COMMENTARY
It’s incredible how far away it all feels, when in reality, they really were quite close.
In May, a game like Thursday’s at Yankee Stadium would be a hopeful sign. The Red Sox hung tough with a genuine contender. The potential top seed in the American League playoffs was gettable all night long. Cooper Criswell gave up a home run seven pitches in, then little else into the sixth. Five relievers left that run New York’s only one into the 10th.
The big hit just never came.
Heck, most any hit never came.