The offense is top 3 inconsistent in baseball. They can score 20 runs one day and go hitless the next 3.
The reason they are in the WC mix is because the pitching.
This was a dumb call by Cora. I relay more in a SB by Rafaela than bunt by Wong who has been hitting the ball well recently. Then comes the 2P hence a wasted inning.
Those are the little big mistakes and intangibles that are taxing us.
So has been Giolito. Our top 3 can compete against anybody, but then you have 2 big black holes. If they had gotten Ryan, would have put the Sox as true contenders to win it all this year hands down. My guess they are going to push hard for him next offseason.
If Rafaela can be more consistent throughout a season, he’s going to be something special. In order to do that he has to keep learning discipline at plate.
The series could have gone either way honestly but we are 3-0, and that my friends, injects a lot of confidence moving forward, especially since we are about to recover Abreu and Refsnyder.
He should have sent Hamilton. That’s what he should have done and that’s what I’m talking about, but it is now meaningless, somehow we won this one lol