This loss was much tougher for the Rockies than Game one. The Sox bats were quited but they couldn’t take advantage.
After the warm fall welcome that the Sox gaved to the Rockies Wednesday night, Game 2 of the Series showed a slowed down Red Sox. The Rockies might have a few tricks up their sleeves when the game goes out west. Be prepared BSoxs.
A few thoughts...
The Sox had a lot of chances to blow this open and simply couldn’t come through with a hit. That was due to some good pitching but also bad ABs. If they are not going to hit HRs then they have to clean the bases. They can’t expect Colorado to walk 5-6 guys a night.
The Rockies, outside of Holiday did nothing at the plate. Game one was pretty weak as well. They have not been hitting well in the postseason and have been relying on their pitching and defense as well as bad offense by their opponents. I expect that they will be better at home but with a lot of young hitters it’s easy to see them react to the pressure and continue to struggle.
Colorado has a good pen. Their 7th 8th and 9th inning pitchers look very, very good. You do not want to got into a situation where you are behind after 6 innings.
I like the Sox in 6 right now based on what I have seen so far. The Rox have some good young players though and I suspect that they will be back in the playoffs a few more times in the upcoming years.