My reactionary post for the day...I still think the Sox win in 4...
What an awful game for the Sox last night, flailing away at every garbage pitch Cleveland threw (which was most of them...only Miller wasn't throwing trash and even he was getting calls 6+ inches off the plate). Some of the worst plate discipline I've ever seen in a major league game. The only one of the kids who didn't barf down his jersey with the pressure of the moment was Benintendi. Mookie, JBJ, and especially Xander were horrendous. Xander in particular has looked lost and atrocious at the plate, flailing half-assed at every terrible pitch almost like he wants to get every at-bat over with as quickly as possible. He's been this way since the all-star break but it's gotten exponentially worse...last night was the nadir. I legitimately would have no problem with Farrell pinch-hitting for him late in a tight game like last night.
And Porcello? Giving up 3 HR in an inning by leaving everything hanging? He picked a bad time to have his first terrible game of the season. Drew Pomeranz, who came on in relief, pitched 100% better than Ricky did, and the rest of the pen was damn good, too.
Today's a new day, and Cleveland shot their bullpen wad last night, so the Sox *should* win this one going away. I was hoping for a split anyway before the series moves back to Boston, and I'm sticking with it. Go Sox!