Am I a true Red Sox fan if I don’t find something to complain about first? How did the Red Sox come into this game against a southpaw with an ERA well above 7.00 and make him look like the next coming of Sandy Koufax? Aside from a quick start in the first inning, the Red Sox felt like the next hapless victims stepping into the box against Auston Gomber. That just can’t happen.
And then the seventh inning happened.
Back-to-back singles from Kiké Hernandez and Triston Casa finally forced Gomber out of this one. Wong walks to load the bases.