Just Enough Hope… Followed by Immediate Disappointment

Boston ties it late, then immediately hands it back like a team allergic to winning.

Final Score: Padres 3, Red Sox 2

There are bad losses.

There are frustrating losses.

And then there are this team’s specialty — the “we almost looked competent for 12 seconds before immediately stepping on a rake” losses.

This one had it all:

• No offense

• A tease of offense

• A bullpen moment

• And, of course, a ninth-inning gut punch

Just your standard 2026 Red Sox v…