COMMENTARY
Night and day. And I’m not just talking about how Fenway Park pongs between the two thanks to its new rave lighting.
Brayan Bello last faced the Blue Jays Oct. 1 in Ontario. Lacking fastball command, the hosts tagged him for 10 hits in a 10-0 win that immediately followed a 9-0 one, and capped a year which included 28-5, 9-3, 7-2, 6-1 . . . all Red Sox losses to one avian opponent.
“Next year, we have to show up in the division,” manager Alex Cora told reporters, “because I’ve never seen anything like this.