the Red Sox dropped their third straight game as the offense has been in a slump during the team’s losing stretch.
Boston lost, 3-1, to the Twins at Target Field on Saturday. Minnesota ace Pablo López shut down the Red Sox as the bullpen held its own but was unable to break Rocco Baldelli’s side’s winning streak, which extended to 12 games.
The Red Sox hope to break out of their slump during their losing streak. Boston’s lineup is batting .118 with runners in scoring position and has scored 1.3 runs per game on a .490 OPS in the last three games. Those numbers are down from its four-game win streak when it averaged eight runs per game on a .967 OPS and batted .367 with runners in scoring position.
“… You go through stages where you got to catch up with the fastball,” Alex Cora told reporters, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “Sometimes you don’t, and it seems like right now, it feels like their attack has been fastball-heavy. That’s a team that spins the ball a lot, but it’s all about scouting reports and adjustments. So far, in two games, they have the edge.”
