I’ve definitely said that the Sox have hit rock bottom at various points in the season. But this really might be it. 14-6 is a pretty ugly score. In fact, it’s too ugly to really get bogged down in, so to avoid sending myself into a spiral of depression, I’m going to keep this one light.

It didn’t start out too well for Eduardo Rodriguez (whose ERA is now a no-longer-impressive 4.83), as he gave up Dee Gordon’s 6th career home run to make it 1-0. David Ortiz, however, led off the second inning with a solo shot of his own to tie the game at 1.

Rodriguez, unfazed by Ortiz’s attempt to be competitive, promptly walked the leadoff hitter and allowed three consecutive hits, including a triple by catcher J.T. Realmuto, to make it 3-1, Marlins. Dee Gordon would sacrifice Ichiro home to make it 4-1 by the time Rodriguez got out of the inning.

To their credit, Boston battled back from this deficit. The 4th inning saw Xander Bogaerts score, but the run unfortunately came on a double play ball from Rusney Castillo, one of three double plays grounded into by the Red Sox on the day. They even managed to get Marlins pitcher Adam Conley out of the game before he qualified for the win. Brock Holt singled in Jackie Bradley, Jr. from second base (Bradley had gotten there on a single and a two-strike bunt from Rodriguez), and Bogaerts slashed a double to right field off reliever Kyle Barraclough to score Holt from first to tie the game.

And then came the Red Sox’ worst defensive inning of the year. Let’s break this down, shall we?

Eduardo Rodriguez pitching. Single. Single. Single. Triple. 3 runs score.

Ryan Cook (came into the game with a sturdy 8.44 ERA, left with a slightly less good 14.29 mark) pitching. Single. Stolen base. Strikeout. Infield single (Xander really biffed this one, checking on the runner going to third instead of just throwing Gordon out at first). Stolen base. Single. Single. 3 runs score.

Robbie Ross, Jr. pitching. Fly out. Infield single. GRAND SLAM. Ground out. 4 runs score.

So all in all, 13 batters, 10 runs, 0 chance of redemption.

Ortiz hit a two-run home run in response in the top of the 7th. He was probably just angry. It meant much more to him personally than it did to the team, as it was the 491st of his career.

Tommy Layne, he of the 1.46 WHIP, is back from Pawtucket and pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk.

All in all, not such a great trip to Florida.