May 21

PHI7
COL4
Final
CLE0
MIN0
Postponed
KC2
SF3
Final
LAA7
ATH5
Final
ARI3
LAD4
Final
CIN1
PIT3
Final
CHC2
MIA1
Final
BAL8
MIL4
Final
HOU4
TB8
Final
DET5
STL1
Final
SEA6
CWS5
Final
KC8
SF4
Final
CLE5
MIN1
Final
NYM5
BOS1
Final
ATL0
WAS0
Postponed
TEX3
NYY4
Final
SD0
TOR14
Final

May 22

PHI9
COL5
Final
LAA10
ATH5
Final
ARI1
LAD3
Final
TEX25-25
NYY29-19
MLBN @4:35 PM UTC
SD27-20
TOR24-24
MLBN @5:07 PM UTC
PHI31-18
COL8-41
NBCSP @7:10 PM UTC
LAA23-25
ATH22-28
NBCSCA @7:35 PM UTC
MIL24-26
PIT17-33
SNPT @10:40 PM UTC
CLE26-22
DET33-17
MLBN @10:40 PM UTC
ATL24-24
WAS22-27
MAS2 @10:45 PM UTC
BAL16-32
BOS25-26
MLBN @10:45 PM UTC

May 23

SEA28-20
HOU25-24
SCHN @12:10 AM UTC
MIL24-26
PIT17-33
SNPT @10:40 PM UTC
CHC30-20
CIN25-26
FDOH @10:40 PM UTC
SF29-21
WAS22-27
NBCSBAY @10:45 PM UTC
TOR24-24
TB23-26
FSUN @11:05 PM UTC
BAL16-32
BOS25-26
MLBN @11:10 PM UTC
LAD31-19
NYM30-20
ATV @11:10 PM UTC
CLE26-22
DET33-17
GDTV @11:10 PM UTC
SD27-20
ATL24-24
MLBN @11:15 PM UTC
TEX25-25
CWS15-35
KDAF @11:40 PM UTC

May 24

SEA28-20
HOU25-24
SCHN @12:10 AM UTC
KC28-23
MIN27-22
TWTV @12:10 AM UTC
ARI26-24
STL27-23
ATV @12:15 AM UTC
NYY29-19
COL8-41
YES @12:40 AM UTC
MIA19-29
LAA23-25
FDW @1:38 AM UTC
PHI31-18
ATH22-28
NBCSCA @2:05 AM UTC
KC28-23
MIN27-22
TWTV @6:10 PM UTC
ARI26-24
STL27-23
DBTV @6:15 PM UTC
MIL24-26
PIT17-33
SNPT @8:05 PM UTC
SF29-21
WAS22-27
NBCSBAY @8:05 PM UTC
SEA28-20
HOU25-24
SCHN @8:10 PM UTC
SD27-20
ATL24-24
FDSO @8:10 PM UTC
TEX25-25
CWS15-35
RASN @8:10 PM UTC
NYY29-19
COL8-41
YES @8:10 PM UTC
CHC30-20
CIN25-26
FDOH @8:10 PM UTC
BAL16-32
BOS25-26
FS1 @8:10 PM UTC
TOR24-24
TB23-26
FSUN @11:05 PM UTC
LAD31-19
NYM30-20
FOX @11:15 PM UTC
CLE26-22
DET33-17
FOX @11:15 PM UTC

Tomase: Barnes becoming a serious problem for Cora, Red Sox

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John Tomase and Lou Merloni react to the Red Sox walk-off grand slam against the Rangers on Monday and explain why, despite the excitement, fans should still have serious concern about how this team is playing right now.

The Red Sox have a Matt Barnes problem, and there's no obvious solution.

Closer may not seem like a priority in the midst of a long losing streak, when there are relatively few leads to protect. But for the Red Sox to make a legitimate playoff push, they'll need to sort out the ninth inning, where Barnes once again let them down on Monday.

The Red Sox are just 8-12 in August, and Barnes has factored into four of the losses, including a brutal four-day stretch when he allowed a walkoff homer to the Blue Jays, a go-ahead homer to the Blue Jays, and a four-run ninth to the Rays.

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His struggles continued on Monday when he failed to protect a 3-1 lead vs. the Rangers, allowing weak singles to a pair of sub-.200 hitters before Andy Ibanez rocketed a ground-rule double into the right field bullpen. The Red Sox ended up winning on Travis Shaw's walk-off grand slam in the 11th, but it hardly changed the disastrous turn Barnes' All-Star season has taken at the absolute worst time.

The question is, what can the Red Sox do about it? Manager Alex Cora didn't sound like a man with immediate answers on Monday night.

"We'll talk about it," he said. 'We'll see where we're at. Obviously there were two groundballs that we put a glove on them, and we didn't turn them into outs, but still, we'll keep looking at it, see where we're at, and go from there."

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Not exactly a ringing endorsement, and understandably so. Since recording his 24th save with a perfect ninth on Aug. 4 vs. the Tigers, Barnes has imploded. In six appearances since Aug. 7, Barnes owns a 15.75 ERA. He has allowed six hits and two homers in four innings while taking three losses, his ERA ballooning from 2.25 to 3.72.

Most disconcerting is the loss of the new Barnes and the return of the old Barnes. In April, he spoke enthusiastically of how he had abandoned two traditional hallmarks of his approach -- working slowly and nibbling -- in favor of an increased tempo and a focus on attacking the strike zone.

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He opened eyes by throwing first-pitch strikes to 18 of the first 20 batters he faced this season. An aggressive Barnes was better than the one who admitted hoping he could throw three strikes before four balls.

But this month, Barnes's pace has slowed considerably, and he has resumed nibbling. Since his struggles began in earnest against the Blue Jays on Aug. 7, Barnes has thrown just 16 of 26 first-pitch strikes, and a couple of those were hit a mile. Marcus Semien launched one for a walk-off homer, and Vladimir Guerrero sent another 409 feet to dead center, where Kiké Hernández robbed him of extra bases by leaping against the fence.

It's not just that Barnes is nibbling. When hitters connect, they're doing more damage, too. He has allowed six balls with exit velocities of over 100 mph this month, topped only by the seven he permitted in April while facing 50 batters instead of August's 29.

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If Cora wants to make a change in the ninth, even a temporary one that allows Barnes to catch his breath, he doesn't exactly boast plentiful options.

Setup man Adam Ottavino has walked five in 7.1 innings this month, lefty Josh Taylor has been abysmal, fellow lefty Darwinzon Hernandez is injured, righty Hirokazu Sawamura has battled some arm soreness, and Monday's victor, right-hander Garrett Whitlock, remains on a twice-a-week schedule.

None are perfect fits for the ninth inning, and even if one does move, it creates a hole elsewhere. It feels like it's Barnes or bust, and he needs to figure it out.

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