The Red Sox got a fairly effective outing from Jake Bennett in his fourth MLB start, which didn’t eventually matter with a zero on the board from Boston’s offense. The Blue Jays secured the series victory in a 3-0 win. The Red Sox fell to 13 games under .500 for the first time since 2015 (162-game season) and 10 games under .500 against the American League East, letting another low-scoring game fade away.
Here’s three takeaways from Wednesday’s loss.
NO SCHERZER, NO PROBLEM
Max Scherzer had been slated to start for Toronto before he landed back on the injured list with back spasms just a week after being activated from the injured list. The future Hall of Famer gave up three runs in 3 ⅔ innings against the Red Sox Triple-A affiliate in Worcester in a recent rehab outing before the latest setback.
That didn’t seem to matter for the visitors as the Blue Jays shut out Boston with seven arms holding the often-scuffling lineup off the board.
OFFENSE FALLS FLAT AGAIN
Boston’s lineup can’t say it didn’t have more than enough chances in the middle game of the three-game set. Toronto pitchers walked seven hitters, though the Red Sox failed to take advantage and left 13 runners on base for the second consecutive night.
The Red Sox rank in the bottom third of baseball in runners left in scoring position (RISP) per game.
ANOTHER DAY OF CONFIRMATION
Sell at the deadline. Just like this.
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