The Red Sox (65-54) dropped a 6-2 decision in the rubber game of their 3-game series against the Padres at Petco Park Sunday afternoon. The loss snaps the Red Sox streak of winning 4 consecutive series. The Sox never led at any point and have now lost 3 of 4 after winning 7 in a row.

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Bello on the Bump: Brayan Bello made the start in the series finale Sunday and took the loss. Bello gave up 5 earned runs in the start over 5.2 Innings. Bello exited with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the 6th Inning. He walked 3, hit a batter and struck out 7. All 5 runs scored against Bello came with 2 outs in the Inning. Entering Sunday, Bello had a .189 Batting Average Again with Runners in Scoring Position. The Padres went 3-for-5 with RISP against Bellon on Sunday. From the Red Sox Game Notes: Bello has now faced 28 clubs with his first career outing against the Padres on Sunday and the Phillies are the only Big League team that he has not faced.

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Sox at the Dish: The Red Sox were shut down over the first 6 Innings by Dylan Cease. The Padres starter allowed 3 Singles & 1 Walk and did not allow a runner to reach 2nd-Base over his first 6 Innings. Wilyer Abreu reached with a leadoff Single in the 3rd and was erased on a Double Play. Roman Anthony walked to start the 4th and Cease came back to strike out the next 3 hitters. Anthony had a 1-out Single in the 6th and was erased on an inning-ending Double Play off the bat of Alex Bregman. The Sox chased Cease from the Game in the 7th and scored 2 runs after he was removed. Boston had the bases full and nobody out, but Jason Adam and Adrian Morejon combined to strike out 3 hitters to leave the bases loaded.

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At-Bat of the Game: After scoring 2 runs in the 7th, the Sox had the bases loaded with nobody out but did not score again. Ceddanne Rafaela, Abraham Toro and Roman Anthony all struck out.

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#'s of the DAY:   

--Trevor Story went 1-for-11 with 6 strikeouts in the Series.

--The Sox have now lost 3 series since the all-star break and all 3 have come on the road.

--The Red Sox are 23-15 in the series final on the season and 5-2 in the series finale since the All-Star Break.

--After striking out 15 times in Saturday night's loss, including 13 times from the 5th Inning on, the Red Sox struck out 13 times on Sunday.  

--The Red Sox were held to 5 hits (all Singles) and their streak of at least 1 extra-hit in 36 straight games came to an end.

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox move on to Houston and open up a 3-game series against the Astros Monday night. Garrett Crochet goes in the opener for the Red Sox. The Astros have not announced their starting pitcher for the series opener. The Red Sox have 43 games remaining in the Regular Season with 23 on the road and 20 at Fenway.

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