Red Sox Vs Royals Series Review

Bobby Witt Jr Is Good

Overall Takeaway

Regardless of the outcome Wednesday night, it was nice to see the team go into a crucial series and come out with a win. With the standings so tight, there is a real chance they could tie the Royals for a Wild Card spot. However, the Red Sox now have the tiebreaker, and thank god for that because I want nothing to do with Bobby Witt Jr to come October.

I highlighted the Red Sox offense in a post yesterday, but I will put the numbers below for those who did not see it.

AVG- 1st/ HR- 6th/ SB- 6th/ Runs 5th/ OBP- 3rd/ SLG- 2nd/ OPS- 1st

With an offense like this, the sky is the limit. Sadly, I don’t see how this pitching staff will take the Sox deep into the playoffs. A lot of their guys have hit, or are about to hit, all-time highs in terms of IP, and it is showing. Hopefully, pushing back Pivetta’s start will get him right.

Game 1: Red Sox 9-5

Game 2: Red Sox 6-5

Game 3: Royals 8-4

What I Loved

• Beating Seth Lugo

  • I have nothing against Seth, but he is the Cy Young favorite in the AL, Or at least he was until the Red Sox came in and beat him.

• James Paxton

  • QS from a left-handed pitcher is a change of pace for the Sox.

• Masataka Yoshida

  • I find it funny that Cora came out and said, "This is the guy we envisioned when we signed him." I seem to remember earlier this season, Yoshida, for some reason, ended up on the bench when he was getting hot. Hmmm. Interesting.

• Romy Gonzalez

  • Two home runs in this series, doubling his season total. I have ragged on him a lot for being on the team, but I will give it where it is justified. He is earning his place.

• Bobby Witt Jr

  • I like good baseball. Bobby Witt Jr is the best at baseball right now. He is my MVP, regardless of what Aaron Judge has done to this point.

What I Was "Mid" About

• Brayan Bello

  • I love Bello, and I have been buying up his rookie cards like candy because I believe in him long-term. However, we need to stop normalizing 4.2 IP while giving up three runs. A lot of baseball Twitter accounts were calling it “another solid performance.” What world am I living in that this is a solid performance?

• Kutter Crawford

  • He didn’t stand a chance against Bobby Witt Jr. He is also the king of giving up home runs, 13 in his last four starts, and I don’t see that going away.

  • I love him and his fantastic chest hair, but I hope he can find a role next year in the bullpen while the team goes and gets real starters.

What I Didn't Love

• I don’t love how their are hundreds of people that read these reviews and aren’t subscribed to our website. It’s free; come on, people.