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Overall Takeaway
No one cares what you do in March. Joey Wiemer leads MLB right now with a 407 wRC+. So, I’m not panicking over the Red Sox's slow start on this road trip. That being said, I hope there is a players’ only meeting tonight on the plane back to Boston to right the ship. It does feel like this team is leaderless right now. Trevor Story, to me, does not seem like the guy everyone is looking to. Roman is too young, and Breslow traded away Rafael Devers.
Unlike over the weekend, I blocked out time for each game and actually got to watch the broadcast. One thought…… I hate the new scorebug.
I am going to introduce a new section to my blog, each series titled “Who Got Screwed.” See the first player to be featured at the bottom of the blog.
Game 1: Astros 8-1
Game 2: Astros 9-2
Game 3: Astros 6-4
What I Loved
Wilyer Abreu
Wilyer stayed hot this series, going 4-11 with a home run. Didn’t result in any wins, so it's tough to throw a parade.
Road Trip Being Done
Bring me back to Fenway.
What I Was ‘Mid’ About
Garrett Crochet
Part of me is so beaten down that I had to put something in here. While Garrett gave up four runs, he didn’t walk anyone and was able to induce seven strikeouts. Red Sox couldn’t do anything about the home run onslaught from the Astros this series.
What I Didn’t Love
Ranger Suarez
Ranger got rocked for four runs in his MLB debut. Continuing to try to take a positive from everything, his curveball had a 75% whiff rate. Yeah, might not mean much right now, but it’s all I got.
Brayan Bello
For a moment, at the end of the fourth inning, I thought we were getting the classic 6 IP/ 3ER start from Bello. Then he imploded in the 5th as Yordan had his number all game. Staying positive, Bello did get some good swings and misses.
Roman Anthony
All the hype from Opening Day has dispersed. Before Wednesday's pinch-hit home run, he had gone 1-17 with ten strikeouts. He has joined a long list of WBC players who are off to a slow start here in 2026, cough Judge cough.
Top Of The Order
The top four spots in the order were batting a combined .156.
Who Got Screwed
Marcelo Mayer
Mayer tried to make a throw to home Tuesday night that Bello attempted to stop. The ball rolled away, and a run scored. The throw was on target, and there was no reason for Mayer to be hit with the error. As it happened, I thought, “Wow, he just got screwed.” So that is now a new section in the blog every week.