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Boston Red Sox reliever Greg Weissert is frustrated with his performance on Thursday.
Weissert entered the game in the sixth inning after Danny Coulombe allowed a bunt single and two walks to load the bases with no outs. Weissert then walked Mike Yastrzemski to give the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 lead.
The very next batter was Ronald Acuna Jr., who hit a grand slam to give the Braves a 7-2 lead and ended up being the difference.
“Yeah, it's extremely frustrating,” Weissert said postgame on Thursday. “You got them on the ropes and just can't finish the at-bat. And you know, it goes how it goes.”
Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy explained the decision to bring in Weissert after Coulombe left the bases loaded without recording an out.
"To bring in your highest-leverage arm (Slaten) where all they have to do is hit two fly balls and get two runs, and then you’ve now spent your highest-leverage arm, especially with Whit down, it’s almost a no-win situation,” Tracy said. “When you stare at that, you’re almost like, they’re guaranteed runs here.
“So you’re gonna bring in your highest-leverage arm in the sixth to pitch, potentially give up two runs with getting two outs, and then potentially, how much he labors, he’s not available tomorrow if that happens. So it’s just — the inning did not go our way.”
It was a frustrating loss for the Red Sox, who went 1-5 on the homestead after being swept by the Minnesota Twins and losing two of three to the Braves.
The Red Sox are now 23-32.
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