All you need to know, in quickie form, from the Red Sox' 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, complete with BSJ insight and analysis:
BOX SCORE
HEADLINES
Pomeranz ineffective without curveball: Making his second start after beginning the season on the disabled list, Drew Pomeranz allowed three homers in five innings and put the Red Sox in an early 4-0 hole out from which they couldn't climb out of. Pomeranz's velocity was down -- with his fastball at 88 mph most of the time, instead of his customary 90-92 mph, but what really hurt him was the lack of feel he had for his curve. "(He threw) 40 breaking balls, 21 for balls and only two swing-and-misses,'' said Alex Cora. "That's his pitch and it's not there. You saw the A's (in his last start), they stayed back; you saw what happened today. We've got to take a look at what's going on and make an adjustment before the next one.'' Pomeranz agreed that he didn't have the command necessary. "My curveball just wasn't there,'' he acknowledged. "I'm just waiting for one little pitch to click."
Barreled by @D_Robertson28. ? pic.twitter.com/7HwnBgbTYy
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 28, 2018
Bogaerts' terrific diving play (00:31)
MLB Gameday: https://t.co/dTavvjcRqG pic.twitter.com/ei3EAqyzzW
— Ballpark Videos (@BallparkVids) April 28, 2018
#Rays @ #RedSox
Blake Snell gets Mitch Moreland to ground into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play, keeping the Red Sox off the board (00:25)
MLB Gameday: https://t.co/dTavvjcRqG pic.twitter.com/yEcbDLCcrp
— Ballpark Videos (@BallparkVids) April 28, 2018
- The Red Sox allowed a season-high three homers. The Sox had been the only team in the majors to not allow at least three homers in one game.
- The Sox lead the majors with 68 doubles.
- Mookie Betts posted his 10th multi-hit game of the season
- J.D. Martinez has five RBI in the last two games