoogoo with Beggs, Askew and Croxford Neale toured in 2004. Limahl and Strode both rejoined in 2008, and the band toured extensively. The band released an EP of new material in 2011. In an interview with Cherry Red TV in 2018, Beggs talked about the reunion, stating "we reformed and we toured and we recorded an EP and remastered the back catalogue...and at that point I felt that we had done it all. It was a nice way to tie it up, put a bow on it and leave it alone and move on."


title: Nick Beggs

text: Since 2011, Beggs is a member of Steven Wilson's touring band, having also played on Wilson's albums "Grace For Drowning", "The Raven That Refused to Sing", "Hand. Cannot. Erase.", the EP "41/2", "To the Bone" and "The Future Bites".


title: Nick Beggs

text: In February 2013, Beggs's project Lifesigns, with John Young and Frosty Beedle, released a self-titled album.


title: Nick Beggs

text: Beggs also became a member of the band Fish on Friday, which released an album named Godspeed at the end of 2014, and contributed to John Mitchell's solo project Lonely Robot, which released the album "Please Come Home" in February 2015.


title: Nick Beggs

text: Beggs's latest collaboration is named The Mute Gods, with Marco Minneman and Roger King. Their first album was released in January 2016, titled "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me". This was followed up with "Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth" in February 2017 and Atheists and Believers in 2019.


title: Nick Beggs

text: From his first marriage to Eleni Gagoushi, which ended in 1994, he has one daughter named Lula who was born 29 May 1991. He has another daughter, Willow Beggs (b.2002) with his girlfriend Ann Staniford, whom he married in 2003. He is stepfather to his wife's three children, Olivia, Callum and Jake Keenan. Beggs currently lives in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.


title: Nick Beggs

text: Beggs was a pescetarian for a while and currently is a vegetarian as of January 2016 due to his rejection of the livestock industry.


title: Gale Benson

text: Gale Ann Benson (née Plugge; 4 November 1944 – 2 January 1972) was a British model, socialite and daughter of Conservative MP Leonard Plugge. She was stabbed and buried alive in Trinidad and Tobago.


title: Gale Benson

text: Benson was born 4 November 1944 in London to Leonard and Ann Plugge. Gale had two brothers, Leonard Frank (born 1937), and Greville, her twin. She attended school at the Lycée Français in London. Later she started modelling, and worked as a DJ for a French radio show.


title: Gale Benson

text: She married film director Jonathan Benson at the age of 20, but the marriage had difficulties and she moved to Argentina in 1967 when she was 22. Returning to the United Kingdom she started a relationship with Black Power activist Hakim Jamal, an associate of Michael X. Jamal was an American from Boston whose previous name was Allen Donaldson. She changed her name to "Hale Kimga", an anagram of her first name and Hakim.


title: Gale Benson

text: Benson and Jamal moved to Guyana in 1971, before moving later that year to the commune in Trinidad and Tobago of Michael X, who had fled the UK while bailed on charges of extortion and robbery.


title: Gale Benson

text: On the morning of 2 January 1972, Benson was stabbed 10 times and buried alive by Stanley Abbot and Edward Chadee. Her body was found in a shallow grave near the home of Michael X. It was alleged that Michael X had ordered her death because she was causing "mental strain" to Jamal.


title: Gale Benson

text: Her badly decomposed body was found seven weeks later, and eventually two of the men were convicted of her murder, after one of the group turned witness for the prosecution. Stanley Abbott and Edward Chadee were sentenced to death, but one was commuted to life imprisonment. Another of the group drowned at sea, and barber Joseph Skerritt was murdered. Michael X was charged with Benson's murder but never tried; he was sentenced to death for the murder of Skerritt on 21 August 1972, and hanged in Port of Spain's Royal Gaol in May 1975. Her lover Hakim Jamal was murdered in the United States in 1973, just over a year after Benson.


title: Gale Benson

text: The movie "The Bank Job" (2008) portrays Michael X as having been in possession of indecent photographs of Princess Margaret stored in a bank vault, and using them to blackmail the British establishment. Hattie Morahan plays Benson, whom the film portrays as a spy whose role is to find any additional photos or negatives Michael X may have.


title: Gale Benson

text: Benson is a central character in Diana Athill's memoir of her friendship with Gale's lover, Hakim Jamal, "Make Believe: A True Story".


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: A battle royale game sequel titled "Deathverse: Let It Die" was announced in October 2021 and had a limited time beta test in May and June 2022. It was developed by Supertrick Games, a game studio spun off of Grasshopper Manufacture, who developed the original game.


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: Under the supervision of a skateboarding grim reaper called Uncle Death, players fight through a treacherous tower, obtaining various types of weapons and armor while finding creatures and mushrooms to eat in order to stay alive. Upon death, a player's “death data” is then circulated among other player's games where they will appear as formidable opponents. The sharing of “death data” is one of the various asynchronous multiplayer elements that can be found in the game.


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: "Let It Die" was originally known as "'Lily Bergamo". Its initial plot focused on a female protagonist called Tae Ioroi and was set in the year 2026. The game's world drew from both Japanese and Western cultures. It was described as a "super action game" or an "extreme action game". The game was supposed to feature an "element of growth", in that by gradually accumulating experience, the player's data is updated more and more rapidly. "Lily Bergamo" would have featured online play and features, though details were currently still unknown.


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: In addition to the game, "Lily Bergamo" would feature a "companion app", which would be playable on smartphones. The game would feature online play, and according to GungHo Online Entertainment's CEO Kazuki Morishita, would allow "both smartphone and PlayStation gamers to be in the same world”. According to Morishita, Grasshopper Manufacture "wants to make the most out of the strengths of online play, and the idea of using smartphones to play has been a big deal”, with the goal of the app being the ability for players "to completely rely on their smartphones to play".


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: Although "Lily Bergamo" changed to "Let It Die" during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014, the concept of an "extreme action game" remained. The change commenced around the end of 2013. Executive director Goichi Suda explained that the concept of death is relevant throughout the game, and that if one player dies in a game, they will appear in another player's game, making the deaths of players important in the experience of the game, hence the title. The game will have normal AI enemies and dead player characters' avatars, and will also be free-to-play. The game represents a huge departure from Suda's past video games in terms of creative philosophy.


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: "Lily Bergamo" was to be the first game to be developed by Grasshopper Manufacture after it was acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment. Suda stated that "Lily Bergamo" was conceived after GungHo CEO Kazuki Morishita expressed his desire to "make a game that leverages the inherent flavor of both companies.” The game was revealed in April 2013, and in Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia's Press Conference on September 9, 2013, the release date was set to sometime in 2014. Additional information was shown at the 2013 Tokyo Game Show, including the name of the protagonist, the ability to play on smartphones and the game's setting. At the game show, a special stage event was held for "Lily Bergamo", including a cosplay model dressed up as the game's protagonist Tae Ioroi, and specially-made "Lily Bergamo" stickers were distributed. Although the game was not playable then, Suda promised that it would be at the 2014 Tokyo Game Show instead. Yusuke Kozaki was the head of character design in "Lily Bergamo", along with direction by Nobutaka Ichiki and game design by Yusuke Kozaki. A trademark for "Lily Bergamo" had been filed in North America, which hinted at a soon-to-be confirmed release in that region and globally.


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: On June 11, 2014, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014, "Lily Bergamo" was transformed into "Let It Die". GungHo Online Entertainment had trademarked "Lily Bergamo" in the United States, hinting at a possible global release, with the reveal of "Let It Die" confirming it. On October 29, 2015, GungHo Online Entertainment announced that "Let It Die" had been delayed, and that it would now launch in 2016 instead of its originally planned 2015 release window. On December 3, 2016, "Let It Die" was released for free on PlayStation Network in North America and Europe.


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: "Let It Die" featured 100 Japanese artists in the rock and metal music genres curated by "Silent Hill" series game music composer Akira Yamaoka, who described the work as a "one-of-a-kind musical experience".


title: Let It Die (video game)

text: "Let It Die" received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In February 2017, it was announced that the game has been downloaded over two million times. By April 2018, that number had risen to over four million. In March 2020, it was announced that the game has over six million downloads.


title: Tony Award for Best Original Score

text: The Tony Award for Best Original Score is the Tony Award given to the composers and lyricists of the best original score written for a musical or play in that year. The score consists of music and/or lyrics. To be eligible, a score must be written specifically for the theatre and must be original; compilations of non-theatrical music or compilations of earlier theatrical music are not eligible for consideration.


title: Tony Award for Best Original Score

text: The award has undergone a number of minor changes. In 1947, 1950, 1951, and 1962, the award went to the composer only. Otherwise, the award has gone to the composer and lyricist for their combined contributions, except for 1971 when the two awards were split (although Stephen Sondheim won both, for "Company)".


title: Tony Award for Best Original Score

text: In only nine years have non-musical plays been nominated for Tony Awards in this category: "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1973, "The Good Doctor" in 1974, "The Song of Jacob Zulu" in 1993, "Twelfth Night" in 1999, "Enron" and "Fences" in 2010, "Peter and the Starcatcher" and "One Man, Two Guvnors" in 2012, "Angels in America" in 2018, "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 2019, and "A Christmas Carol", "The Inheritance", "The Rose Tattoo", "Slave Play", and "The Sound Inside" in 2020. Because the Broadway season of 2019-2020 was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only four musicals were eligible for Tony Awards. Three were jukebox musicals and the fourth was "The Lightning Thief", the only musical of the season with original music. "The Lightning Thief" was not nominated for any Tony Awards, meaning that every nominee in this category in 2020 was a play rather than a musical.


title: Tony Award for Best Original Score

text: In 2013, Cyndi Lauper became the first woman to win the award solo for "Kinky Boots". In 2005, Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori became the first all-woman team to win the award for "Fun Home".


