All you need to know about the Red Sox' 8-2 loss to the Mariners, complete with BSJ analysis and insight:
HEADLINES
Don't look now, but the rotation has hit a bump in the road
Nathan Eovaldi
Sox are sloppy
Chris Flexen,
Phillips
Valdez
Bobby Dalbec,
Sam Haggerty
Alex Cora
Bottom's down
Bobby Dalbec, Franchy Cordero
Kevin Plawecki
Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez
Rafael Devers
TURNING POINT
Chris Flexen
Alex Verdugo
J.D. Martinez,
Xander Bogaerts
Rafael Devers
ONE UP
Rafael Devers
TWO DOWN
Phillips Valdez
Bobby Dalbec
Christian Arroyo
QUOTE OF NOTE
Alex Cora.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Franchy Cordero, who struck out in all three plate appearances, has fanned eight times in his last 11 at-bats.
- The loss dropped the Red Sox to 7-8 at Fenway this season.
- Rafael Devers leads the majors in RBI (18) since April 6. He's batting .370 with RISP this season.
- Alex Verdugo extended his hitting steak to seven games.
- Six of Austin Brice's seven appearances have been scoreless.
UP NEXT
LHP Eduardo
Rodriguez
LHP Nick Margevicius