The last time the Boston Red Sox faced Mark Buehrle, they had their way with him. With the Red Sox having their supposed "ace" Jon Lester on the mound, you would have thought that the six-game losing streak would come to an end and they wouldn't be swept on the home stand.
It's going to take a lot more than just Stephen Drew to fix the Boston Red Sox. And he won't even be able to help the team until sometime next week. The problem isn't just the offense, it's the pitching.
The story of Tuesday for the Boston Red Sox wasn't the fact that they lost their fifth straight game. Nor was it that Felix Doubront had to leave the game with shoulder fatigue. The big story was the re-signing of Stephen Drew to a one-year deal.
If you thought Fenway Park looked a little cleaner than normal after Sunday's night game, you were right. So why was it so clean you ask?
Detroit Tigers starter Rick Porcello has had his struggles against the Boston Red Sox and at Fenway Park. Saturday night was not one of those nights though.
The pitching matchup was one that most likely wouldn't disappoint. Max Scherzer vs Jon Lester. Rematch of the 2013 ALCS. Unfortunately, the weather had some plans of its own to ruin it.
On Tuesday night after the Boston Red Sox had rallied to tie the game, Andrew Miller allowed the Minnesota Twins to walk-off with a win. Fast forwarding to Thursday afternoon, the exact same thing happened.
Ten years later, it appears that David Ortiz still holds a grudge against his former team in the Minnesota Twins. For the second straight night, Big Papi hit two home runs against them.
The Boston Red Sox found themselves in a 6-2 hole after five innings on Tuesday night. Instead of laying down, they fought back and tied the game up. Unfortunately though, they couldn't complete the come-from-behind win when Chris Parmelee hit a two-run walk-off home run off of Andrew Miller for an 8-6 win for the Twins.
Yu Darvish #11 of the Texas Rangers reacts after Alex Rios commited an error on a fly by David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox in the 7th inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on May 9, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. The Boston Red Sox saw how good Yu Darvish was on Friday night. He was so good for the Texas Rangers that the Red Sox were almost no hit. Fortunately for the Red Sox, that didn't happen as David Ortiz broke up the no hitter twice.