"The last week feels like rinse and repeat for these Boston Red Sox. From Peyton Tolle, Brayan Bello (post opener), Ranger Suarez, and now tonight with Connelly Early, the starting rotation is doing just what they need to do for this ball club. It's when they step up to the plate they're still like ghosts. The Red Sox haven't scored more than four runs in a loss since April 13th. That's more than a month ago."
"Thankfully, instead of putting up a lead and giving it up, it was clawing back from a small deficit, but it's still just a frustrating watch. We're onto tomorrow. These starting pitchers continue to just do their job. It felt like he really wanted to stay out there for the sixth but 86 pitches is fine for a young pitcher with so much season left."
"A combined 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position continues to underscore the woes of this Red Sox offense. Monasterio left two on base with two out, which hurts. Oh guys. Duran getting picked off in the first inning and then Rafaela getting caught stealing third in the fifth? I feel like each was so bad for different reasons."
"Ceddanne hit a lead-off ground rule double and then wastes himself trying to get to third. Y Is this the Morán we're supposed to be getting? Cause three strikeouts against one of the best offenses in the league-let alone sluggers like Matt Olson and Austin Riley-is damn good. Maybe this is an actually competent arm for the bullpen for once!"
The Red Sox have relied on their starting rotation to do its job, including young pitchers working around pitch counts like 86 through the sixth. Offense has been the persistent problem, with the team not scoring more than four runs in a loss since mid-April. Even when pitching holds deficits, scoring opportunities often fail, including a combined 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Base-running mistakes add to the difficulty, including being picked off early and caught stealing later. Some individual moments occur, such as driving in a run and a long extra-base hit, but they do not consistently translate into runs. The team moves on to the next game.
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