Going into the 2019 season, the team to beat in the American League on most experts’ was the Boston Red Sox. And then the season started, and... they didn’t do so great. And they kept not doing great.
Right up until the past weekend, the Red Sox had not won a single series in the regular season. With a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, however, the Sox are looking to keep the momentum going as they climb their way back up the AL East standings.
We took a moment to talk to Matt Collins, the managing editor of Over the Monster, SB Nation’s excellent Red Sox community, about what has been holding the Red Sox back this season, and where they might look to gain steam going forward.