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Doug Fister is no longer ready for a primetime starting job—and even the bullpen could be in doubt. Given an early 3-1 lead, Fister proceeded to cough up six earned runs in just 4.1 innings of work in
the eventual 8-6 defeat. Boston
tried to fight back—or we should say
Dustin Pedroia tried to fight back—clouting a three run HR that brought
The Carmine Hose to within 7-6 in the seventh inning. But it was all for naught—complicated by things like
Brock Holt dropping a "sun-ball" pop-up leading to two runs.
The Muddy Chicken is countering all the "leader" critics with a
monster July—yesterday going 3-5 with three RBIs.
Mookie Betts also contributed with two RBIs—but this was all about
really bad pitching. The loss was a costly one—as the idle Rays and victorious
Evil Ones both gained ground on Boston.
