"If the front office doesn’t care, and the players don’t really care, why should we?" "YOU GUYS SUCK" - Boston Red Sox fans up in arms as team gets embarrassed by the Minnesota Twins

It has been a forgettable year for the Boston Red Sox. After a seemingly decent start to the season, they now find themselves eight games behind the American League Wild Card spot.

The Boston Red Sox fell 4-2 to the Minnesota Twins in their last game. The game marked the return of Red Sox star Trevor Story after missing six weeks of play due to a right wrist fracture.

Boston took control early on and led 2-0 until the fourth inning as Alex Verdugo and Reese McGuire each hit RBI doubles. The Minnesota Twins overcame the deficit in the fifth, courtesy of Giovanny Ursela's three-run double.

Rookie Brayan Bello had a nightmare of a start. He was pulled after just four innings after giving up three earned runs on five hits. The 23-year-old has now lost four games in five starts this season.

The Twins pitching staff, meanwhile, held the fort after starter Dylan Bundy issued two runs on nine base hits. The four succeeding pitchers who came in after Bundy gave up a combined one hit.

The Red Sox actually outhit the Twins 10-7. However, the team couldn't capitalize on this and went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Returnee Trevor Story had a superb game, going 3-for-3 on the night and scoring one run.

Boston Red Sox's fall from grace

After a strong showing last year that saw them reach the ALCS, the Boston Red Sox had strong playoff aspirations this year. However, as the postseason looms, their chances of qualifying get gloomier with each passing game.

The Red Sox are 16.5 games behind the division-leading Yankees and 6.5 games behind a Baltimore Orioles team that was pegged for failure this year. The Orioles went on a magical win streak and are just two games behind the Wild Card spot. Boston, meanwhile, remains stuck in the bottom cellar of the division.

Boston's woes can primarily be attributed to its pitching rotation. Injuries to Chris Sale and Michael Wacha have forced manager Alex Cora to seek starting arms everywhere. Brayan Bella was arguably hastily called up to the main squad to fill the void in the lineup.

The offense has mostly played its part as it is one of the better hitting orders in the league. However, if Boston's pitching crew doesn't recover, there might be a slim to zero chance they will turn things around.

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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