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A blown
Craig Kimbrel save in the 9th—his first of the year—is troubling enough. But, on
top of that, a dismal overall bullpen performance (
five earned runs) is what really causes jitters in Red Sox Nation today. Two killer HRs by the Royals off the bullpen gave Kansas City
a gut-wrenching 7-6 win over Boston—and cut the AL East lead to just two games over
The Bronx Embalmers.
Chris Sale went seven solid innings—giving up just one earned run—but was again denied a victory. Boston
committed four errors in the game—after having muffed the ball only eight times in the previous 28 games. After falling behind 4-3 in the 12th,
Eduardo Nunez re-tied the game with a solo shot, but—after KC scored three more in the 13th—a failed final comeback fell short. On the bright side,
Mitch Moreland continued his hot hitting, going 3-6 with a HR, an RBI and two runs scored (now batting .323). Other than that, you can put this stinker right in the toilet.
