MLB notes: How, and why, have Red Sox lost so many one-run games?

MLB notes: How, and why, have Red Sox lost so many one-run games?

Why can’t the Red Sox win any one-run games? That question sums up the Red Sox’s season so far, which has been a massive disappointment largely because the club has come up short in so many close games. Entering Saturday the Red Sox were 6-17 in one-run games, which is the most such losses of any team in baseball, accounting for nearly half of the club’s total 35 losses. Had the club flipped a few of those the other way, the Red Sox could easily…