After watching Sox pitcher Jose Contreras suffer through his third straight loss tonight -- and look very bad doing so -- I am beginning to wonder if the right hander is ailing. Naturally, the team isn't saying anything, and some players would rather work through whatever problems they're having than reveal that they have health issues, especially in the stretch run. Contreras has had shoulder problems in the past, and I wonder if those problems are recurring.
What's also troubling is that the Sox are not getting key hits when they need them, especially with men in scoring position. Tonight they left the bases loaded in both the eighth and ninth innings. A key hit here or there might have bagged another victory for the Sox. Instead, they lost 7-5 to the KC Royals, the worst team in the majors.
Let's hope they can turn things around quickly.
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