After the rainout of last night’s Sunday Night Baseball game, the first in Anaheim since 1995, the Red Sox were in position to make a desperate plea to tie the series and return to relevance in one day. Two innings into today’s makeup game and it was already clear that the Red Sox were finished. Not just for the game, but for the season.
Eduardo Rodriguez has been a rookie sensation for the Red Sox and, with Clay Buchholz on the disabled list, “E-Rod” is the most reliable starting pitcher in Boston’s thin rotation.