For the second game in a row our Red Sox fall behind in the first and catch up. The Brewers beat us because they were just the better team that day. I don't know I can say the same about the Pirates. The Pirates are a well coached team as I think we are. But I don't think they beat us as much as we beat ourselves. Our pitchers had their best game of the year as far as walks are concerned. Only three free passes allowed by our staff. Just that stat alone should mean we have a chance to win and we did, losing 5-1. The reason I feel we gave this game away is we played great for all but the start of the game. Yet, that was too much for us to overcome. Zach did a great job making the Pirates hit the ball to get on base. Zach had them hitting what should have been routine ground ball outs to our infielders. Unfortunately, we had too many mental break downs once we fielded the ball. Missed opportunities that allowed the Pirates to plate four runs. We had the opportunity to record three outs before they scored a run in each of the first two innings. The great part about our kids is they don't give up. They played solid baseball the rest of the way. We just could not push the runs across the plate that we needed. Our coaches and players need to reverse this trend of falling behind early by just playing better, smarter baseball.

Next Up; A 5:30 start time against the White Sox at Wilson #2.