If you were worried about how the Red Sox defense would fare without Trevor Story manning the infield, well, it turns out you were right to worry. Obviously.
They tried! They really did! In the early innings it actually looked like the team was determined to pay tribute to their fallen shortstop by flashing the leather all around the diamond. Enmanuel Valdez (yup, that Enmanuel Valdez) and Jarren Duran both made diving plays to save runs in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively, while Triston Casas went airborne to snag a bullet to his right and Connor Wong threw out the first baserunner of the game (though it was Anthony Rendon, so it’s possible that he intentionally got thrown out so he wouldn’t have to actually play baseball).