The Red Sox finally got some momentum going with the bats on Wednesday, scoring seven runs in a win against the Blue Jays. They came back the next day facing one of the best up-and-coming pitchers in the game in Alek Manoah, and put Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez on the bench. Now, I don’t have strong feelings about this either way because on the one hand it feels counter-productive in the here and now, but on the other Alex Cora has had success with these planned off-days and sticking to them no matter what. But in the here and now, it hurt, as did having to face Manoah.
Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1: Alek Manoah proves to be too much
