Red Sox 1, Cubs 4: Abolish All-Stars

It’s very hard not to overreact to today’s game. The Red Sox were the hottest team in baseball going into the All-Star break, and were relatively toothless in their first game back. I’m not actually worried that the break fundamentally changed the team, but winning the first game back would have done a lot to comfort us fans.

The first inning was all you needed to see in this one. Lucas Giolito walked the first two hitters, and Seiya Suzuki made him pay with a three-run home run. Outside of the first inning, Giolito was solid. He battled through 5.1 innings and was charged with four runs in total. A look under the hood isn’t cause for panic with Giolito. After some poor command in the first…