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CHICAGO \u2014 Red Sox manager Alex Cora didn\u2019t feel the need to address his team after a miserable 11-1 loss to the lowly White Sox Friday night. He said the defeat didn\u2019t set off alarm bells that his talented group would be long-term underperformers.<\/p>\n

But Cora didn\u2019t mince words about what he saw play out over two hours and 46 minutes as the Red Sox opened a six-game, two-city road trip with a whimper.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a horrible night. We know it,\u201d said Cora. \u201cEverybody knows it (in) there (the clubhouse). It\u2019s a horrible night in every aspect of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facing a White Sox team that set an MLB record with 121 losses and entered the evening having lost eight straight, the Red Sox committed five errors, allowed six unearned runs, had just seven hits and went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, continuing a recent trend. The game was effectively over when the White Sox capitalized on a Triston Casas fielding error on a potential inning-ending double play ball in the fourth, scored four off starter Sean Newcomb, and went up 6-0.<\/p>\n

In addition to Casas\u2019 miscue, the Red Sox had two errors on catchers\u2019 interference calls against Blake Sabol plus fielding errors on pitcher Josh Winckowski and center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. It was the first time the Red Sox have committed five or more errors since August 21, 2021 \u2014 a game Cora called \u201cembarrassing\u201d and unacceptable” in a fiery postgame session then. It\u2019s the first time since 1996 that the Sox have had 19 or more errors in 15 games to start a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t execute today. We didn\u2019t,\u201d said Cora. \u201cIt\u2019s not lack of energy. Energy comes from offense, and we didn\u2019t hit so it looks that way. Defensively, we had a chance to turn the double play, we didn\u2019t. The interferences, we have to be better at that. We have four or five already. We have to pitch better. Overall, that was a bad game for all of us. It\u2019s easy to turn the page because we know what we have to do: show up and play better.”<\/p>\n

Offensively, Boston\u2019s lineup has completely stalled since an 18-run outburst on Sunday night against the Cardinals. In five games against the Blue Jays and White Sox, the Red Sox have scored just nine runs (1.8 per game). Facing a relative unknown in 28-year-old Davis Martin on Friday, Boston again couldn\u2019t get anything going or capitalize on its chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a while,\u201d Cora said. \u201cWe\u2019ve just got to keep the line moving. That\u2019s the most important thing. And execute.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Red Sox, who had big preseason expectations after the offseason acquisitions of Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman, have been middling so far, and are now 7-8 through 15 games. The streaky Sox lost four of their first five, got hot with four straight wins against Baltimore and St. Louis, and then hit the wall again and have lost four of five. In an early stretch during which most of the club\u2019s games have been played in frigid weather, the group has looked tight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s execution now,\u201d Cora said. \u201cIt\u2019s not about potential and this and that. We have to execute.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite Friday\u2019s result, the Red Sox seem to have a good chance to stack some wins together in the coming days, with six of their next nine against a White Sox team that is once again projected to lose 100+ games in 2025. The turnaround might start as early as Saturday afternoon when Boston faces old friend Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez in the middle game of a three-game set.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a good week defensively at home, and this was a bad night defensively. A bad night overall,\u201d Cora said. We didn\u2019t hit, we didn\u2019t play defense, we didn\u2019t hit. Turn the page, be ready for tomorrow. But we\u2019ve got to be better.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to stay the course, too. You cannot panic. But at the same time, we\u2019ve got to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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