Last night we were lucky enough to get a late win with the Red Sox, but we saw some signs of the offense that may start to struggle. They left a ton of guys on base and facing Bruce Chen won't be easy especially without David Ortiz, who is not in the line up which makes no sense because Chen has had issues with LHP this year. Chen overall has been great over his first 4 starts, but unlike Houston he is backed by a great bullpen while Houston's bullpen is awful and was the reason the Red Sox won.
Jon Lester continues to struggle and has awful numbers on the road this year. Even though he's on 5 days rest here I think he'll struggle. The Royals are hot right now 13-3 in their last 16 overall while the Red Sox are just 17-35 in their last 52 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