title: Tony Award for Best Original Score

text: Toby Marlow is the youngest person to win the award; he was 27 when he won in tandem with Lucy Moss for "SIX". Adolph Green is the oldest person to win the award; he was 76 when he won for "The Will Rogers Follies". If T. S. Eliot were alive when he won for "Cats", he would have been 94. Eliot is one of two people to receive the award posthumously, the other being Jonathan Larson, who won for "Rent". He would have been 36.


title: Tony Award for Best Original Score

text: Only eight women have won this award, five of whom won without male writing partners, and for only nine shows:


title: Bass Strait

text: Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterway between the Great Australian Bight and the Tasman Sea, and is also the only maritime route into the economically prominent Port Phillip Bay.


title: Bass Strait

text: Formed 8,000 years ago by rising sea levels at the end of the last glacial period, the strait was named after English explorer and physician George Bass (1771-1803) by European colonists.


title: Bass Strait

text: Some authorities consider the strait to be part of the Pacific Ocean as in the never-approved 2002 IHO "Limits of Oceans and Seas" draft. In the currently in-force IHO 1953 draft, it is instead associated with the Great Australian Bight; the Bight is numbered 62, while the Bass Strait is designated 62-A.


title: Bass Strait

text: The Australian Hydrographic Service does not consider it to be part of its expanded definition of the Southern Ocean, but rather states that it lies with the Tasman Sea. The strait between the Furneaux Islands and Tasmania is Banks Strait, a subdivision of Bass Strait.


title: Bass Strait

text: Aboriginal Tasmanians arrived in Tasmania approximately 40,000 years ago during the last glacial period, across a broad prehistoric land bridge called the Bassian Plain between the nowaday southern Victoria coastline (from Wilsons Promontory to Cape Otway) and the northern Tasmanian shores (from Cape Portland to Cape Grim). After the glacial period ended, sea levels rose and flooded the Bassian Plain to form Bass Strait at around 8,000 years ago, leaving them isolated from the Australian mainland. Aboriginal people lived on Flinders Island until around 4,000 years ago.


title: Bass Strait

text: Based on the recorded language groups, there were at least three successive waves of aboriginal colonisation.


title: Bass Strait

text: The strait was possibly detected by Captain Abel Tasman when he charted Tasmania's coast in 1642. On 5 December, Tasman was following the east coast northward to see how far it went. When the land veered to the north-west at Eddystone Point, he tried to keep in with it but his ships were suddenly hit by the Roaring Forties howling through Bass Strait. Tasman was on a mission to find the Southern Continent, not more islands, so he abruptly turned away to the east and continued his continent hunting.


title: Bass Strait

text: The next European to approach the strait was Captain James Cook in the "Endeavour" in April 1770. However, after sailing for two hours westward towards the strait against the wind, he turned back east and noted in his journal that he was "doubtful whether they [i.e. Van Diemen's Land and New Holland] are one land or no",


title: Bass Strait

text: The strait was named after George Bass, after he and Matthew Flinders sailed across it while circumnavigating Van Diemen's Land (now named Tasmania) in the "Norfolk" in 1798–99. At Flinders' recommendation, the Governor of New South Wales, John Hunter, in 1800 named the stretch of water between the mainland and Van Diemen's Land "Bass's Straits". Later it became known as Bass Strait.


title: Bass Strait

text: The existence of the strait had been suggested in 1797 by the master of "Sydney Cove" when he reached Sydney after deliberately grounding his foundering ship and being stranded on Preservation Island (at the eastern end of the strait). He reported that the strong south westerly swell and the tides and currents suggested that the island was in a channel linking the Pacific and southern Indian Ocean. Governor Hunter thus wrote to Joseph Banks in August 1797 that it seemed certain a strait existed.


title: Bass Strait

text: When news of the 1798 discovery of Bass Strait reached Europe, the French government despatched a reconnaissance expedition commanded by Nicolas Baudin. This prompted Governor King to send two vessels from Sydney to the island to establish a garrison at Hobart.


title: Bass Strait

text: Strong currents between the Antarctic-driven southeast portions of the Indian Ocean and the Tasman Sea's Pacific Ocean waters provide a strait of powerful, wild storm waves. The shipwrecks on the Tasmanian and Victorian coastlines number in the hundreds, although stronger metal ships and modern marine navigation have greatly reduced the danger.


title: Bass Strait

text: Many vessels, some quite large, have disappeared without a trace, or left scant evidence of their passing. Despite myths and legends of piracy, wrecking and alleged supernatural phenomena akin to those of the Bermuda Triangle, such disappearances can be invariably ascribed to treacherous combinations of wind and sea conditions, and the numerous semi-submerged rocks and reefs within the Straits.


title: Bass Strait

text: Despite the strait's difficult waters, it provided a safer and less boisterous passage for ships on the route from Europe or India to Sydney in the early 19th century. The strait also saved on the voyage.


title: Bass Strait

text: Bass Strait is approximately wide and long, with an average depth of . The widest opening is about between Cape Portland on the northeastern tip of Tasmania and Point Hicks on the Australian mainland.


title: Bass Strait

text: Jennings' study of the submarine topography of Bass Strait described the bathymetric Bass Basin, a shallow depression approximately wide and long (over in area) in the centre of Bass Strait, a maximum depth is the channel between Inner Sister Island and Flinders Island, which navigation charts indicate reaches . Two underwater plateaus, the "Bassian Rise" and "King Island Rise" located on the eastern and western margins of Bass Strait, respectively, are composed of a basement of Paleozoic granite. These features form sills separating Bass Basin from the adjacent ocean basins. Associated with the less than -deep Bassian Rise is the Furneaux Islands, the largest of which is Flinders Island (maximum elevation ). The surface of the King Island Rise also occurs in water depths of less than , and includes the shallow () "Tail Bank" at its northern margin as well as King Island itself. Subaqueous dunes (sandwaves) and tidal current ridges cover approximately of the seabed in Bass Strait.


title: Bass Strait

text: During Pleistocene, low sea level stands the central basin of Bass Strait was enclosed by raised sills forming a large shallow lake. This occurred during the last glacial maximum (18,000 BP) when the basin was completely isolated. Sea level rise during the marine transgression flooded the basin, forming an westward embayment from 11,800 BP to 8700 BP, and the basin rim was completely flooded by about 8000 BP, at which point Bass Strait was formed and Tasmania became an isolated island.


title: Bass Strait

text: Like the rest of the waters surrounding Tasmania, and particularly because of its limited depth, it is notoriously rough, with many ships lost there during the 19th century. A lighthouse was erected on Deal Island in 1848 to assist ships navigating in the eastern part of the Straits, but there were no guides to the western entrance until the Cape Otway Lighthouse was first lit in 1848, followed by another at Cape Wickham at the northern end of King Island in 1861.


title: Bass Strait

text: Within Bass Strait there are several Commonwealth marine reserves, which are all part of the South-east Network. The two larger reserves, Flinders and Zeehan, extend mostly outside of the Bass Strait area.


title: Bass Strait

text: The smaller islands of Bass Strait typically have some form of protection status. Most notably the Kent Group National Park covers the Kent Group islands of Tasmania, as well as the surrounding state waters which is a dedicated marine reserve. The national park is wholly contained by the Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve.


title: Bass Strait

text: Victoria has several marine national parks in Bass Strait, and are all adjacent to the mainland coastline:


title: Bass Strait

text: A number of oil and gas fields exist in the eastern portion of Bass Strait, in what is known as the Gippsland Basin. Most large fields were discovered in the 1960s, and are located about off the coast of Gippsland in water depths of about . These oil fields include the Halibut Field discovered in 1967, the Cobia Field discovered in 1972, the Kingfish Field, the Mackerel Field, and the Fortescue Field discovered in 1978. Large gas fields include the Whiptail field, the Barracouta Field, the Snapper Field, and the Marlin Field. Oil and gas are produced from the Cretaceous-Eocene clastic rocks of the Latrobe Group, deposited with the break-up of Australia and Antarctica.


title: Bass Strait

text: The western field, known as the Otway Basin, was discovered in the 1990s offshore near Port Campbell. Its exploitation began in 2005.


title: Bass Strait

text: The oil and gas is sent via pipeline to gas processing facilities and oil refineries at Longford (Longford gas plant), Western Port (Westernport Refinery closed 1985), Altona (Altona Refinery scheduled to close in 2021) and Geelong (Geelong Oil Refinery), as well as by tanker to New South Wales. Pipelines from the Otway Basin gas fields lead to several processing facilities in the vicinity of Port Campbell (Iona Gas Plant and Otway Gas Plant).


title: Bass Strait

text: In June 2017, the Government of Victoria announced a three-year feasibility study for Australia's first offshore wind farm. The project, which could have 250 wind turbines within a area, is projected to deliver around 8,000 GWh of electricity, representing some 18 per cent of Victoria's power usage and replacing a large part of the output of Hazelwood Power Station, which was closed in early 2017.


title: Bass Strait

text: The fastest and often the cheapest method of travel across Bass Strait is by air. The major airports in Tasmania are Hobart International Airport and Launceston Airport, where the main airlines are Jetstar and Virgin Australia. Qantas also operates services. The smaller airports in the north of the state and on the islands in the strait are served either by Regional Express Airlines, QantasLink or King Island Airlines.


title: Bass Strait

text: The domestic sea route is serviced by two Spirit of Tasmania passenger vehicle ferries, based in Devonport, Tasmania. The ships travel daily in opposite directions between Devonport and Station Pier in Melbourne as overnight trips, with additional daytime trips during the peak summer season.


title: Bass Strait

text: The Basslink HVDC electrical cable has been in service since 2006. It has the capacity to carry up to 630 megawatts of electrical power across the strait.


