Tuesday night’s game was packed with, well, stuff.

Some of it obviously bad: Roman Anthony leaving the game.

Other pieces were in the middle: Garrett Crochet losing it for an inning and tying one of his worst career starts in the process.

But then there were the good parts. First, the offense looked alive. And then, when they needed to pick up their ace, the Red Sox bats ordered up a comeback. And they didn’t even need a walkoff! Walkoff wins are great and exciting, etc. But saving one night of Aroldis Chapman counts for something too. Especially if he’s now part of the future. He’s excellent in his role. And pitching three straight days as a “break glass in case of emergency” is a situation you want to avoid.

Where things get interesting though is the game as a whole.

There were a lo

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