BOSTON \u2013 The Red Sox looked dead Sunday. And their manager certainly noticed it.<\/p>\n
They lost 6-1 to the woebegone Blue Jays on Family Day at Fenway Park, where the kids were crossing home plate a lot more than the Red Sox Sunday \u2013 especially with runners in scoring position (1-for-7, 8 left on base).<\/p>\n
They dropped 2-of-3 at home to one of the five worst teams in baseball.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to get better. Look at this weekend, it showed,\u201d Cora told me. \u201cWe stole one on Friday. We had a lead on Saturday, and they stole the game. And today, we didn\u2019t show up. It\u2019s disappointing, disappointing. We expect better things out of the group, and I think all around it wasn\u2019t a good game.\u201d<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtu.be\/IeWdB2SjjBc<\/a><\/p>\n How far are they from being where they want to be \u2013 a contender?<\/p>\n \u201cEight games back. Eight games,\u201d Cora said, noting their third-place AL East standing behind the first-place Yankees. \u201cI think (we can surmount that). That\u2019s how far. You know what I mean. We\u2019re still far from where we need to be.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know. I\u2019m not saying we didn\u2019t show up (in effort) because we had runners (on base) or whatever. They were just better than us. They made pitches. It just felt that way. They made plays. They put (up) good at-bats. We were the opposite. That\u2019s what I mean. Effort-wise, we always show up. The game, all around, they were better than us today.\u201d<\/p>\n ? ENERGY ?@MStrooo6<\/a> | #LetsGoBlueJays<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qehX0JGt7o<\/a><\/p>\n — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n