That was a weird game to watch.
Four hits? That’s all this Red Sox team could muster? I guess that’s one way of missing RISP left on base; just don’t get on base. I know it’s a 162-game season but inconsistencies with the offense are absolutely brutal to watch. Roman Anthony is playing left field again, to which I wrote recently about calling him up. A lot of y’all said Fatse should be gone before Anthony comes up. Maybe that’s not the worst idea at this point.
Also a rough outing for Crochet. Even with nine strikeouts, his command just wasn’t there today and his innings pitch counts were consistency too high. Five walks certainly doesn’t help that case. Still, he limited the damage to four runs, which isn’t awful in the grand scheme of things. It’s when you’re not getting run support that it’s killer.
Onto Cleveland.
Three Studs
Alex Bregman (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB)
Bregman completely drove the offense today with a solo shot and a RBI single in the third.
Jarren Duran (1-for-4, 1 run)
His swing is looking sharper, and while he only had the one hit, he made solid contact today.
Luis Guerrero (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K)
This was a really strong outing for the recent call-up. Exactly the type of role Guerrero needs to fill, a multi-innings stopgap.
Three Duds
Garrett Crochet (5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 9 K)
I’ll take it if this is what a dud outing looks like for Crochet.
Kristian Campbell (0-for-4, 4 K)
Hey, now THIS is a golden sombrero! He also looked out of sorts with Abreu in the outfield.
Rafael Devers (0-for-4, 2 Ks)
His batting average is now under .200. Even for a power-hitiing DH, that’s extremely concerning.
Play of the Game
Breggy hit Landsdowne Street to at least try and shift momentum early!