Boston’s bats just are not in a good place right now, and it is spoiling some solid pitching performances against key divisional opponents. Tanner Houck got the start for the Red Sox in this one, and with his fastball working extremely well he held the Blue Jays to a respectable two runs over five innings, with the bullpen adding one more over the final four frames. The Red Sox over the first eight innings didn’t manage a single run after scoring just three in the previous two games combined. Now, credit where it is due to Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman, who was lights out in this game.
Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3: The offense showed up just a bit too late
