As bad as the Red Sox have been over the last week, they haven’t lost two games in a single day, but fear not: They can accomplish that very feat before midnight, if they try.
Yes, the Red Sox have a doubleheader today against the Jays, starting this afternoon behind Nick Pivetta (3:07 p.m., NESN). Alex Cora has practically begged his starters to throw deeper into games, and with a 7-inning squareup on tap, every out Pivetta records will be that much more important than a 9-inning game. Progress is guaranteed!
Frankly, the Sox can use any help they can muster, accounting tricks included, against lefty Robbie Ray and the Jays, who did the very Jays thing of scoring seven runs in an inning yesterday behind their big-boy bats.