boston red sox They went 2-7 on Sunday, their worst major-league performance, marking the weakest start through nine games in the franchise’s long history.
Some “sell the team” chants could be heard at Fenway Park in the ninth inning of their latest loss, and 8-6 blow to San Diego Padres.
young lazy roman anthony Later said that fans have every right to be upset.
“It’s unacceptable. It’s unacceptable to the fans,” Anthony told reporters. “This is unacceptable for the standard we have set for ourselves.”
Boston’s offseason additions have particularly struggled out of the gate.
aggressively, wilson contreras, Caleb Durbin, Andrew Monasterio And Isia Kiner-Falefa He combined to go 8-for-70 at the plate (.114) with a .171 slugging percentage (totaling one home run) and 20 strikeouts.
The pitching wasn’t much better.
ranger suarezIn view of which a five-year, $130 million deal was signed in free agency alex bregmanstep towards cubHe couldn’t make it past the fifth inning on Sunday and went 0-2 with an 8.64 ERA in his first two games with his new team. They had a 4–0 lead through three innings, but they soon gave most of it back, fueled by San Diego’s rally. manny machado Kicked off the kickoff attempt.
Manager Alex Cora told reporters of Suarez, “He will be the first to say there are no excuses.” “He was making good pitches … he made adjustments, started swinging at the first pitch, got a hit and then the same thing happened.”
Anthony said there is no one person to blame for the early season troubles.
“I think we need to get better as a team,” he said. “I need to get better. Everyone in this room understands they need to get better. And it’s as simple as that. There’s still a lot of season left.”
It won’t get any easier. NL Central-leading milwaukee (7-2) arrive in Boston on Monday to open a three-game series.
According to The Boston Globe, Cora said, “The record is the record.” “We have to come right now [Monday]. We have another tough team coming in, one of the best teams in baseball. We have to play better.”
