Nick Sogard delivered the game’s defining moment, pinch-hitting for Connor Wong and drilling a splitter into left-center for a two-run ninth-inning swing that vaulted Boston to a 7-4 comeback win in Arizona.

The Red Sox avoided a sweep and trimmed pennant-race gaps, underscoring how late-season call-ups can swing standings and fantasy value alike. Chapman’s ongoing hitless stretch remains a concern for saves managers, while Boston’s seventh-inning miscue and timely rallies illustrate volatility in close games.

D-backs speed and contact from Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno helped build early momentum, but Boston’s offense perked up with Yoshida leading off and Sogard’s heroics fueling the rally. The next three-game set in West Sacramento gives Boston a real-life and fantasy checkpoint as Crochet draws a start to open the series.

In all, this game blended big swings, breakout bench contributions, and bullpen whiffs—reminding fantasy managers to weigh late-season roles, pace-of-play shifts, and park factors as rosters tighten.