Boston Red Sox poor defense proving to be costly

There is plenty of blame to go around on this Boston Red Sox roster for the team’s disappointing start to the season. The pitching staff was atrocious in the early going, then the bats stopped hitting for nearly a month. While a frustrated fan base anguishes over whether the pitchers or the hitters are the biggest issue that needs to be fixed, an overlooked aspect continues to be their sloppy defense.

Take Sunday’s heartbreaking loss in Texas for example. Koji Uehara was trusted to protect a one-run lead in the 9th inning, but his failure to do so can’t be entirely blamed on him. The first batter that Uehara faced reached on an error by third baseman Pablo Sandoval to put the tying run on…