For the eighth consecutive game, the Red Sox scored first - But for the fourth time in this eight game stretch, they did not deliver a win. It’s part of a concerning trend developing in in one run games where despite some positive signs in the late innings of this one, still resulted in yet another winnable loss.
Today, the problem was slightly different from what we’ve seen in other frustrating defeats, but it still came down to the bats not getting hits when they needed them most, which is a great way to lose close ballgames.
If it felt like the Sox bats were good enough to deliver a win in this one, that’s probably because they recorded 12 hits in the contest, and it resulted in base runners in eight of the nine innings.