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And they are trying to do all the right things. But, as Thursday night's 10-inning, 2-1 loss to the Yankees showed, not much is right at this moment for the Red Sox.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104ouxj001v3b7k1r15t5em@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'At least when it comes to consistently hitting the baseball.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104sh24002n3b7ka109dksx@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The reality of this existence was put on display after the Sox dropped to 4 1/2 games back of the Twins for the final Wild Card spot, with hitting coach Pete Fatse taking center stage in the postgame clubhouse media availability.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104tv4m003d3b7k6izh0qpk@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1834414761762582760', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Juan of a kind. <a href="https://t.co/J8bEOa5mBj">pic.twitter.com/J8bEOa5mBj</a></p>— New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1834414761762582760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2024</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm105llz5006m3b7k1tn21uny@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"We’re going through a funk," Fatse said. "It’s been a few weeks where we have been a little inconsistent. But we’re hard-pressed to not try and look too much past that, really. The guys are battling, and this time of year that’s all you can ask for."', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104w9ea003m3b7k8i9bvlov@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'He added, "You have to remind them how good they are. At the end of the day, we didn’t get to this point by not being a good offense. We’ve been great. We have been very good. For me when things aren’t going the way you want you have to remind the guys just how good they are, and this group is good.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104wmyx003v3b7kb5pdvoh7@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"I think collectively, as a group, we’re capable of doing it. We have shown it before. The homestead was good for us. It comes down to getting pitches in the zone and executing. It comes down to execution. That’s what we’re going to focus on."', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104wmyx003w3b7kn6jmrd5u@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Again, the words and approach are on point. It's just that with just 15 games remaining it is becoming increasingly difficult to envision all of it taking root in time.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104xel200443b7khxyad0uv@published'}, {'data': {'text': "That helpless feeling the Red Sox left Thursday with is due in large part to the struggles of the team's offensive centerpiece, Rafael Devers. The third baseman once again didn't look anything like his usual self, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He is dealing with bad shoulders and bad timing, a combination that has led him through one of the worst slumps of his career.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm104yx5a004d3b7kicz13j58@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Since Aug. 15, Devers is hitting .194 with a .577 OPS and 27 strikeouts in 24 games. Priority No. 1 for the Red Sox would seem to somehow get their slugger to reverse course in a hurry.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm10566c9004m3b7kiauwqbls@published'}, {'data': {'text': ""He’s a warrior. He’s a warrior. It’s well-documented where he’s at," said Fatse, seemingly referencing Devers' physical condition. "The reality is we have ridden him to this point to get to August, and for me that’s what we’ll continue to do. Depend on him and help him any way we can. That’s kind of where we’re at."", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm1058o5y004v3b7kwl4pjs39@published'}, {'data': {'text': ""Those are moments. Clearly I’m not going through my\xa0best moment right now, but that's part of baseball," said Devers of his struggles. "There’s times you’re going to go through these stretches and that's what's happening to me right now. I'm not perfect and, and that's just baseball."", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm105axnb00543b7kgy8wdgzu@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Devers isn't alone.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm105cawg005d3b7kwa0lq81o@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Red Sox are also in drastic need of turnarounds from some of their other key pieces, such as Jarren Duran, Trevor Story, Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu. The group went 1-for-14 against the Yankees, with all but Story leaving runners in scoring position with two outs.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm105d1dx005m3b7k0jtobn68@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'In all, the Red Sox went a painful 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position, also striking out 14 more times.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm105i2oh005v3b7k0yj3i5y0@published'}, {'data': {'text': ""It’s been going on for a while now, we haven't hit," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. "We’re in this position -- I mean, a combination of a lot of things. We struggled from teh mound for a little bit there, but seems like when we turned a corner pitching wise, we haven’t been able to score runs. It’s been tough."", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm105itzd00643b7kn5cy5gsg@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Fatse was right. There was a time this season the Red Sox' offense was very good. The problem is that those players who built that reputation now don't resemble their old selves ... with the reasoning for the about-face coming in far too many forms.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm105jsbz006d3b7kuxbsusj1@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Injuries. Inexperience. Rustiness. And just flat-out slumping. They are all to blame.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm105oi1x006w3b7k5i1fpd0a@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Is it too much to fix with too little time to fix it? 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