Red Sox Lose Themselves

Alright, I am going to try something a little different as I explain what happened to the Sox on Tuesday night. In honor of the new look for our MC Jarren “Eminem” Duran, we will theme this game out.

Not that we should have expected anything different from our fifth starter, who entered the game with an ERA well over 4 and a WHIP of 1.75, but Patrick Sandoval went right back to his high-wire act again, and as it seems to always happen, he fell off.

Sandoval did complete six innings, which in and of itself is a benefit to the bullpen and the new philosophy, but it was the ten hits and two walks that he allowed in those six innings that were so frustrating. The Angels had men on base in every inning, and it was only because the Angels are really just that bad that they didn’t score more than four runs against him.

In the second, he gave up a leadoff double to Vaughn Grissom. Yep, the same guy who wasn’t good enough to even make this version of the Red Sox. A bunt single put men on the corners, and only a double play on a fastball right down the middle kept the inning from going way out of control, yet still gave LA a 1-0 lead.

In the third, the “Daring Wallenda” wasn’t able to catch himself and fell from the wire. Another leadoff hit started the inning, but it looked like maybe he would be able to complete the difficult traverse when he got the next two hitters out.

But just when he was about to complete his final trick and step safely onto the platform, he stubbed his toe and teetered on the edge.

A two-out walk to Trout started his…