Boston Red Sox bats go silent against Phillies: 3 positive takeaways

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The Boston Red Sox couldn’t muster any offense in a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night at Fenway Park.

With Mookie Betts out of the lineup and going against Jake Arrieta, it was already going to be a tough challenge for the Boston Red Sox bats on Tuesday night.

And that it was.

The Red Sox offense was able to put together just one run against Arrieta and the Phillies’ bullpen in a 3-1 loss at Fenway Park. Drew Pomeranz, hoping to get back to his 2017 form, was a bright spot as he was able to keep his team in the game despite surrendering four walks in those five innings.

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While the offense couldn’t find a way to break through against the Philadelphia’s pitching, the fact Pomeranz kept the team in the game has to be taken as a positive, especially with the current injury hit the starting rotation has taken.

With the team riding a 75-34 record and a five game lead in the American League East, the team can take a loss like this once in a while, especially if it helps a pitcher like Pomeranz get back to his winning ways.

Overall, it didn’t look spectacular for the left-handed pitcher, but Red Sox manager Alex Cora will take what he can get.

"“It doesn’t look great, but for him to go out there and give us a chance to win, we’ll take that,” Cora said following the game. “Obviously we were a little bit short today as far as our bullpen, but still, it was better than the one in Baltimore. We’ll go to the tap and keep working and try to keep getting better.”"

With the New York Yankees coming to town for a big series, here are three takeaways from the team’s 34^th loss of the season.

Ian Kinsler will fit in

While the Boston Red Sox didn’t make any moves to bolster the bullpen at the MLB Trade Deadline, the team did inquire veteran infielder Ian Kinsler in a deal with the Anaheim Angels.

A more than adequate replacement for Dustin Pedroia for the remainder of the season, Kinsler made his debut with the Red Sox on Tuesday night.

On a night in which the offense struggled, Kinsler went 1-for-4 at the plate playing for the first time as a member of the home team in one of his favorite places to play.

"“It’s that big, green wall staring at you. I tend to hit a lot of balls that way so it works out,” Kinsler said in regards to playing at Fenway Park. “Obviously the fans, it’s the intensity of every single game. Every game played at Fenway is a special game, so it’s a lot of fun to be on the field here.”"

Ian Kinsler will be on the field quite a lot as the season winds down and into the playoffs. While the deal itself is not considered a splash move, it may end up being the type of move that puts the team over the top.

A veteran like Kinsler can provide more leadership to the team and add depth to an infield that is starting to get hampered by the injury bug.

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