An important outing for Dice-K played out badly last night. The Red Sox lose to the Braves 9-2 with Dice-K unable to pitch effectively, giving up 6 runs in 4 + innings.
For the first time Dice-K acknowledged that he needs help. That help could come in the form of a DL stint or an assignment to Pawtucket to figure things out. The 18-game winner from 2008 has just one win this year.
The Red Sox have John Smoltz scheduled to join the rotation next week. If the Sox decide to go with the 6 man rotation, Clay Buchholz could join the big club as well. Nice to have a multitude of arms & options.
Like Big Papi, Dice-K is a guy that the Sox need to get back into form to go deep into the post-season. The Sox are lucky to have the personnel to allow Dice the time to get things right. Nice job, Theo & Co.
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