Things are getting rough for the south siders as we hit mid-June. Series losses to the Blue Jays, Astros, Cardinals, and Dodgers have the Sox sitting at 35-31 before starting round two of the Crosstown Classic tonight.
The Sox still sit in first place by a 1 1/2 over the Indians but now just 3 games over the Tigers who have seemed to wake up during interleague play.
Yesterday Jose Quintana was throwing a gem in LA. Just 77 pitches though 8 innings kept the Dodgers off the board while the Sox were hanging onto a 1-0 lead.
For some reason Robin (Or Coop) decided to take Quintana out and have Addison Reed start the 9th. Don't get me wrong, I totally get the whole "Reed is the closer" argument. But Quintana was effortless Sunday afternoon and didn't have any stress in the 8th. I would've liked to see him at least attempt the close out his own masterpiece.
The normally steady Addison Reed gave up the tying run in the 9th and Matt Thornton wasted no time in the 10th to give up the game winning run for the 2-1 loss.
Brutal.
The series was bookended by bad losses as Friday night was similar when Thornton uncorked a wild pitch to let the winning run score in the 8th just after the Sox tied the game in the top half of the frame.
Friday also capped my summer baseball trip in LA as I witnessed the pathetic loss.
Dodger Stadium is a pretty interesting place. The massive 50,000 seat stadium didn't fill up until later in the game. The fans weren't as brutal as I expected them to be as they seemed more concerned about starting the wave.
Hopefully tonight the Sox can get back on track against the Cubs. Zach Stewart will get the start against Matt Garza.
Stewart is getting the nod so Peavy and Sale get an extra few days of rest.
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