Indians Beat Up in Boston 6-2 by the Red Sox; Three Takeaways From the Setback

3. Jose’s Mistake a Back Breaker

While it not ruled an error, it should have been, as Jose Ramirez missed on a ball in the second inning that he clearly should have had, opening the door for the Sox to take a lead they would never lose.

The miscue came with two outs, which made it worse, and it went as a double for Red Sox Christian Vazquez, and then the inning continued as leadoff hitter Mookie Betts singled in two runs to give the Sox a 2-0 lead.

Not getting that third out seemed to take the wind out of the Indians sails, and they never recovered as they eventually found themselves in a 6-0 hole before Bradley Zimmer homered to make it a 6-2 game in the 8th, but by then it was too little, too late.

Overall the team played what could be considered a flat effort in the first of the three games against the Sox, but the good news is they have two more games and still have a shot to win the series even after this lackluster outing.

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