title: Bass Strait

text: Alinta owns a submarine gas pipeline, delivering natural gas to large industrial customers near George Town, as well as the Powerco gas network in Tasmania.


title: Bass Strait

text: The first submarine communications cable across Bass Strait was laid in 1859. Starting at Cape Otway, Victoria, it went via King Island and Three Hummock Island, made contact with the Tasmanian mainland at Stanley Head, and then continued on to George Town. However it started failing within a few weeks of completion, and by 1861 it failed completely.


title: Bass Strait

text: Tasmania is currently connected to the mainland via two Telstra-operated fibre optic cables; since 2006, dark fibre capacity has also been available on the Basslink HVDC cable.


title: Bass Strait

text: In 1978, one of the most famous UFO incidents in Australian history occurred over Bass Strait. Frederick Valentich was flying a small aeroplane over the strait when he reported to personnel at a local airport that a strange object was buzzing his plane. He then claimed that the object had moved directly in front of his plane; the airport personnel then heard a metallic "scraping" sound, followed by silence. Valentich and his plane subsequently vanished and neither Valentich nor his plane were ever seen again.


title: Bass Strait

text: The issue of planes, ships and people having been lost in the strait over time has spawned a number of theories. Perhaps the most thorough list of losses and disappearances has been the oft reprinted book of Jack Loney though it is possible that most losses can be adequately explained by extreme weather events.


title: Bass Strait

text: On the popular Australian soap "Neighbours", one of its most dramatic storylines unfolded when a 1940s themed joy flight to Tasmania was sabotaged by a bomb. The plane crashed into Bass Strait in the middle of the night and many character's lives were put at risk, with some drowning.


title: Bass Strait

text: Bass Strait is regularly crossed by sailing vessels, including during the annual Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race passes generally east of the strait but is affected by its weather conditions.


title: Bass Strait

text: The first windsurfer crossing was in 1982 by Mark Paul and Les Tokolyi. In 1998 Australian offshore sailor Nick Moloney took on a different challenge by being the first person to windsurf unaided across the Bass Strait in a time of 22 hours.


title: Bass Strait

text: In terms of dinghy sailing many crossings have been made but in March 2005 Australian Olympic medallist Michael Blackburn set a record when he crossed the strait in just over 13 hours in a Laser sailing dinghy.


title: Bass Strait

text: In March 2009 two young dinghy sailors sailed a B14 (dinghy) from Stanley in north west Tasmania to Walkerville South in Victoria. The purpose of the voyage was to raise funds for the treatment of the endangered Tasmanian Devil, an animal species suffering from a facial tumour disease and, if possible, break the dinghy sailing time record for the crossing. The sailors Adrian Beswick and Josh Philips accompanied by a support vessel successfully completed the crossing in 14 hours 53 minutes.


title: Bass Strait

text: Kitesurfers have also completed the crossing with Natalie Clark in 2010 become the first female to do the crossing.


title: Bass Strait

text: In 1971 lone rower David Bowen from Mount Martha crossed Bass Strait in a dory, leaving from Devonport he landed on Wilson's Promontory.


title: Bass Strait

text: The first crossing by paddleboard was made by Jack Bark, Brad Gaul and Zeb Walsh, leaving Wilsons Promontory in Victoria on 25 February 2014 and arriving at Cape Portland in northeastern Tasmania on 4 March 2014.


title: Bass Strait

text: Rod Harris, Ian and Peter Richards are credited with the first kayak crossing in 1971. Many sea kayakers have since made the crossing, usually by island hopping on the eastern side of the strait. Fewer sea kayak crossings have been made via King Island, due to the leg between Cape Wickam and Apollo Bay. Andrew McAuley was the first person to cross Bass Strait non-stop in a sea kayak in 2003. He made two more crossings of Bass Strait before he died attempting to cross the Tasman Sea in February 2007.


title: Bass Strait

text: Tammy van Wisse swam part of the strait in 1996, from King Island to Apollo Bay in Victoria, a distance of about in 17 hours and 46 minutes.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: Miss Universe Philippines 2021 was the 2nd edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant. The coronation night of the pageant was held on September 30, 2021 at the Henann Resort Convention Center in Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol, Philippines. Originally scheduled to be held on September 25, 2021, the event was postponed to September 30, 2021 due to the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: The coronation night was exclusively livestreamed by ABS-CBN through KTX.ph on September 30, 2021 with a delayed telecast on GMA Network on October 3, 2021. Rabiya Mateo of Iloilo City crowned Beatrice Luigi Gomez of Cebu City as her successor at the end of the event. Gomez represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2021 pageant in Eilat, Israel in December 2021, where she placed in the Top 5.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On July 14, 2021, the organization announced that the coronation for the Miss Universe Philippines 2021 pageant will be on September 25, 2021.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On September 19, 2021, the organization announced that the coronation night set on September 25, 2021 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On September 24, 2021, it was announced that the finals would be held on September 30, 2021 at the Henann Resort Convention Center in Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On May 8, 2021, the organization launched its search for the next Filipina who will represent the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2021 competition. The final submission of application was on July 15, 2021.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On July 19, the organization announced its Top 100 delegates. They competed in a headshot challenge and a video introduction challenge. Votes via the Miss Universe Philippines app and the scores of the board of judges determine the Top 75 delegates that was announced on August 8, 2021.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On August 8, 2021, the organization announced its Top 75 delegates. They competed in a runway challenge and a casting video challenge. Votes via the Miss Universe Philippines app and the scores of the board of judges determined the Top 50 delegates that was announced on August 22, 2021.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On August 22, 2021, the organization announced its Top 50 delegates. They competed in a virtual interview challenge.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On September 1, 2021, the organization announced its Top 30 delegates. Three delegates advanced to the Top 30 through online voting on the Miss Universe Philippines app and 27 delegates were chosen based from all of the challenges which were scored by the panel of experts. These thirty delegates will compete live and in-person for the coronation night.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On September 13, 2021, Joanna Marie Rabe of Zambales withdrew from the competition due to dengue fever. On September 19, 2021, Ybonne Ortega of Davao City withdrew from the competition after testing positive for COVID-19.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On July 14, 2021, the Miss Universe Philippines organization announced a new format for the 2021 pageant. 100 delegates will be initially chosen. The 100 delegates will undergo different challenges where they will reduced to 75, then 50, and then 30. The 30 remaining delegates will compete live and in-person for the coronation night.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: On September 23, 2021, the national costume competition of the 28 delegates premiered on YouTube as a music video featuring the new BGYO track "Kulay". For this edition's national costume competition, the Miss Universe Philippines organization decided to pay tribute to Manila Carnival queens, an annual pre-World War II national exposition, carnival, and pageant in Manila that celebrated products of Philippine provinces. This years' national costumes were all inspired by the pre-war pageantry, while donning elements that represent their provinces and cities.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: Originally, the preliminary interviews was scheduled for September 21, 2021 and the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competition would be on September 23, 2021 but was moved to later dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The preliminary interviews was later streamed on September 24, 2021 and the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competition on September 26, 2021 thru KTX.ph.


title: Miss Universe Philippines 2021

text: The coronation night was hosted by American radio DJ and actor KC Montero. Filipino singers Sam Concepcion and Michael Pangilinan performed as musical guests.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The 2022 Boston Red Sox season was the 122nd season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 111th season at Fenway Park. The team was led by Alex Cora, in the second season of his second stint as the team's manager. The team finished with a record of 78–84, in fifth and last place of the American League East division.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The team's regular season was originally scheduled to open on March 31, with a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and conclude on October 2, with an away game against the Toronto Blue Jays. On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was then scheduled for April 7 as an away game against the New York Yankees, but it was postponed to April 8 because of inclement weather. Boston's schedule was updated to conclude with a home game on October 5 against Tampa Bay. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the new CBA provided for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox entered the 2022 season having reached the 2021 ALCS where they fell two wins short of appearing in the World Series. After compiling a 23–27 record through the end of May, the team went 20–6 during June, only to fall back under .500 in the second half of July. Injuries to multiple players and roster challenges, including a lack of offensive production at the first base position, hampered the team. On July 22, the Red Sox suffered a historic 28–5 home loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. The 28 runs set a new Red Sox franchise record for the most runs ever allowed in a single game. Additionally, that loss along with two prior losses to the Yankees had a cumulative run differential of -47, the worst in a three-game stretch by any MLB team since 1900. The team went 8–19 during July, falling into last place in the AL East and ending the month with a 51–52 record approaching the MLB trade deadline of August 2.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The team made several trades prior to the trade deadline, resulting in Christian Vázquez, Jake Diekman, and prospect Jay Groome leaving the organization, while Tommy Pham, Eric Hosmer, and Reese McGuire joined the team. Shortly after, the Red Sox released Jackie Bradley Jr., who batted .210 with three home runs and 29 RBIs in 91 games. Five days later, on August 9, he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. That same day, Chris Sale reportedly broke his right wrist while riding his bike to grab lunch and was ruled out for the rest of the season. On August 25, it was announced that James Paxton, who was already injured, suffered a type 2 latissimus dorsi tear the week before and was also ruled out for the rest of the season. On August 29, despite the team’s playoff chances hanging in the balance, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy announced that both manager Alex Cora and general manager Chaim Bloom would return in 2023. The team had a losing record during August and ended the month at 63–68, still in last place in their division.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: On September 3, the Red Sox announced that closer Tanner Houck would undergo a lumbar discectomy, ending his 2022 season. On September 19, they released Kevin Plawecki. He signed a major-league contract with the Texas Rangers two days later. On September 20, the Red Sox also announced that Garrett Whitlock would undergo arthroscopic hip surgery for a right hip impingement and would not return for the remainder of the season either.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: On September 25, the Red Sox needed a win on "Sunday Night Baseball" to avoid a series sweep at Yankee Stadium and keep their playoff hopes alive. Only two runs were scored, both by the Yankees, and the game went into a rain delay after the sixth inning. After 90 minutes, the game was called, giving the Yankees a 2–0 win and the series sweep. With this loss, the Red Sox were officially eliminated from playoff contention. The following day, Boston sports radio producer Jimmy Stewart shared his thoughts on 98.5 The Sports Hub radio podcast "The Baseball Hour with Tony Mazz", “Epic fail by this team. They should be competing for the American League Championship Series. The fact that they have such a high payroll, they mismanaged so many things, Garrett Whitlock amongst other things. Players underperforming, players asking for help, and then going on a long losing streak, this is an epic fail. This is one of the worst Red Sox seasons of the last twenty years.”


