It is a riddle that has puzzled and mesmerized the human brain for centuries: What happens when an Immovable Object and Irresistible Force collide? Tuesday night, Fenway Park offered a dreary examination of the paradox by two sub-.500 disappointments.
The Red Sox returned from an impressive road series win in Cleveland, saddled with a worst-in-baseball home record of 9-19. Their guests: The Baltimore Orioles, who carried a 9-17 road record into Boston.
For the Red Sox and the 35,004 patrons in attendance at Fenway, the result proved frustratingly familiar. The Sox offense proved punchless in a 4-2 loss to the Orioles. At 9-20, the Sox are off to their worst start at Fenway since 1932, a deficiency that has dragged a team with the fourth-best road record in the AL (16-14) to a 25-34 overall mark and sole occupancy of the AL East basement.
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