The Boston Red Sox aren’t getting much from their starting pitching, and it’s hurting them. Murphy struck Kurtz out on four pitches, and the Red Sox went on to win the game in the bottom half of the inning. According to Tim Healey of the Boston Globe, when the Red Sox sent Murphy to Triple-A Worcester in August, they wanted him to learn to throw a sinker to left-handed hitters. While the sinker might not suddenly vault Murphy into elite relief pitcher status, it gives him another weapon to use against left-handed hitters. The Red Sox need to score more runs in the final weeks of the season, there’s no doubt about that.