Chaim Bloom spoke to reporters for approximately 35 minutes Wednesday, politely saying nothing.
A few hours later, his undermanned team, left short because of injuries and Bloom’s do-nothing roster construction, lost to the Guardians, 7-6.
The loss was their seventh in eight games, 11th in 13 games, and 17th in 23 games this month. They are now dead-last in the American League East at 49-50, have a losing record at home (24-25), and per baseball-reference have a 12.7 percent chance of making the postseason.
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