Red Sox starters have fallen short of going five innings on 57 occasions this year, with Brayan Bello’s performance on Wednesday being the latest. Chad Jennings asks, and answers, how did a team with this much starting pitching depth on paper end up so thin at starting pitcher in 2023? (Chad Jennings, The Athletic)
Speaking of Bello’s short performance, Jake Reiser wrote in the OTM recap yesterday about “The Return of Day Bello.” Over on Mass Live, Chris Cotillo chronicled Bello’s postgame comments on his home and road discrepancy. Alex Cora and Bello are both perplexed by the issue.