Red Sox Struggle with Clutch Hitting in Loss

0:00It's March 29th. Welcome to Boston Red Sox News today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. The Boston Red Sox are shaking off a tough opening series against the Cincinnati Reds. They started strong with a 3-0 win on Thursday, but dropped the next two, including a close 3-2 loss on Sunday at Great American Ball, Park. The big issue? Clutch hitting. Boston got runners on base 13 times in each loss, but went 2-4-14 with men in scoring position. Saturday and zero for seven Sunday, those missed chances piled up early. In the third inning, Masataka Yoshida walked, and Connor Wong singled him over, but Roman Anthony struck out and Trevor's story grounded into an out. Willier-Abrayu kept them alive with a two-run homer in the fourth-his-second of the young season, and later doubled, but Caleb Durbin grounded out to, killed the rally. Red Sox fans felt the frustration as the game wore on. Anthony left Wong, stranded in the seventh, Jaren Durang got picked off first, and Durbin

1:02whiffed with a runner on third late. Even in the ninth, Andrew Monasterio doubled, but Sedan Rafaella in story couldn't deliver against the Reds closer. A braze stood out with two homers and two doubles in the finale, but the team only scored 10 runs across the three games. Situational hitting has to improve fast. Now they had home to face the Houston Astros, looking to turn the page and cash in those opportunities before things snowball.