BOSTON — The Red Sox needed a strong start to the second half. Instead, the same troubling trends are following them.
Injuries, now to star players, are continuing to ravage the roster. They’re playing sloppily, and not getting enough timely pitching or hitting. And they’re still falling short in the division.
On a day Alex Cora was hoping for a bounce-back effort — less than 24 hours removed from their most embarrassing loss in 99 years — the short-handed and reeling Red Sox’s woes continued. Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah punked them over six innings, and there were plenty of boos heard at Fenway Park on Saturday in the Red Sox’s 4-1 loss as they dropped another series in the American League East.
