The Boston Red Sox have seen enough. Who that man was that took the mound for them last night remains a mystery, but it certainly wasn’t the Eduardo Rodriguez they became accustomed to seeing last year.
Rodriguez was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket almost immediately after a 13-7 shellacking at the hands of a Tampa Bay Rays team that entered the game on an 11-game losing streak and the fewest runs scored in the league. The left-hander failed to make it out of the third inning, allowing a career-high 11 hits and 9 runs.