Sean McAdam shares his talking points from the Boston Red Sox' 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
STAR OF THE GAME: Rick Porcello
Porcello has been on a bit of a roll over his last four starts and he clearly outpitched Felix Hernandez, getting into the seventh inning. His only mistakes were two solo homers allowed to Brad Miller.
HONORABLE MENTION: Blake Swihart
In addition to guiding Porcello through his start, Swihart had two hits - a single in the second and a run-scoring double off Hernandez in the sixth.
GOAT OF THE GAME: Felix Hernandez
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Hernandez wasn't ghastly by any means, but he wasn't himself, either, tagged with his first loss of the season and allowing four runs in six innings of work.
TURNING POINT: After Brad Miller had homered for the second time off Porcello, the Sox responded by scoring twice in the top of the sixth.
BY THE NUMBERS: The Red Sox now have a stretch of four consecutive quality starts from their starters, the longest such string of the season.