We can’t even help ourselves. This all starts yesterday with Isaiah Campbell unable to seal the game easily in the 9th, forcing Aroldis Chapman to come into the game and finish it out. That left him “unavailable” today in a game they needed him even more so in the final frame. I’m just feeling a little lost on the decision though, why would you not want to just get this game done and dusted with a fantastic closer? Really irked by the domino effect here.
My bigger concern is the offense cooling off. Aside from Duran’s double and Abreu’s homer, no extra base hits. This was a staff the Red Sox should have gotten more on. Instead, Janson Junk gave the lineup a lot of filth to swing at and it led to not a lot on the scoresheet. Having so many teams coming up out of the playoff picture, the of