Over the Monster · Jul 8, 2019
Rick Porcello’s repertoire is not working
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsThe Red Sox are heading into this week’s All-Star break feeling relatively good about themselves. Granted, it’s impossible to outrun the overall disappointment of the first half of this 2019 season, but in the shorter term they got the job done. They took care of business against bad teams over the last week, winning five of six games. Even amid those wins, though, there were real issues that couldn’t be ignored. Specifically, the pitching was extremely worrisome throughout the run with the offense doing the heavy lifting to pick up these victories. That was fine against bad teams, but it’s clearly not a sustainable formula for winning.
