There was nothing inherently egregious about this afternoon’s loss to the Orioles, but there are definitely some issues that need to be addressed on this coming off day.
First off, this was the first time the Red Sox lost when Tanner Houck took the bump this season. He didn’t give up a lot of hard contact, but he wasn’t missing many bats. Of the 86 pitches Houck heaved today, he got only six swings and misses. Talk about not the sharpest outing. Richard Bleier didn’t throw a clean inning, neither did John Schreiber, and despite each of them only giving up one run, it digs you into a hole as the game goes on.