"hoping that the Red Sox would continue their winning ways from the first two games of and make this weekend a lot easier on themselves. This felt like an absolute stinker of a game when all the pressures on the line. Offense? Nonexistent. Pitching? Shaky for the most part. The only thing I can really say is all of our good relievers are gonna be healthy for this final series against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway."
"they should at least be feeling a little better that maybe the division is still within their grasp. Is that one of the other bright spots too? I don't know who I'd rather play or where I'd rather go for the wildcard just yet. That is if they can clinch that playoff spot with one win over the course of the last three games. A performance like tonight's for the whole weekend certainly won't cut it."
"This felt like much more the norm of a Brayan Bello outing. Gets into a serious jam, find a way to escape it, but drives his pitch count up exponentially high and forces the bullpen into the game at least an inning earlier than it should. Justin Wilson...big woof with the grand slam. Zack Kelly, not any better. A 6-run frame was quite a dagger. Breaking up the perfect game was the only really good thing that happened."
A quick Astros lead shifted attention away from the clinching game, where the Red Sox underperformed. Offense was virtually nonexistent and starting pitching was shaky, resembling a Brayan Bello outing that required high pitch counts and early bullpen use. Relievers remain healthy but the bullpen surrendered a six-run inning highlighted by Justin Wilson's grand slam and Zack Kelly's struggles. The Blue Jays may still have division hopes, and the Red Sox need one win in remaining games to clinch a playoff spot. Breaking up the perfect game was the lone bright spot.
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