COMMENTARY
I’ve taken to thinking about the 2023 Red Sox as I do Wile E. Coyote — unaware, at least momentarily, he has run off the edge of a cliff. It’s the final week of August, and their flawed, foundering roster remains on the fringes of the playoff hunt.
For as much as the Dodgers outclass them in nearly every way, Boston hung tough for three games this weekend. Friday was a fight until Nick Pivetta caved in, Saturday was a gutty victory in which Mookie Betts came up just short, and Sunday .