Red Sox 5, Angels 3: The Man in the Mirror

I’ll tell you what, it’s really nice to win a game when you aren’t playing your best. Playing against the Angels felt a lot like what I imagine playing against the Red Sox feels like. A couple of hitters at the top of the order that scare you, followed by a whole lot of nothing, some decent pitching but nothing that really blows you away, and a comedy of errors in the field that leaves you wondering, “Why am I even spending my time on this?” Anthony Rendon was skipping balls to first base left and right, practically hand-delivering a win to a Red Sox offense that probably didn’t deserve it. They put together quality at-bats all night and had Sandoval out of the game in the fourth inning, but didn’t really hit the ball all that hard, outside of Devers’ home run in the fifth inning. Long at-bats have been a constant this season, now they just have to figure out a way to turn them into runs.

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