Boston Red Sox: Rick Porcello is a ticking time bomb of frustration

After giving up three homers in Wednesday’s 8-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox righty Rick Porcello let his frustration show.

More frustrating than Dave Dombrowski doing nothing at the MLB Trade Deadline was watching Boston Red Sox right-handed pitcher Rick Porcello explode in the dugout after another subpar outing on the mound.

To add salt to that wound was the fact the team lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5, falling another game behind in the Wild Card race.

But the team didn’t need to do anything to improve itself right Dombrowski?

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Let’s not pretend, however, that any move would’ve solved Porcello’s struggles on the mound on Wednesday night. In 5 2/3 innings pitched, the Red Sox righty gave up six runs on nine hits, including three homers.

In putting his team in a hole quickly, Rick Porcello showed those frustrations after the first inning when he gave up a quick run. It was the type of frustration that saw the usually calm Porcello smash two television monitors below the dugout steps with his hands.

"“It’s a reaction of frustration,” Porcello said following the game. “it’s not behavior I condone. Obviously, everybody gets frustrated. I kind of wish I did that without cameras being on me. I apologize to everyone that had to see that. It’s not behavior that I feel like is representative of me and my personality. My frustration got the best of me, so I apologize for that and anybody what had to watch that.”"

That frustration had to boil even more in the second inning when he gave up four runs. The major blow in that inning was a three-run homer off the bats of Austin Meadows. In all, the struggles of Porcello are compounded by the team’s overall position in the playoff race.

With a 9-8 record and 5.74 ERA, Rick Porcello knows he can be better and more consistent as do all the starters in the Boston Red Sox rotation not named Eduardo Rodriguez. Like Chris Sale and David Price, he has to make the necessary adjustments to be more competitive, especially in games against the teams ahead of them like the Rays.

"“There’s no doubt it’s been frustrating,” Porcello said. “I haven’t been able to be effective for us pretty much all year now. I care about this team. I care about the game, and I care about what I’m doing a lot. When that’s not happening, it’s tough to swallow. You put a lot of work into it and you go out there every five days and give it up and put our team in a tough spot, it’s frustrating. That’s the simplest way I could put it.”"

With it just being the beginning of August, Porcello can turn that frustration into something positive heading down the stretch. Instead of smashing TV monitors, he has to find those necessary adjustments in his mechanics and just deliver.

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In giving up six earned runs four times in his last six starts, it also appears he needs a confidence adjustment as well.

This is the team Dombrowski is rolling with, so it’s time for the Rick Porcello’s to step it up and get it done.

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