"There's a disgracefully long list of reasons the Red Sox lost Game 2 of last year's Wild Card series to the Yankees, and I don't think any of them are brought up enough. Ceddanne Rafaela tried to get a bunt down twice on a pair of pitches that were each about a foot outside of the strike zone (all while the Yankee bullpen was trying to giftwrap the go-ahead run). The team grounded into three double plays to kill rallies."
"And Nate Eaton couldn't turn his elite ( 98th percentile) sprint speed into a run on this play thanks to below some average baserunning, and even more below average third base coaching by Kyle Hudson. It remains one of those plays that gets worse every time you watch it. On the other side of the ball, there was also this defense debacle from Jarren Duran in the fifth inning:"
"Brayan Bello was bounced from the battle in favor of the bullpen following just 2.1 innings of bleak and borderline abysmal pitching. He faced just 11 batters, failed to get five of them out, didn't strike out a soul, couldn't keep Ben Rice in the ballpark, and was largely saved from complete disaster by an Anthony Volpe double play in the second inning, and Alex Cora's quick hook in the third."
Ceddanne Rafaela attempted bunts on pitches well outside the strike zone, and the team grounded into three double plays that killed rallies. Nate Eaton, despite elite sprint speed, failed to score due to subpar baserunning and poor third-base coaching by Kyle Hudson. A defensive blunder by Jarren Duran in the fifth further compounded problems. Brayan Bello lasted only 2.1 innings, faced 11 batters, recorded no strikeouts, allowed Ben Rice to get to the ballpark, and was rescued briefly by an Anthony Volpe double play and Alex Cora's quick hook. The front office under Craig Breslow has been active on the trade market.
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