Red Sox Opener
Terrible jumps, and routes to the ball from the right fielder Sweeny and left fielder Ross yesterday. Both on extra base hits that became runs for the Tigers, and both were catchable by replacement level players.
Melancon and Padilla did not pitch well, and they got the blame - but that game was lost by Ross and Sweeny's defense.
Nice to see they didn't cave at the end. Offensively - once Verlander was gone, they got it going. Waiting out top-of-the-rotation starters is something they've been doing well for a long time. Verlander is just so exceptional, he's still there in the 8th much of the time.
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