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: With their 9–0 loss in Toronto on September 30, the Red Sox were assured of finishing a 162-game season with a losing record for the first time since 2015. The team went on to finish with a 78–84 record. Hall of Fame inductee and NESN color commentator Dennis Eckersley retired from broadcasting at the end of the season, having spent 50 years in professional baseball.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players, stopping all free agency and trades.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The team's Grapefruit League schedule was originally scheduled to run from February 26 through March 29. The actual start of spring training was impacted by the lockout, as practices did not begin until March 13, with games spanning March 17 to April 5. The Red Sox compiled a spring training record of , scoring 91 runs while allowing 87.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The team opened the season with a 6–5 loss in 11 innings to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 8.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Rain caused Boston's first game to be postponed from April 7 to April 8. Nathan Eovaldi started the opener, as he had done the prior two seasons, lasting five innings while allowing three runs on five hits and striking out seven batters. The Red Sox scored three runs in the top of the first inning, and the Yankees responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning, and later tied the game with a run in the bottom of the fourth. With the score tied at 4–4 after nine innings, the teams each scored a single run in the 10th inning, and New York won the game with a run in the bottom of the 11th inning. Kutter Crawford took the loss; Rafael Devers homered. New York won the second game of the series, 4–2. Boston starter Nick Pivetta took the loss after allowing four runs on four hits in innings; Alex Verdugo homered. The Red Sox won the third and final game of the series, 4–3, although they were out-hit by the Yankees, 11–5. Starter Tanner Houck went innings, allowing three runs on three hits. Crawford, the second of five relievers, got the win; Jake Diekman pitched the ninth inning and got the save. Bobby Dalbec homered.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox lost the opener of a three-game series in Detroit, 3–1. Tied 1–1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, reliever Ryan Brasier allowed a two-run home run to Javier Báez. Austin Davis, who had allowed a single to the prior batter, took the loss. Starter Michael Wacha allowed one run on two hits in innings in his Red Sox debut. Boston's lone run came on a J. D. Martinez homer in the fifth inning. Boston won the second game of the series, 5–3. Starter Rich Hill allowed all three Tiger runs in innings on five hits. Rafael Devers went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and scored two runs. Reliever Garrett Whitlock pitched the sixth through ninth innings without allowing a hit and earned the win. Boston won the final game of the series, 9–7. After a six-run fourth inning, the Red Sox had a 6–1 lead, then led 9–2 after the top of the seventh before Detroit scored five late runs. Starter Nathan Eovaldi went five innings, allowing two runs on four hits, and earned the win. Hansel Robles recorded the final four outs to earn the save. Kiké Hernández homered.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston's home opener, the first contest of a four-game series against Minnesota, was held on Jackie Robinson Day. The Twins jumped out to an early 4–1 lead after two innings, extended to 6–1 after the fifth, en route to an 8–4 win over the Red Sox. Starter Nick Pivetta allowed four runs on five hits in two innings, taking the loss. Alex Verdugo and Rafael Devers homered. The Red Sox recorded their first shutout win of the season, 4–0, in the series' second game. Starter Tanner Houck went innings while allowing just two hits and earned the win. Verdugo and Xander Bogaerts both hit two-run homers. Boston won the third game of the series, 8–1, with six runs coming in the eighth inning. Starter Michael Wacha held the Twins to a single hit in five innings, but left with the game scoreless and received a no decision. Reliever Matt Strahm got the win. Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. The final game of the series was held the same day as the 2022 Boston Marathon. Minnesota split the series with an 8–3 win, giving Boston starter Rich Hill the loss. Bogaerts had three hits and Christian Vázquez homered.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In the opener of a three-game home series, the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 2–1, despite being outhit, 8–3. Starter Nathan Eovaldi went innings and had a no decision. Hansel Robles got the win in relief, and Garrett Whitlock earned a save. Prior to the second game of the series, the team honored former player and longtime broadcaster Jerry Remy, who died in October 2021. Boston took an early 1–0 lead in the game, but Toronto scored five runs in the second inning, en route to a 6–1 win. Starter Nick Pivetta took the loss, falling to 0–3 on the season. In the third game of the series, the Red Sox rallied for two runs in the ninth inning, but fell to the Blue Jays, 3–2. Starter Tanner Houck took the loss. Xander Bogaerts had three hits and an RBI.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston won the opener of a three-game series in Tampa Bay, 4–3. Matt Barnes earned his first save of the season by recording the final out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning. Starter Michael Wacha held the Rays to two runs on three hits in five innings and earned the win. Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-4 and scored twice; Rafael Devers hit his third home run of the season. Boston was unable to get a hit in the first nine innings of the series' second game, but neither team was able to score, sending it to extra innings. Boston scored twice in the top of the tenth inning, with Bobby Dalbec driving in one run with a triple. In the bottom of the tenth, Taylor Walls of the Rays reached base on a two-out error by Trevor Story, with Story's throw eluding first baseman Dalbec. Kevin Kiermaier then hit a walk-off home run off of Hansel Robles to give Tampa Bay a 3–2 win. In the final game of the series, the Red Sox took an early 2–0 lead, but the Rays scored five unanswered runs for a 5–2 win. Starter Rich Hill held the Rays scoreless through four innings. In the bottom of the fifth, reliever Phillips Valdéz loaded the bases via two hit batsmen and a walk; all three runners subsequently scored, and Valdéz took the loss.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Prior to the series in Toronto, the team placed pitchers Kutter Crawford and Tanner Houck on the COVID restricted list, in consideration of Canadian vaccination requirements. Their roster spots were filled by Tyler Danish and John Schreiber. Boston lost the first game of the four-game series, 6–2. Trailing 2–0 entering the eighth inning, the Red Sox tied the game, 2–2. In the bottom of the inning, the Blue Jay put two runners on base off of Matt Strahm; fellow reliever Tyler Danish allowed another baserunner, then surrendered a grand slam to Bo Bichette. In the second game of the series, Boston trailed entering the eighth inning, 2–1, then scored four runs to take a 5–2 lead. With that same score in the bottom of the ninth, Toronto scored three runs off of Jake Diekman via two doubles and a home run, sending the game into extra innings. After the Red Sox were unable to score in the top of the tenth, the Blue Jays pushed across a run in the bottom of the inning for a 6–5 win. Starter Nick Pivetta went innings and had a no decision; Matt Barnes took the loss. The Red Sox broke their four-game losing streak with a 7–1 win in the third game of the series. Manager Alex Cora returned to the team after missing the prior six games due to COVID. Starter Michael Wacha limited Toronto to one run on four hits in six innings and earned the win. Xander Bogaerts was 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Toronto won the final game of the series, 1–0. The only run of the game came in the bottom of the second inning, following a fielding error by Christian Arroyo. Offensively, the Red Sox were limited to four hits. Starter Garrett Whitlock took the loss.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston opened a three-game series in Baltimore with a 3–1 win. Starter Rich Hill allowed no runs on one hit in four innings. He was relieved by Tanner Houck, who allowed no runs on two hits in three innings and earned the win. Matt Strahm recorded a save and Christian Arroyo homered. The Orioles won the second game of the series, 2–1, in 10 innings. Boston scored in the top of the first inning, and maintained a 1–0 lead until Baltimore tied the game in the bottom of the eighth. In extra innings, the Red Sox were unable to score in the top of the 10th, and the Orioles scored the winning run in the bottom of the inning aided by a throwing error by reliever Hirokazu Sawamura, who took the loss. Starter Nathan Eovaldi held the Orioles to no runs on three hits in seven innings while striking out eight batters. The Red Sox ended April with a record of 9–13, in fourth place in the American League East, games behind the division-leading Yankees.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox entered May in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 9–13, having just split the first two games of a three-game series in Baltimore.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Orioles won the final game of the series, 9–5, in a game that included a two-hour rain delay. After four scoreless innings, the Red Sox scored once in the top of the fifth, but then gave up nine total runs in the Orioles' next two half-innings. J. D. Martinez hit a grand slam in the ninth inning, but Boston was unable to rally further. Starter Nick Pivetta took the loss and fell to 0–4 on the season. Backup catcher Kevin Plawecki pitched the eighth inning for Boston.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston opened a three-game home series against the Angels with a 4–0 win. Rafael Devers and J. D. Martinez both homered, and starter Michael Wacha held Los Angeles to three hits in innings. The second game of the series went into extra innings, with the Angels winning, 10–5. The Red Sox took a 4–3 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, via a Xander Bogaerts home run. The Angels tied the game in the top of the ninth on two walks and a single. In the top of the tenth, Los Angeles scored six runs, all with two outs, while Boston was held to one run in the bottom of the inning. Starter Garrett Whitlock held the Angels to two runs on two hits in five innings, while Jake Diekman was charged with a blown save and Matt Barnes took the loss. The final game of the series was scoreless until the seventh inning, and ended as an 8–0 shutout for Los Angeles. Starter Rich Hill allowed only a single hit in five innings; reliever Tanner Houck was charged with seven runs in innings and took the loss.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The opener of a three-game home series saw the Red Sox fall to the White Sox, 4–2. Starter Nathan Eovaldi took the loss after allowing three runs on six hits in five innings. The White Sox won the second game of the series, 3–1 in 10 innings. Boston took a 1–0 lead in the fifth inning, which held until Chicago scored the tying run in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, the Red Sox had runners on second and third with one out, but were unable to score. After the White Sox scored twice in the top of the tenth, the Red Sox had three consecutive ground outs in the bottom of the inning. Starter Nick Pivetta held Chicago to five hits and no runs in six innings; reliever Matt Barnes took the loss. The White Sox completed the sweep with a 3–2 win in the final game of the series, which was featured on "MLB Sunday Leadoff". All of Chicago's runs came in the third inning off of starter Tanner Houck, who took the loss. Trailing by a run entering the bottom of the ninth, J. D. Martinez hit a leadoff double, but each of the next three batters made an out.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston snapped their five-game losing streak with a 9–4 win over Atlanta in the opener of a two-game road series. The Red Sox scored six runs in the second inning, four via a Rafael Devers grand slam. Starter Garrett Whitlock allowed three runs on four hits in three innings; he was relieved by Tyler Danish who pitched two scoreless innings and got the win. John Schreiber pitched the final two innings, retiring all six batters he faced, and earned a save. The Braves won the second game of the series, 5–3. Boston went out to an early 3–0 lead through the middle of the third inning, with Atlanta tying the game in the bottom of that inning. The Red Sox nearly took a 4–3 lead in the bottom of the sixth, when Kevin Plawecki worked a full count with the bases loaded; on what appeared to be ball four, Plawecki was called out on strikes. Plawecki and manager Alex Cora were subsequently ejected for arguing the call. The Braves won the game on a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth by Orlando Arcia off of Ryan Brasier.