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The
bad news is that
Drew Pomeranz walked four and hit two batters. The
good news is that the lefty went five decent innings—giving up just four hits and two earned runs in
the eventual 3-1 loss. It was a mixed bag for sure—but also not the disaster it
could have been for Pomeranz and the Boston rotation—now without ace
Chris Sale for (at
least) the next 10 days. The Red Sox offense was pretty much stymied all night by Phillie starter
Jake Arrieta, who worked seven innings and gave up just one earned run—walking none and striking out seven.
Xander Bogaerts got the only Boston RBI. The loss coupled with a win by
The Evil Ones sets up the coming four-game series with just five games separating the top two clubs in the AL East.
