Boston Red Sox pitcher Rich Hill was designated for assignment on Friday, and manager Alex Cora chastised the team following their fifth consecutive loss. Following an 8-3 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday, Boston will turn to right-handed starter Luis Guerrero from Triple-A Worcester, according to the Boston Herald’s Mac Cerullo.
“The Red Sox announce they’ve selected RHP Luis Guerrero to the active Major League roster from Triple-A Worcester,” he told reporters. “He’ll wear number 99. To make room, the club designated LHP Rich Hill for assignment.
After losing the last two of three games to the Detroit Tigers, the Red Sox were swept by the Mets in a three-game series to end their six-game road trip, and they have now lost six of their previous seven games dating back to August 29th.
Cora addressed his squad, which ended its six-game road trip with a 1-5 record, according to NESN.com’s Greg Dudek.
“That sucks, man. “It was tough,” Cora said. “We went to Detroit two or three and a half games ago, and we are now five and a half. Right now, we are merely an average team. We’ve got to show up on Friday and attempt to do better. “It’s a big homestand.”
The Red Sox trail the Royals, Tigers, and Mariners in the AL Wild Card battle.
The Red Sox (70-70) are running out of time to catch the Kansas City Royals (76-65) in the American League Wild Card chase. Detroit gained a tiny advantage over the Red Sox in the standings after losing two of three to the Tigers (71-70). Boston presently trails the Mariners (71-70) and the Royals by an even five games.
Perhaps some home cooking against one of the worst regular-season baseball teams in recent memory, the Chicago White Sox, would enough to alleviate Rafael Devers’ and the Red Sox’s recent problems. Devers, who went 1-for-24 on the six-game road trip, scored his first RBI on a sacrifice fly in Wednesday’s loss, but he is still in the midst of his worst slump of 2024.
Still, Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who refers to his baseball team as the.500 club, recognizes that only internal change can help his team win and boost its chances of making the playoffs, beginning with a fantastic five-game homestand.
“We are a.500 team. We’re playing.500 baseball. I don’t think that’s good enough,” Cora stated. “We got to be better.”
The Red Sox kick off their three-game series against the White Sox on Friday at Fenway Park.
