The Boston Red Sox saw their playoff hopes take a hit on Thursday with a loss to the Baltimore Orioles, and it's the Sox pitching that has failed them during the team's recent slide.
The Boston Red Sox suffered a big loss on Thursday night, falling 5-1 to the Baltimore Orioles. With the loss, Boston is now 63-57 on the season. With 42 games left to play are now 2.5 games back of the Kansas City Royals in the battle for the third and final wild card spot in the American League.
The Sox have struggled since the All-Star break, with the pitching staff being the biggest culprit. The team has been besieged by injuries all season long on that front with Lucas Giolito and Garrett Whitlock out for the season. Furthermore, Nick Pivetta and Bryan Bello have each spent time on the injured list. The bullpen has seen its share of attrition as well, and the team can't keep the ball in the yard.
The Red Sox are in the midst of a very tough stretch in which they will see the Orioles for four games this weekend and the Houston Astros next week.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University.
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