Red Sox Seek to Thwart Rival Yankees? Playoff Aspirations With Losses Despite Justin Turner?s Player-Coach Transition?to?Revive?Team

The Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox game was nothing short of a nail-biter. The game inclining toward the Red Sox’s win until the 9th inning made a 180-degree turn, thwarting their ulterior motive. This game’s?“good momentum”?changed the playoff landscape for more than just the Blue Jays and Red Sox.?

The rivalry between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees is so inherent that obstructing a win for the rival has become more important than winning the game itself. The Red Sox is probably on a mission to do just that. Despite Red Sox’s veteran?Justin Turner?taking on a new role to revive the team, they bit the dust on Saturday.?

Blue Jays Turned The Tables For The Boston Red Sox?

Despite the Red Sox having an upper hand for the majority of the game against the Blue Jays, they lost 4-3 in the Saturday match-up. The highlight of the game was in the 13th inning which brought the game to a close. The stellar walk-off infield single hit by second baseman and outfielder of the Blue Jays, Whit Merrifield, stood in the way of Boston?s chase to curb Yankees? at-large bid.?

The hopeful Merrifield said, ?At this point in the year, any win is going to be a good confidence boost. Hopefully it will be good momentum.?

While highlighting that the team has been performing this way for a while, the Red Sox manager Alex Cora said, ?Tough one. We pitched well, but we?ve got to figure out this hitting with men in scoring position, we?ve got to be better, it?s been going on for a while.?

While the Yankees work toward marking their spot in the wildcard, Blue Jays didn’t lose ground in the wildcard race. Toronto started the day half a game behind Seattle competing for the third spot in the wildcard.

Meantime, grappling to defeat the Blue Jays, Red Sox? Justin Turner?s at-bat at the beginning of the fourth inning is noteworthy. Turner?s contribution to Boston goes beyond the diamond.?

Justin Turner Transitions Into A New Role

While they were off the game, Justin Turner was seen wearing the coach-hat. An incredible player as he is the 38-Year-Old emits qualities of a true coach. Though BoSox has this gem of a player-coach, the team has been easy to defeat by arch nemesis, the New York Yankees.?

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This right-hander hitter’s traits are displayed as an unmatched resource in an attempt to revive the losing Red Sox. Turner may put in his all, but all would go a vain unless BoSox makes it statistically impossible for their rivals to make it to the playoffs. Only time will tell if they will succeed in thwarting the Yankees? aspirations.?

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