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This is starting to get ugly. From the depths of this three-game sweep at the hands of the Tigers, you can begin to see the outlines of a lost season—epic offense, ineffective pitching, mediocre results.
Again. This afternoon, in addition to a so-so start from
Eduardo Rodriguez (5 1/3 innings, 3 earned runs), it was the newest bullpen addition that came up short.
Brad Ziegler gave up a
two-out solo HR in the ninth inning of a 3-3 tie—pushing the Tabbys to
an eventual 4-3 win. The Red Sox produced seven hits—two of them solo HRs (
Dustin Pedroia,
Xander Bogaerts).
Mookie Betts also delivered a clutch, two-out triple in the eighth to tie the game. But, in the end, Boston lost three games they absolutely
needed to win—especially before embarking on a 10-game West Coast swing. Get used to
lots and lots of 1AM nail-biting for a while.
