He retired the next two to set up Verdugo’s at-bat, but Martin left a hanging splitter across the plate that decided the result.
Our offense fought and crawled back into the game.
The quick strikes were nothing new for the Red Sox, who ranked second in MLB with 52 first-inning runs.
Ronald Acuna and Freddie Freeman each had two RBIs, though both also struck out three times.
He can tie his second-longest streak Wednesday and continue chasing a career high, which is currently a 32-game stretch from June 19, 2019 through July 28, 2019.