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox opened a three-game series at Globe Life Field with a 7–1 win; eight different Boston batters had hits. Starting pitcher Nick Pivetta went seven innings and earned his first win of the season. Boston collected 14 hits in the second game of the series and outscored Texas, 11–3. Starter Rich Hill went six innings at got the win. J. D. Martinez and Rafael Devers each homered. The Rangers avoided a sweep by winning the third game of the series, 7–1. Devers drove in Boston's only run. The Red Sox used Austin Davis as an opener; he did not allow a hit in two innings. Ryan Brasier, the third of four total pitchers for Boston, took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in the sixth inning.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In the opener of a three-game home series, Boston defeated Houston, 6–3. Starter Garrett Whitlock allowed two runs on three hits in five innings and received a no decision. Matt Strahm, the fourth of five relievers, got the win, while Hansel Robles earned a save. The game included a 98-minute rain delay. Trevor Story and Xander Bogaerts each homered. The second game of the series was won by the Astros, 13–4, powered by a nine-run second inning. Starter Nathan Eovaldi gave up five home runs in the inning, tying a major-league record; he was charged with six earned runs in innings of work and took the loss. The Red Sox collected 13 hits, with Rafael Devers and J. D. Martinez each homering. Boston won the final game of the series, 5–1, with starter Nick Pivetta pitching a complete game and allowing just two hits. It was the first complete game by a Red Sox pitcher since Chris Sale on June 5, 2019.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox began a four-game home series against the Mariners with a 12–6 win. Starter Rich Hill left after allowing four runs in two innings; Tanner Houck then pitched four scoreless innings and earned the win. Trevor Story hit three home runs and had seven RBIs. Story joined Bobby Doerr and Dustin Pedroia as the only Red Sox second basemen to hit three home runs in a single game. Boston won the second game of the series, 7–3, powered by a grand slam by Story. Jackie Bradley Jr. also homered. Starter Michael Wacha, returning from the injured list, went innings and had a no decision. Reliever Austin Davis got the win. The Red Sox also won the third game of the series, 6–5, overcoming a four-run first inning by the Mariners. John Schreiber, the fifth of six Boston pitchers, got the win, and Matt Barnes earned his second save of the season. Rafael Devers hit two home runs. Boston complete the series sweep an 8–4 win in extra innings, extending their winning streak to five games. With the Red Sox holding a 3–2 lead entering the top of the ninth, Hansel Robles surrendered a home run to Eugenio Suárez, tying the game. The Mariners pushed across a single run in the top of the 10th. Boston tied the game in the bottom of the inning, and had the bases loaded with two outs. Franchy Cordero then hit a walk-off grand slam. Christian Arroyo and Story also homered during the game, and Jake Diekman earned the win in relief.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox opened a three-game road series against the White Sox with a 16–3 win. Rafael Devers, Kiké Hernández, Trevor Story, and Christian Vázquez each homered, as Boston registered 19 hits. Starter Nick Pivetta allowed three runs on five hits in six innings and earned the win. In the middle game of the series, Boston's winning streak ended at six games due to a 3–1 loss. Starter Rich Hill held Chicago to three runs (two earned) on two hits in five innings, but took the loss. Alex Verdugo had the sole RBI for the Red Sox. Boston took the final game of the series, 16–7, again registering 19 hits. Hernández, Story, and Kevin Plawecki each homered, while Verdugo had four hits and three RBIs. Starter Michael Wacha left after innings; reliever John Schreiber earned the win.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox and Orioles played a five-game series in four days. Baltimore won the opening game, 12–8, despite Boston holding a 6–0 lead after two innings and an 8–2 lead entering the seventh. Starter Garrett Whitlock allowed two runs on five hits in six innings. Matt Strahm, the third of four Red Sox relievers, took the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits in of an inning. Xander Bogaerts homered. In the first game of a Saturday afternoon doubleheader, Nathan Eovaldi pitched a complete game as Boston won, 5–3. Rafael Devers had four hits and Bobby Dalbec hit a pinch-hit home run. Baltimore won the second game of the doubleheader, 4–2. Red Sox starter Josh Winckowski, making his MLB debut, allowed four runs on six hits in three innings and took the loss. Christian Vázquez had three hits. The Red Sox evened the series by winning the fourth game, 12–2. Five Boston players hit home runs: Dalbec, Devers, Christian Arroyo, Franchy Cordero, and Kiké Hernández. Starter Nick Pivetta earned the win after allowing one run on five hits in six innings. The Orioles shutout the Red Sox in the final game of the series, 10–0. Boston starter Rich Hill allowed six runs on seven hits in four innings and took the loss. Red Sox batters were limited to four hits.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox lost the opener of a two-game home series against the Reds, 2–1. Down by two runs in the bottom of the ninth, Boston had runners at second the third with no outs, but were only able to score once. Starter Michael Wacha allowed one run on three hits in innings and took the loss. The Red Sox ended May with a record of 23–27, in fourth place in the American League East, games behind the division-leading Yankees.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox entered June in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 23–27, having just lost the first game of a two-game home series against the Reds.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox defeated the Reds, 7–1, to close out their two-game set. Starter Garrett Whitlock earned the win after allowing one run (unearned) on five hits in six innings. Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits and drove in four runs.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston opened a three-game road series in Oakland with a 7–2 win. Starter Nathan Eovaldi earned the win after holding the A's scoreless on four hits in six innings. Xander Bogaerts homered, while playing his 1,094th game at shortstop, the most in Red Sox franchise history. The Red Sox shutout the A's in the middle game of the series, 8–0. Starter and winning pitcher Nick Pivetta held Oakland to two hits in seven innings. Alex Verdugo had three hits and two RBIs. Boston completed the series sweep with a 5–2 victory in the third game. Starter Rich Hill allowed one run on three hits in six innings and earned the win. Franchy Cordero and Rafael Devers both homered. The win brought Boston's record to 27–27, reaching .500 for the first time since they were 7–7 on April 22.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Michael Wacha pitched a three-hit complete game shutout in the opener of a four-game series in Anaheim, as the Red Sox defeated the Angels, 1–0. Christian Vázquez drove in the lone run of the game in the second inning. Prior to the next game, the Angels fired manager Joe Maddon, as the team had fallen to 27–29, including an active 12-game losing streak, after starting the season 21–11. The Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 6–5 win in extra innings in series' second game. Starter Garrett Whitlock allowed four runs on six hits in four innings. Tanner Houck, the fourth of five Boston relievers, pitched two innings and earned the win; Matt Strahm earned a save. Vázquez drove in the winning run with a single in the top of the 10th inning. The third game of the series was another 1–0 Boston win. Bobby Dalbec drove in the only run of the game, via a sixth-inning double. Starter Nathan Eovaldi earned the win after holding the Angels scoreless on six hits in five innings; Strahm earned another save. Los Angeles won the final game of the series, 5–2. Starter Nick Pivetta allowed four runs on six hits in five innings and took the loss. Dalbec and Alex Verdugo drove in Boston's runs.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox defeated the Mariners, 4–3, in the opener of a three-game series. Starter Rich Hill had a no decision after allowing two runs on five hits in innings. Jake Diekman, the second of five Boston relievers, earned the win; Tanner Houck earned a save. J. D. Martinez and Bobby Dalbec each homered. Seattle won the series' second game, 7–6. Boston held a 6–5 lead entering the bottom of the ninth, but Hansel Robles allowed two runs for a blown save and the loss. Starter Michael Wacha lasted innings while allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits. Martinez, Dalbec, and Rafael Devers each homered. The Red Sox won the final game of the series, 2–0. Starter Kutter Crawford, newly recalled from Triple-A, held the Mariners scoreless on a single hit through five innings, but had a no decision. Tyler Danish, the third of five Boston relievers, got the win, and Houck earned another save. Devers drove in both runs via an eighth-inning homer.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The opener of a three-game home series against the Athletics was a 6–1 Red Sox win. Starter Nick Pivetta earned the win after allowing one run on three hits in eight innings. J. D. Martinez and Rafael Devers both homered. Boston won the second game of the series, 10–1, with starter Josh Winckowski earning the win after pitching five shutout innings. Devers and Alex Verdugo homered. The final game of the series was won by Oakland, 4–3. Boston starter Rich Hill allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits in innings and took the loss. Martinez had three of the Red Sox' 11 hits.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston withstood a four-run ninth inning by St. Louis to win the opener of a three-game home series, 6–5. Starter Michael Wacha earned the win, having allowed just one run on six hits in innings. Tanner Houck recorded the final out and earned a save. Xander Bogaerts had three hits. The Cardinals won the middle game of the series, 11–2. Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in four innings. Bogaerts had two of Boston's five hits. The final game of the series was a 6–4 Red Sox win. Starter Nick Pivetta pitched seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and earned the win. Houck again recorded the final out and earned a save after Tyler Danish allowed a three-run homer to Juan Yepez with two outs in the ninth. Trevor Story and Christian Vázquez homered for Boston.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 5–2, in the first game of a three-game homestand. Starter Josh Winckowski allowed two runs on seven hits in innings and earned the win. Tanner Houck earned his fifth save of the season. Franchy Cordero had three hits and two RBIs. The middle game of the series was also won by Boston, 5–4. Starter Rich Hill earned the win after allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings. John Schreiber recorded the final out and earned a save. Trevor Story and Christian Vázquez both homered. A 6–2 win in the final game of the series completed the sweep for Boston. Starter Michael Wacha pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits, and earned the win. Rob Refsnyder hit his first home run as a member of the Red Sox. Jeter Downs made his major-league debut, playing third base and going hitless in four at bats.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston won the opener of a three-game series in Cleveland, 6–3. Starter Nick Pivetta went seven innings; he allowed two runs on nine hits and earned the win. Christian Arroyo went 3-for-4 at the plate, including a home run. Rafael Devers also homered. The Red Sox also won the second game of the series, 4–2. Starter Josh Winckowski earned the win after allowing two runs on six hits in innings. Tanner Houck earned a save, Jarren Duran went 4-for-5 at the plate, and Alex Verdugo homered. Boston earned their second straight sweep by winning the finale, 8–3. Rich Hill tossed six strong innings with one earned run and the Sox offense exploded for 15 hits while also drawing 11 walks (two intentional). J. D. Martinez and Trevor Story each drove in two runs; Martinez and Devers both went 3-for-5 on the afternoon. The series sweep extended Boston's winning streak to seven games.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Tanner Houck and Jarren Duran did not accompany the Red Sox to Toronto due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19, and vaccination was required at the time of the series to enter Canada. Their roster spots were filled by Connor Seabold and Yolmer Sánchez, respectively.