The biggest story of the first week of baseball has been the Boston Red Sox. The predicted World Series Champions have had a completely healthy lineup and pitching staff, but still have an 0-6 record. Being swept in Texas is nothing to be ashamed of, but losing all three games to a Cleveland Indians team, who is more than likely the worst team in baseball, is simply unacceptable. The Adrian Gonzalez-led lineup for the most part has been hitting but the pitching staff has the worst ERA in the whole league. Jon Lester was shelled in Texas, and still got another loss last night despite giving up only one run in seven innings. This pitching staff is something that most experts said was the small weak spot on a seemingly invincible Red Sox team. However, no one saw it being this bad to start the season. Entering play on Thursday, Boston had lost its first five games and its starting pitchers had an 8.53 ERA (worst in the AL) while six of its nine everyday players were batting .222 or below. There is no real reason to worry, although no team has started 0-6 and won the World Series. No 0-6 team has ever even reached the World Series, but this team will be around for the whole stretch run; it is just off to a slow start. The Red Sox pitching, while not great, is way better than an ERA over eight. The Red Sox are just too talented to be held to last place in the American League East, look for them to bounce back in a big way.
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