Silent Red Sox Bats Squander Buchholz’s Strong Start
It was the pitching of the Boston Red Sox which was to blame for the team’s early-season woes. Now as the calendar approaches June, it’s their drastically under-producing offense that’s beginning to prove costly.
The Red Sox scored a total of six runs over the course of their three-game series with the Texas Rangers. As they did Wednesday, the Red Sox slumping lineup, full of sluggers, squandered another strong pitching performance. They managed to scratch across just a single run in the 3-1 loss.
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Clay Buchholz took to the hill Thursday night at Fenway Park seeking a series win over the Rangers. He was quite impressive and certainly deserved to win. Buchholz tossed 7 1/3 innings, allowing just two earned runs. Buchholz stuck out four Rangers batters. He was tagged for five hits, falling to 2-5 on the season in defeat.
Joe Kelly, who threw seven innings of two-run ball in the game prior, also fell victim to a non-existent offense. Wandy Rodriguez baffled the Red Sox hitters, pitching 6 2/3 innings. He limited Boston to one run on four hits. Texas’ bullpen was stingy, yielding just two hits over the final 2 1/3 innings.
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Hanley Ramirez, Mike Napoli and Brock Holt combined to go 0-for-11 batting in the middle of the Red Sox order. David Ortiz went 1-for-4 with a double. He plated Boston’s lone run in the 4th with an RBI groundout. Mookie Betts scored on the play.
Boston’s offensive troubles were illustrated aptly in the fifth inning. Xander Bogaerts was struck in the foot by a batted ball of the bat of Daniel Nava. Nava’s liner would have been a hit into right if not for the unfortunate luck. Bogaerts ended up advancing to third on the play, but by rule he was called out. It was just one instance of Red Sox hitters finding themselves unable to buy a break.
The Red Sox will welcome the Los Angeles Angels to Fenway for a three-game weekend set.