The Red Sox losing Sunday's game doesn't really matter much. But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.
The Red Sox fell 8-6 to the Royals Sunday night thanks to a 4-run ninth inning against Junichi Tazawa.
When a team loses a game like this, with victory snatched away and replaced so suddenly by defeat, never really stopping at any middle ground, it stings. It stings no matter how lost the season may be, and no matter how long ago it was lost.
It shouldn't, really. Effectively, had the game ended after eight innings in a 6-4 Boston win, the difference for Red Sox fans should be one less negative data point for Junichi Tazawa, and that's about it.