Game 33: Red Sox Lose 6–3 Because Apparently Scoring With Runners On Base Is Illegal Now

Houston tried to hand Boston the game with walks, traffic, and opportunity. The Red Sox responded by lighting those opportunities on fire and staring at the smoke like it was analytics.

The Red Sox lost 6–3 to Houston, dropped to 13–20, and sit nine games behind the Yankees in the AL East, which is a sentence that should come with a complimentary paper bag and a crisis counselor. ESPN lists the final at Fenway, Boston’s 13–20 record, Houston’s 12–8 edge in hits, and Boston leaving 10 runners stranded, because apparently the Red Sox off…