Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
Ho hum, it was just another marathon (5:33) game between the Yankees and Red Sox. Not really, at least for the Sox. Did you stay up and watch the entire game? This one was a big loss for the Red Sox for several reasons. The Sox are now 4.5 games behind the Yankees and 4 in the loss column. The Sox desperately needed to win this game and not waste a very nice pitching performance by Josh Beckett. a 15 inning game was the last thing a tired Boston bullpen needed with two more games to play in this pivotal series.
By no means is the season over for the Boston Red Sox, but they are in a serious slide right now. Their timely hitting has been so god awful, especially over the past two games in the Bronx. I now AJ Burnett was dealing last night, but he also walked 6 batters. You'd think a team would be able to play a little small ball and try to manufacture a run, but that's just not what the Red Sox do. The positive from this game is how well the bullpen did pitch, with the exception of Junichi Tazawa's big league debut. I will not blame him though because it can't be easy to make your debut in an extra inning game, in the biggest rivalry in baseball, in Yankee Stadium. I will wit hold judgement until I see him pitch again.
After losing the first two games of the season, the Red Sox now must take the remaining two games of the series.
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