The Red Sox’s recent slide continued on Sunday, as Matt Barnes gave up a three-run eighth-inning homer to George Springer that propelled the Blue Jays to a 9-8 victory.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora admitted to reporters after the game that the loss was “a tough one,” when asked if it was the worst of the year.
Leading 8-6 in the eighth inning, Red Sox closer Matt Barnes gave up a single and a walk at the bottom of the Blue Jays’s lineup that set the table for Springer.
“We’ve been doing that a lot lately,” Cora said.