Friday was a night to forget for the Boston Red Sox after the team committed five errors, gave up 11 runs to the lowly Chicago White Sox, and only managed to score one run in the contest.
It’s hard to pin the blame on one individual play in a baseball game that results in a loss, especially when the offense is insufficient. However, Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas believes the loss is solely on him for a critical error early in the game that could have led to a double play and kept the White Sox lead at just two.
Instead, Casas bobbled the ball, panicked, and didn’t record any outs. Shortly thereafter, the White Sox strung together a few two-out hits en route to a four-run fourth inning.
Speaking with Boston media member Chris Cotillo following the game, here is what Casas had to say about the error:
“It’s an unrealistic thing to do to point out one play in the game and say, ‘That’s why we lost.’ said Casas. “But that’s a pretty clear one. It pretty much changed the course of the game for the worst.”
It’s assuring that Casas is owning up to making a defensive lapse, but it was overall just a sloppy game for Boston, and it didn’t help that the team failed to score until the seventh inning, and 1-5 in the Red Sox order was a combined 3-for-18. It doesn’t matter who the opponent is, there has to be better production from the top of the order against the White Sox.
The larger trend for Casas is that his offensive numbers are down to start the year. He’s hitting just .176 with three doubles and one home run in 55 at-bats