Red Sox 1, Astros 3: Series Squandered
Wasted, dissipated, frittered away
iMay 3, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter Roman Anthony (19) warms-up before batting against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | Eric Canha-Imagn Images Squandered is the word of the weekend. It means to waste resources or opportunities through negligence or inaction.
In this context, it means leaving runners on base at seemingly every turn. The Red Sox pitched a really good game today. Ranger Suarez threw four shutout innings before leaving the game with hamstring tightness.
Tyler Samaniego, Jovani Moran, Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman kept the Astros off the board, too. They played good defense as well, turning a few nifty double plays in the sixth and tenth innings to quell what looked to be big innings. Unfortunately, pitching and defense can only get you so far.
The team left 13 runners on base and only managed to score a single run on the afternoon. Some of that was due to poor batted ball luck; Roman Anthony smoked the ball on multiple occasions but only had one hit to show for it, for example. Winning 1-0 is possible, but it’s not possible to do consistently.