BOSTON -- John Farrell has managed the Boston Red Sox for five seasons, and more often than not, when things aren't going well, he offers a familiar solution for how they can turn it around.
"We've got to lead from the mound."
That rings especially true this season, when the Red Sox have scored fewer runs than any of the American League playoff teams. And at a time when the Sox are closing in on clinching the AL East title, their starting pitching is letting them down in a big, old way.
On Thursday night, it was Eduardo Rodriguez's turn to throw up a stink bomb.