It seems like he keeps missing because it looks like he keeps trying to pull the ball. He rolls over on pitches constantly grounding out to short. That last slider he struck out on, don't get me wrong that was a really good pitch, but if Tim was right, he would have recognized that pitch and shot it the other way for a hit.
If they play today, and Minnesota loses, and the Sox win both games (highly unlikely, I know), so basically if the stars align...there is a possibility of the Sox just being 2.5 games back today. What.