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston's seven-game winning streak came to an end with a 7–2 loss to Toronto in the opener of a three-game series. Connor Seabold started and took the loss after allowing seven runs on nine hits (three of the hits being home runs) in innings. The Blue Jays also won the second game of the series, 6–5. Toronto scored twice in the bottom of the ninth off of Hansel Robles, after the first two batters of the inning reached base against Tyler Danish, who took the loss. Boston started Michael Wacha had a no decision after allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings. Trevor Story and Rob Refsnyder each homered. The Red Sox avoided being swept by winning the final game of the series, 6–5, in 10 innings. Boston held a 3–2 lead after six innings, but Toronto tied the game with a run in the bottom of the eighth off of Ryan Brasier. After the Red Sox scored three runs in the top of the tenth, Matt Strahm allowed two runs (one earned) in the bottom of the inning but held on to the lead and earned the win. Starter Nick Pivetta held the Blue Jays to two runs on five hits in six innings. Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk was hit by a pitch from Pivetta in the third inning, which led to words between Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Pivetta, as benches cleared without punches being thrown. Franchy Cordero was 4-for-5 at the plate and Alex Verdugo drove in four runs, including a two-run homer.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox entered July tied with the Blue Jays for second place in the American League East. Both teams had records of 43–33 and were games behind the Yankees.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox and Cubs met at Wrigley Field for the first time since 2012. The Cubs won the first game of the three-game series, 6–5, scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth off of Hansel Robles, who took the loss. Starter Rich Hill allowed the Cubs' other three runs, in innings of work. Jarren Duran homered on the first pitch of the game, and Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in three runs. Chicago also won the second game of the series, 3–1. Red Sox starter Josh Winckowski went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits, and took the loss. Boston's only run came in the sixth inning, when Rafael Devers grounded into a double play with runners on first and third with no outs. Duran had two of Boston's five hits. The Red Sox avoided being swept with a 4–2 win in 11 innings in the final game of the series. Connor Seabold started and allowed one run on six hits in four innings. Boston held a 2–1 lead entering the bottom of the eighth, but Chicago scored a run off of Matt Strahm to tie the game. After scoreless ninth and 10th innings, the Red Sox scored two unearned runs in the top of the 11th. Jake Diekman, who had pitched the 10th inning for Boston, also held the Cubs scoreless in the bottom of the 11th and earned the win. Xander Bogaerts left the game in the bottom of the seventh inning after apparently having his left knee spiked while covering second base on a stolen base attempt.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox opened a three-game home series with a 4–0 win over the Rays. Austin Davis pitched two innings as an opener, followed by innings by Kutter Crawford, who earned the win. John Schreiber recorded the final five outs for a save. Trevor Story homered. The Rays won the middle game of the series, 8–4. Starter Nick Pivetta took the loss after allowing seven runs on eight hits in innings. Story and Xander Bogaerts each homered. Tampa Bay also won the final game of the series, 7–1. Boston starter Brayan Bello, making his MLB debut, took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in four innings. J. D. Martinez drove in the only Red Sox run.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Yankees won the opener of a four-game series at Fenway Park with a 6–5 win. All of Boston's runs were driven in by Rafael Devers, who had a two-run homer and a three-run homer. Red Sox starter Josh Winckowski took the loss after allowing six runs on six hits in five innings. The Yankees also won the second game of the series, 12–5. Red Sox starter Connor Seabold allowed seven runs on nine hits in innings and took the loss. Jackie Bradley Jr. made his major-league pitching debut, allowing one run on one hit in the ninth inning. Rob Refsnyder had four hits while Trevor Story and Bobby Dalbec each homered. The Red Sox ended their four-game losing streak with an extra innings 6–5 win over the Yankees in the third game of the series. After falling behind 3–1, Boston scored once in the bottom of the sixth and again in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game. The Yankees scored twice off of reliever Jake Diekman in the top of the 10th, but Diekman was credited the win after the Red Sox scored three times in the bottom of the inning. The rally included the first major-league career hit by Jeter Downs, who was driven in by a two-RBI walk-off single by Alex Verdugo. Starter Kutter Crawford had a no decision after allowing one run on four hits in five innings. Refsnyder also homered. The Red Sox split the series by winning the final game, 11–6. After trailing by four runs midway through the third inning, Boston went on to score nine unanswered runs. Starter Nick Pivetta left after allowing six runs on eight hits in innings; four Red Sox relievers then held the Yankees to no additional runs on three hits in innings. Hirokazu Sawamura, who did not allow a hit in two innings pitched, earned the win. Offensively, Story drove in three runs on a bases-clearing double, and was one of four Boston batters with two hits. Franchy Cordero, Christian Vázquez, and J. D. Martinez each homered.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: A four-game series in Tampa Bay opened with a 10–5 loss for the Red Sox. After falling behind 5–1, Boston tied the game at 5–5, but were shutout after the fifth inning. Starter Brayan Bello allowed five runs on seven hits in four innings for a no decision. The loss went to Jake Diekman, the second of four Boston relievers, who allowed two runs on one hit in one-third of an inning. J. D. Martinez had two doubles and drove in two runs. The Rays also won the second game of the series, 3–2. Chris Sale made his first start of the season, receiving a no decision after holding Tampa Bay scoreless on three hits in five innings. With Boston holding a 2–0 lead entering the bottom of the sixth, the Rays scored three runs in the bottom of the inning, two of them coming on a play during which Boston made two errors. Matt Strahm, the second of five Red Sox relievers, took the loss. Both Strahm and Trevor Story were struck by baseballs during the game and left with possible hand or wrist injuries. Tampa Bay won the third game of the series, 4–1. Boston's lone run came in the fifth inning as Xander Bogarts scored when Christian Vázquez grounded into a double play. Starter Josh Winckowski took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in six innings. The Rays won the final game by a 5–4 score, becoming the first time Boston was ever swept in a four-game series at Tropicana Field. Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford had a no decision after allowing three runs on six hits in six innings. John Schreiber took the loss after allowing two runs on three hits in one inning of relief. Rafael Devers homered, his 20th of the season.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In the final series before the All-Star break, the Red Sox opened a three-game set in The Bronx with a 5–4 win in extra innings. Starter Nathan Eovaldi, back from a month on the injured list, had a no decision after allowing three runs on six hits in innings. Tanner Houck, the third of four Boston relievers, had a blown save but ultimately earned the win. Ryan Brasier recorded a save. Rafael Devers, Christian Vázquez, and Bobby Dalbec each homered. Xander Bogaerts scored what proved to be the winning run on a wild pitch in the top of the 11th inning. The Yankees won the middle game of the series, 14–1. Starter Nick Pivetta took the loss, allowing seven runs on seven hits in innings. The Red Sox' only run came on a first-inning homer by Devers. In the final game of the series, starter Chris Sale left in the first inning after being struck by a line drive hit by Aaron Hicks, causing a left fifth-finger fracture. Sale took the loss in the 13–2 defeat, having allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits in of an inning. Boston's only runs came on a two-run homer by Jeter Downs.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston reached the break with a record of 48–45, having gone 5–12 in the first three weeks of July. Red Sox players Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts, and J. D. Martinez were selected to the All-Star Game. In the game, played at Dodger Stadium, Devers started at third base and walked in one plate appearance. Bogaerts played at shortstop as a substitute and struck out in one plate appearance. Martinez entered the game as a substitute DH, striking out once and grounding out once. The AL won their ninth Midsummer Classic in a row, by a 3–2 score.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In the opener of a three-game series at Fenway, Toronto won by a score of 28–5. The 28 runs were the most in a single game in Blue Jays franchise history and also the most runs allowed in a single game in Red Sox franchise history. Toronto's Lourdes Gurriel Jr. became one of the few MLB players to amass six hits in a game. Starter Nathan Eovaldi took the loss after allowing nine runs on eight hits in innings. Christian Vázquez had two home runs, while Jackie Bradley Jr. and Rob Refsnyder also homered. The Red Sox lost the middle game of the series, 4–1, for their fourth consecutive defeat. Starter Kutter Crawford allowed three runs on five hits in six innings and took the loss. Boston's only run came on a home run by Bobby Dalbec in the second inning. The Blue Jays completed the sweep with an 8–4 win on Sunday afternoon. Brayan Bello started for the Red Sox and took the loss after allowing five runs on nine hits in four innings. Bradley Jr. homered.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox ended a five-game losing streak with a 3–1 win, opening a four-game home series with the Guardians. Starter Nick Pivetta had a no decision after allowing one runs on seven hits in innings. Reliever John Schreiber got the win and Garrett Whitlock earned a save. Boston's six hits came from six different players. The Guardians won the second game of the series, 8–3. Starter Josh Winckowski, activated from the COVID-19 related list, allowed five runs on six hits in three innings and took the loss. Xander Bogaerts was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. The loss dropped the Red Sox to a .500 record on the season for the first time since June 5. A win by Baltimore over Tampa Bay left Boston in last place in the AL East. Cleveland won the third game of the series, 7–6, overcoming two home runs and five RBIs by Bobby Dalbec. The game included five errors; two by the Guardians and three by Franchy Cordero of the Red Sox at first base. Starter Nathan Eovaldi had a no decision after allowing five runs (three earned) on nine hits in six innings. John Schreiber was charged with a blown save while Tanner Houck took the loss. Boston won the final game, 4–2, to split the series. Starter Kutter Crawford held the Guardians to one run on three hits in innings, but had a no decision. Reliever Jake Diekman got the win and Whitlock earned another save. Bogaerts drove in three runs on sixth-inning homer.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In a three-game interleague series at Fenway, Milwaukee won the first game, 4–1. The Red Sox used Austin Davis as an opener; he allowed no runs on one hit in innings. He was followed by Brayan Bello, who took the loss after allowing two runs on four hits in innings. Boston's only run was driven in by Alex Verdugo. The Brewers won the second game, 9–4, scoring four late runs after the Red Sox had closed within a run, 5–4, at the end of the seventh inning. Starter Nick Pivetta allowed four runs on nine hits in five innings and took the loss. Christian Arroyo, returning from the injured list, had three hits. Boston won the final game of the series, 7–2, powered by a five-run fifth inning that included four consecutive doubles. Starter Josh Winckowski earned the win after allowing two runs on seven hits in five innings.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston went 8–19 during July, ending the month with a 51–52 record, in last place of the AL East and 18 games behind the Yankees. The team was also games out of a wild card spot.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox entered August with a 51–52 record, in last place of the AL East and games out of a wild card spot. Notable dates in August:


