Well, the excitement of yesterday has already worn off less than 24 hours later (especially for me, who drove to Fayetteville, Arkansas just to watch Kansas baseball go 0-2 in its first regional since 2014). While yesterday’s game subverted our expectations, gave us some amazing highlights, and just brought relative joy to our lives, this game ripped it all away in true 2025 Red Sox fashion.
I foolishly allowed myself some hope after Walker Buehler allowed a pair of singles to start the game, but then forced Marcell Ozuna to ground into a double play. I thought this was some good news for Boston, but instead, the real Red Sox showed themselves, as Matt Olson hit a deep double on the second pitch of the at-bat to plate Atlanta’s first run of the night.