Raffy is Mr Easy Out tonight. First a k on 3 pitches with men on 1st and 3d. Now a very weak popup on the first pitch with a man on 1b.
I only mention that because just 5 days ago he was extolled, right here on talksox, as one of the truly great clutch hitters in MLB today--and an automatic walk in extra innings because, well, he's Rafael Devers The Greatest. And the manager who failed to give him the free pass was branded a dodo bird. A blind man could see Devers was a sure bet to drive in O'Neill from 2b--if he was pitched to.
Devers is in fact having a career year, which is especially useful when he is surrounded by what I unfairly call the "no names." But he is not, repeat not, a sure bet when he comes to bat with RISP.