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston opened a three game series in Houston with a 3–2 win. Catcher Christian Vázquez was traded from the Red Sox to the Astros prior to the game, for two minor-league prospects. Jarren Duran had two hits, including a home run, and drove in all three runs. Starter Nathan Eovaldi earned the win after allowing two runs (both unearned) on four hits in innings. Tanner Houck earned his seventh save of the season. Boston won the second game of the series, 2–1. Tommy Pham, acquired the day prior, made his Red Sox debut, recording a hit and scoring a run. Starter Kutter Crawford earned the win after pitching six innings while allowing one run on seven hits. Houck again earned a save. Rafael Devers, back from an injury, had a home run and two RBIs. Houston won the final game of the series, 6–1, to avoid being swept. Boston's only run came on a ninth-inning home run by Xander Bogaerts. Starter Rich Hill took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in three innings.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In the opener of a four-game series in Kansas City, the Red Sox lost to the Royals, 7–3. With the score tied, 3–3, the Royals scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh, including a three-run home run that may or may not have hit the left-field foul pole, leading to the ejection of Alex Cora. Starter Nick Pivetta had a no decision after allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings. Reliever Darwinzon Hernández, who allowed four runs on four hits in two innings, took the loss. Rafael Devers drove in two runs. Boston won the second game of the series, 7–4, with the win going to starter Josh Winckowski, who pitched five innings while allowing one run on five hits. Xander Bogaerts was 4-for-5 and Alex Verdugo was 3-for-4. The Royals won the third game of the series, 5–4, with Nick Pratto hitting a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Garrett Whitlock, who pitched innings, allowed only that hit and took the loss. Starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings for a no decision. Verdugo and Bobby Dalbec both homered. The Royals won the final game of the series, 13–5, with the loss going to starter Kutter Crawford, who pitched five innings while allowing five runs on five hits. Hernández also allowed five runs in relief, facing five batters without recording an out. Tommy Pham, batting leadoff, had three RBIs via a single and home run. Devers also homered.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The opener of a two-game home series went into extra innings. Boston held a 5–4 lead after five innings, and the score stood at 6–6 after eight innings. After a scoreless ninth, each team scored once in the tenth. Atlanta then scored twice in the top of the 11th and held Boston scoreless in the bottom of the inning for a 9–7 win. Boston starter Rich Hill allowed four runs on seven hits in four innings. Reliever Kaleb Ort, the sixth of seven Red Sox relievers, allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits in innings and took the loss. Christian Arroyo, Tommy Pham, and Jarren Duran each homered. The Braves also won the second game, 8–4. Starter Nick Pivetta took the loss and fell to 8–9 on the season; he allowed three runs on five hits in six innings. Pham again homered. It was the fourth time this season that the Red Sox were swept in a series.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In a single-game home series against the Orioles, scheduled due to the delayed start of the season, the Red Sox won, 4–3. Starter Josh Winckowski had a no decision after allowing three runs on six hits in innings. Reliever Austin Davis retired the only batter he faced and was credited with the win. John Schreiber pitched the final two innings and earned a save. Xander Bogaerts was 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox won the first of three home games against the Yankees, 3–2, in 10 innings. J. D. Martinez had three hits and two RBIs, while Tommy Pham drove in the game-winning run. Starter Nathan Eovaldi held New York to two runs on eight hits in six innings. Garrett Whitlock pitched the final two innings without allowing a hit and earned the win. The middle game of the series was a 3–2 Yankees win. Down by a run, the Red Sox had two runners on base with one out in the ninth inning, but were unable to score the tying run. Starter Kutter Crawford pitched six innings, allowing two runs on two hits for a no decision. John Schreiber allowed one run on three hits in two innings and took the loss. The Red Sox won the final game of the series, 3–0. Rafael Devers hit a two-run home run and Xander Bogaerts had the other RBI. Starter Michael Wacha, activated from the injured list, got the win after holding the Yankees to two hits in seven innings. Whitlock earned the save. The game was completed in just two hours and 15 minutes, the shortest Yankees–Red Sox game since another 2:15 game in 2018 and a 2:13 game in 1994.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston won the first of three games in Pittsburgh, 5–3, after jumping out to 4–0 first-inning lead. Starter Nick Pivetta allowed no runs on just one hit in seven innings, and earned the win. Matt Barnes retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth for a save. Tommy Pham had two of Boston's five hits. The second game of the series was also won by the Red Sox, 8–3. Starter Rich Hill earned the win after holding the Pirates to two runs on three hits in five innings. Christian Arroyo had three hits and three RBIs, while Alex Verdugo had three hits and scored three runs. Pittsburgh avoided being swept with an 8–2 win in the final game of the series. The Red Sox were limited to five hits, all singles. Starter Josh Winckowski took the loss after allowing six runs on seven hits in five innings.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The opener of a three-game series at Camden Yards featured 37 hits and 25 runs, ending in a 15–10 Orioles victory. Starter Kutter Crawford took the loss after allowing nine runs on 11 hits in innings. Tommy Pham had two hits and three RBIs before leaving the game in the fifth inning due to injury. Alex Verdugo, Christian Arroyo, and Rob Refsnyder each had three hits and an RBI. Xander Bogaerts and Alex Cora were both ejected in the fourth inning following a called third strike on Bogaerts. Boston won the middle game of the series, 4–3. Arroyo batted leadoff and had three hits; Kiké Hernández drove in two runs. Starter Michael Wacha earned the win, pitching innings and holding Baltimore scoreless on four hits. Garrett Whitlock pitched the final two innings for the save. The final game of the series was played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as the 2022 edition of the MLB Little League Classic. It was won by the Orioles, 5–3. After Baltimore took an early 2–1 lead, Boston tied the game at 2–2 in the top of the eighth on a home run by Franchy Cordero. The Orioles then scored three runs in the bottom of the inning, and held the Red Sox to a one run in the top of the ninth via a Bogaerts homer. Starter Nick Pivetta had a no decision after allowing two runs on six hits in innings. Matt Barnes, the second of four Boston relievers, was charged with the loss.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Toronto won the opener of a three-game series at Fenway, 9–3. Starter Josh Winckowski took the loss after allowing six runs on six hits in innings. Backup catcher Reese McGuire pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers had three hits and an RBI. Both Xander Bogaerts and Tommy Pham left the game due to back spasms. The middle game of the series went into extra innings and was won by the Blue Jays, 3–2. Starter Brayan Bello, back with Boston from the injured list, had a no decision after allowing two runs on six hits in five innings. Ryan Brasier allowed one run on one hit in the 10th inning and took the loss. Franchy Cordero had two hits and drove in both Red Sox runs. Toronto completed a sweep with a 6–5 win, again in 10 innings, in the final game of the series. Starter Kutter Crawford had a no decision after allowing four runs on 10 hits in innings. The loss went to John Schreiber, the last of five Boston relievers, who allowed a run in the 10th inning. McGuire had three hits, including his first MLB triple.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In the first game of a three-game home series, Boston went from a 4–1 deficit to a 9–4 lead and held on for a 9–8 win. Starter Michael Wacha earned the win after allowing four runs on five hits in six innings. Garrett Whitlock held the Rays scoreless in the ninth inning for a save. Franchy Cordero and Xander Bogaerts each homered. Kevin Plawecki had three hits and two RBIs. The Red Sox also won the middle game of the series, 5–1. Starter Rich Hill held Tampa Bay scoreless on three hits in seven innings and earned the win. John Schreiber recorded the final four outs and earned a save. Kiké Hernández homered. Tampa Bay avoided a sweep by winning the final game of the series, 12–4. Starter Nick Pivetta allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings and took the loss. Boston had home runs by Cordero, J. D. Martinez, and Tommy Pham. Bogaerts had three hits.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston lost the opener of a three-game series in Minnesota, 4–2. Starter Brayan Bello took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in four innings. Trevor Story was 3-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, and a run scored. The Twins won the middle game of the series, 10–5, largely powered by six RBIs from Nick Gordon, including a fifth-inning grand slam off of reliever Ryan Brasier. Starter Kutter Crawford allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits in innings and took the loss. The Red Sox won the final game of the series, 6–5. Xander Bogaerts had two hits and five RBIs, including a grand slam. J. D. Martinez also homered. Starter Michael Wacha improved to 10–1 on the season, getting the win after holding Minnesota to two runs on four hits in six innings. Matt Barnes recorded his fourth save of the season.