Last night, the Red Sox didn’t exactly have the best of nights. After all, the club lost a big game against the Astros – I’ll get to that – and some big opponents won.
The Rays won. The Astros (obviously) won. The Mariners won. The Blue Jays, via a major Brandon Belt homer late in the game against Baltimore, also won.
Result? The people in Boston watching the standings must not be satisfied.
At least Sox fans can rejoice that the Yankees have stuck to a ninth straight loss, which is their first since… 1982.
Brief. All that to say that the Red Sox, whose offense is not imposing enough this year, had to win against the Astros yesterday.
Not only did it not happen, but it was also a turbulent match on both sides.
First, at the start of the game, Justin Verlander realized that his PitchCom was not working properly. He asked for a time out to fix it.
Alex Cora, finding it too long, called for an automatic ball for clock violation. And that’s where tempers flared between the two men, who worked together in 2017.
F*** off, Alex.
– Justin Verlander
It set the tone for a match that was quite emotional. Verlander pitched well (six innings, no earned runs and nine strikeouts), but Alex Cora didn’t finish the game.
He argued with the referee over his strike zone…and for the second time in three games, he didn’t finish his game due to an ejection from the referee.
Note that Alex Verdugo, in the 7-3 defeat, was also expelled when he was on the bench. He said he was just talking to the referee, but when you know his arrogance…
The club will have to find a way to better manage the strike zone and score points because time is running out there.
- For the first time since 2021 and for the first time in the Majors, Édouard Julien left his second goal last night. He played at first base.
- Here’s another one who got angry.
- West of the American: the race is tight.
- There’s some great (and young) talent in AA right now.
- The CEO and chairman of the Whote Sox, who lost their jobs yesterday, don’t seem bitter. Not publicly, at least.
