Although the Sox are getting beat, at least, they haven't been beating themselves. Unlike recent years. If a team is going to beat the Sox, they're not going to get much help from the Sox defense.
Giving credit where credit is due.
It was said a team could win with good pitching and defense. But I think that was before BP's became such a major part of the game. The Sox BP right now negates the good pitching part of the equation.