Red Sox reel in series victory with 7-5 win over Marlins

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald on Aug 16, 2025

Published in Baseball

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BOSTON — The last time Cal Quantrill faced the Red Sox, he and then-Sox catcher Reese McGuire induced a bench-clearing incident in Colorado.

Quantrill and Rockies got the last laugh that July 2024 day, winning 20-7 and taking the series from a spiraling Boston ballclub.

The Red Sox got their revenge Saturday, knocking Quantrill around in a 7-5 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins that wasn’t even close to a competitive ballgame until the ninth inning.

The Boston bats were on the Quantrill from the very first of his 80 pitches in the contest, a Roman Anthony leadoff single. The Marlins righty lasted just 3 2/3 innings, and yielded seven earned runs on eight hits, one walk, hit one batter and managed just two strikeouts. He managed only two strikeouts, and gave up a three-run Green Monster homer to Trevor Story.

Anthony led off the third with his 17th career double. According to Stathead, he’s the fourth Red Sox player since 1939 to double at least 17 times in his first 55 career games. Jed Lowrie, Dom DiMaggio and Ted Williams are good company to keep.

The Red Sox tallied nine hits in the contest, but as is often the case this summer, the biggest blast came from the veteran shortstop. Story’s 19th homer of the season bounced off the top of the Monster near the ‘El Tiante’ tribute to the late, great Luis Tiant, and increased Boston’s lead to 6-0 in the third.

The Marlins bullpen fared better. Tyler Zuber allowed one hit and two walks, but he and Caleb Simpson ultimately combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings.

Big things from Bello

Much like Lucas Giolito the night before, Brayan Bello bounced back from a rough San Diego start in a big way Saturday.

Though Bello struck out only two, he held the Marlins to four hits, including a pair of solo homers, and didn’t issue a walk in 6 1/3 innings.

A Cinderella Story

Story continues to impress on both sides of the ball. At the plate he went 2 for 4 with two runs, three RBIs and a strikeout. Manning shortstop for the 120th time this season, the veteran leapt, spun and threw with precision, ensuring quick and quiet exits for Marlins batters.

What a relief

With Justin Wilson playing fireman for the second evening in a row, recording the remaining two outs to strand runners on second and third, and Steven Matz pitching a scoreless 1-2-3 eighth, the Red Sox had a comfortable five-run lead when manager Alex Cora put the ninth inning in Isaiah Campbell’s hands.

At first, Agustín Ramírez’s leadoff single seemed a minor blip. Campbell recorded two quick outs.

Then, he unraveled: a two-out RBI single to Heriberto Hernández, and an RBI triple by Eric Wagaman, which caromed high off the center-field end of the Green Monster and prompted Aroldis Chapman to begin warming up.

As has been the case too often of late, Chapman was forced to clean up and close out a game that was no longer close. The All-Star closer got Javier Sanoja to ground out on his third pitch, and easily picked up his 22nd save.

Facts and figures

The Red Sox are 68-56.

With a paid attendance of 36,192, Saturday was Fenway’s 13th consecutive sellout, adding on to what is already their longest streak since 2018.