Eduardo Rodriguez's jersey got stuck on his nose – he works furiously to pull it loose. (Jonathan Moore/Getty Images North America)

Eduardo Rodriguez added another chapter to a season of bizarre results, giving up 7 runs in the second inning to seal Boston’s fate. In the 10 starts since his May 28th debut, Rodriguez has held his opponent to two runs or less 7 times. In the other three games, he’s given up over 75% of his earned run total (22), with a disastrous inning of 6 runs or more in each game. It’s been all or nothing, and whether it’s the result of pitch-tipping or not, it’s become yet another maddening inconsistency on a team that’s already full of them.

Rodriguez wasn’t sharp in the first inning, but he got out of a 1st and 2nd situation when Pablo Sandoval caught a hard line drive and threw to 2nd for an inning-ending double play. He didn’t get so lucky in the second inning, giving up a single with 1 out and men on 1st and 2nd to make the score 1-0. But the shit really hit the fan after Hanley Ramirez misplayed a double in left field. It probably should have been caught, but it scored a run instead, and the floodgates opened from there, culminating in home runs by Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols. This has become something of a pattern for Rodriguez: defensive error plays part in utter collapse.

In any case, Noe Ramirez was brought in to relieve Rodriguez, and he got out of the inning, but the damage was done, and the Sox were down 7-0. Ramirez had an 18.00 ERA heading into this one, and he got it all the way down to 5.40 with 2 1/3 innings of work. However, the journey to that new number wasn’t pretty. Ramirez gave up 4 unearned runs in the 4th inning. He should’ve been out of the inning without any damage, but Sandoval committed an error, and the wheels that the Sox had glued onto the wagon came off from there. David Freese hit a three-run homer, and it was 11-1.

One, you say! How did the Sox get that one?! It’s the first run we’ve had in a week! Well, Mike Napoli singled in David Ortiz, who had led off with a single of his own. Victorino loaded the bases after the run scored with Boston’s fourth single of the inning, but both Hanigan and Mookie struck out to end the inning and the Red Sox’ last real chance of the game.

Not much more to say here. It was a blowout. Here’s hoping they steal the nightcap.

Notes:

• Devin Marrero recorded his first career major league hit after starting 2015 with an 0-6 streak.
• The Red Sox brought Blake Swihart back up from his rehab assignment and designated Sandy León for assignment. This is definitely a positive move for the Sox’ offense. A fact about León’s 2015 that I forgot to include in the catchers breakdown that I’m sure everyone read: he was 1 for 22 from the right side of the plate this year. I’m not sure the switch hitting was working for him.