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston ended August with a record of 63–68, having gone 12–16 during the month. The team was in last place of the AL East and eight games behind Toronto for the third and final wild card postseason berth.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox entered September with a 63–68 record, in last place of the AL East and eight games out of a wild card spot. MLB active rosters expanded from 26 to 28 players as of September 1, effective through the end of the regular season—the Red Sox called up catcher Connor Wong and pitcher Eduard Bazardo from Worcester.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston scored four times in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the opener of a four-game home set against Texas, 9–8. Christian Arroyo and Rafael Devers each had three RBIs; Alex Verdugo homered. Starter Rich Hill had a no decision after allowing four runs on five hits in four innings. Jeurys Familia, the last of five Red Sox relievers, pitched a scoreless top of the ninth and earned the win. The Red Sox won the second game of the series, 9–1. Starter Nick Pivetta left after three innings, having been struck on the left leg by a ground ball. He was replaced by Tyler Danish, who pitched a scoreless fourth inning and earned the win. Connor Wong hit his first MLB home run. The third game was also won by Boston, 5–3. Starter Brayan Bello earned his first MLB win after holding the Rangers scoreless on three hits in six innings. John Schreiber recorded the final two outs for a save. Devers had two hits and two RBIs. Prior to the final game of the series, the Red Sox called up prospect Triston Casas from Worcester to make his MLB debut. Boston completed the sweep with a 5–2 win. Starter Josh Winckowski had a no decision after allowing two runs on three hits in four innings. Kaleb Ort, the first of four Red Sox relievers, pitched scoreless innings and earned the win. Schreiber pitched the ninth inning and earned another save. Xander Bogaerts was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Trevor Story had a homer plus two other hits and three RBIs, and Casas collected hit first MLB hit.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In a Labor Day matchup, Tampa Bay won the opener of a three-game series, 4–3. Starter Michael Wacha had a no decision after allowing two runs on seven hits in six innings. Jeurys Familia allowed two runs on one hit in one-third of an inning and took the loss. Alex Verdugo homered and Xander Bogaerts had two hits, his ninth consecutive multi-hit game, tying a Red Sox franchise record. The Rays won the middle game of the series, 8–4. Starter Rich Hill took the loss, having allowed five runs on nine hits in four innings. Triston Casas hit his first major-league home run; Tommy Pham also homered. Bogaerts' hitting streak came to an end, as he went 0-for-3. Tampa Bay's sweep was completed with a 1–0 win in the final game of the series. The only run of the game came in the bottom of the fifth, on a sequence of double, fly out, single. Starter Nick Pivetta took the loss, having allowed that one run on two hits in five innings.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston lost their fourth game in a row, 3–2, to open a three-game series in Baltimore. Starter Brayan Bello allowed three runs on three hits in innings and took the loss. Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a home run and both Red Sox RBIs. Boston won the middle game of the series, 17–4. Rafael Devers hit a grand slam in the first inning; Christian Arroyo also homered, and Kiké Hernández had four hits. Starter Michael Wacha got the win after allowing three runs on six hits in six innings, improving his record to 11–1 for the season. The final game of the series was a 1–0 Red Sox win. Bogaerts drove in the only run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. Starter Rich Hill went five innings, allowing two hits while striking out seven batters, and earned the win. Matt Barnes pitched the ninth inning and earned a save.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: In 10 innings, the Yankees won the opener of a two-game series at Fenway, 7–6. Three Boston batters hit home runs: Xander Bogaerts, Reese McGuire, and Triston Casas. Starter Nick Pivetta had a no decision after allowing three runs on six hits in innings. Jeurys Familia allowed two earned runs in the 10th inning and took the loss. Aaron Judge homered twice for New York, bringing his total on the season to 57. New York also won the second game of the series, 5–3. Only one of their runs was earned, as the Red Sox were charged with three errors. Starter Brayan Bello fell to 1–6 on the season after allowing three runs (all unearned) on six hits in five innings.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox opened a three-game home series against the Royals with a 2–1 win, despite being outhit, 8–3. Both Boston runs came in the bottom of the eighth inning, on four walks and a single. Starter Michael Wacha had a no decision after allowing one run on seven hits in seven innings. Garrett Whitlock earned the win in relief and Matt Strahm earned a save. The Royals won the middle game of the series, 9–0. Starter Rich Hill allowed four runs on eight hits in innings and took the loss. Boston won the final game of the series, 13–3. Starter Nick Pivetta recorded his 10th win of the season, allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings. Rafael Devers had four of the Red Sox' 20 hits.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox opened a two-game series in Cincinnati with a 5–3 win. Brayan Bello earned the win, allowing one run on eight hits in five innings. John Schreiber earned a save. Rafael Devers, Rob Refsnyder, and J. D. Martinez each homered. Boston lost the second game of the series, 5–1. Connor Seabold, recalled from Worcester, took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in five innings. Alex Verdugo drove in the only Red Sox run.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston opened a four-game series at Yankee Stadium with a 5–4 loss in 10 innings. Starter Michael Wacha had a no decision after allowing three runs on six hits in six innings. All four of Boston's runs came in the seventh inning, on a solo home run by Triston Casas and a three-run homer by Reese McGuire. Reliever Kaleb Ort allowed an unearned run in the 10th inning and took the loss. The second game of the series was another 5–4 win for New York. Starter Rich Hill went five innings and had a no decision after allowing four runs on five hits. Reliever Matt Strahm, who allowed a run in the bottom of the eighth, took the loss. Alex Verdugo had three hits and Tommy Pham homered. The Yankees won the third game of the series, 7–5. Red Sox reliever John Schreiber took the loss after allowing two runs in the seventh inning; starter Nick Pivetta had a no decision after allowing five runs on six hits in five innings. Casas and McGuire each homered. In the final game of the series, New York completed the sweep with a rain-shortened 2–0 win. Brayan Bello pitched all six innings for Boston and took the loss after allowing six hits; only one run was earned. Rob Refsnyder had Boston's only hit of the game. The loss, which gave the Red Sox a 72–80 record, eliminated the team from playoff contention.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: The Red Sox opened a four-game home series against the Orioles with a 14–8 loss, their sixth defeat in a row. The game included a 1 hour and 40 minute rain delay. Starter Connor Seabold allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in two innings and took the loss. J. D. Martinez and Rob Refsnyder each homered; Refsnyder and Rafael Devers each had three hits. Boston's losing streak ended at six games with a 13–9 win in the second game of the series. The teams combined for 26 total hits and used 13 total pitchers who threw 380 pitches during the game. Started Michael Wacha allowed six runs on eight hits in innings and received a no decision; the win went to reliever Matt Strahm. Triston Casas had three hits, including a home run. Boston won the second game of the series, 3–1. Starter Rich Hill got the win after holding the Orioles scoreless on five hits in six innings. Matt Barnes earned a save. Abraham Almonte and Alex Verdugo each homered. The final game of the series was a 5–3 Red Sox win. Starter Nathan Eovaldi, back from the injured list, had a no decision after allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits in innings. The win went to Zack Kelly, the third of four Boston relievers. Kaleb Ort earned a save. Martinez homered.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston opened their final road series of the season with a 9–0 loss in Toronto. Starter Nick Pivetta took the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits in five innings. The Red Sox were held to three hits and three walks. The team ended September with a record of 75–82, out of playoff contention and still in last place of the AL East.


title: 2022 Boston Red Sox season

text: Boston entered October with a 75–82 record, having just lost the opener of a three-game series in Toronto. With five games left in the season, the Red Sox were assured of finishing with a losing record.