A lot of folks are going to blame this one on a combination of bullpen failures and managerial mistakes, but I don’t think the return of Boston’s offensive ineptitude should slip under the radar here.

This Red Sox lineup is making a decent pitcher look much, much better than he actually is. The hitters have seen him enough times; this simply should not be happening anymore. J.D. Drew and David Ortiz, our major left-handed weapons, came up especially small in a combined 0-9 effort.

For some reason, I’m not entirely confident in the team’s chances tonight against David Price, a hard-throwing left-handed rookie.

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