Overview
- Boston holds a 29-34 record and ranks fourth in the AL East after dropping a franchise-high 17 one-run contests
- Manager Alex Cora lamented repeated mistakes and accepted responsibility for the club’s failure to improve
- Boston’s offense has averaged just 3.2 runs per game over its last 10 outings without Alex Bregman
- Craig Breslow publicly affirmed confidence in Cora’s leadership despite growing trade chatter around outfielder Jarren Duran
- The Red Sox open a key road trip in New York where ace Garrett Crochet is expected to anchor the rotation against the division leader