Red Sox 6, Astros 1
W: Lackey (1-1)
L: Norris (3-3)
Another Sunday, another ritual killing for the Home Nine. Today they continued the streak by getting chain-whipped for the fourth time in Boston, providing much-needed relief and mirth for that beleaguered city.
Norris did what he could, going six and giving up five, three earned. Cisnero started out a little rough but ended up staying for two, striking out three. Normally, that’s plenty bad to lose a game, especially on the road, but the stench from the bats continues drawing comparisons to any previous marks for futility you’d care to come up with. The only meaningful hit came from Ronny Cedeno when he went the other way for an RBI single. Apart from that were six weak and meaningless hits spread out over nine innings, coupled with two measly walks. Held down by another in a long series of Cy Young candidates this team has faced in most games since 2011, this time by John Lackey, fresh off his 20-day stint on the DL for an arm ouchy.
This dank funk ain’t one to groove to, but it’s likely to wear a groove in us all before it’s through.