"He's still working on his pitch mix, the breaking balls specifically, but even with that, he was able to heavily rely on his fastball(s) for a solid outing with limited damage allowed. His changeup is still certifiably bad, but he luckily and strategically only threw four all game. The more recently developed slurve was a bit all over the place and accounted for two of his four hits allowed, but filled the zone or at least baited batters to swing"
"I'm willing to currently declare Yoshida as kind of back at this moment (considering the rest of the available cast among this lineup), and am generally supportive of him hitting in the top half of the lineup. Outside of Justin Wilson's general all-over-the-placeness, the bullpen put up a solid back two innings to keep the game tied and give Boston the opportunity to go ahead in the top of the ninth."
Kyle Harrison recovered from poor minor-league results to deliver a confident, fastball-reliant outing that limited damage. He continues to refine his breaking balls; the changeup remains ineffective but was rarely used, while a recently developed slurve was inconsistent but produced two of the four hits and served as an occasional tertiary offering. The offense amassed ten hits and created early traffic, often leaving runners stranded, yet Alex Bregman, Masataka Yoshida, and Trevor Story provided crucial late runs to take the lead. The bullpen delivered a solid back two innings aside from instability from Justin Wilson.
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