Sonny Gray Reveals What Derailed Him In Rough Outing Vs. Former Team

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The Boston Red Soxaren't having a good time at Target Field this week.

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After watching Garrett Crochet endure the worst start of his career in Monday's series opener against the Minnesota Twins, Sonny Gray was unable to stop the bleeding on Tuesday, resulting in a 6-0 defeat for the scuffling Red Sox.

Gray stumbled against his former team, allowing five runs on nine hits and one walk in four innings. He struggled with his control, throwing only 51 of his 93 pitches for strikes, yielding two home runs and recording just one strikeout in his worst start of the year so far.

The three-time All-Star was hard on himself after the game, taking the blame for his first defeat of the season in his candid postgame interview with NESN.

"They just beat me... I just couldn't focus as well as I needed to. That's what it felt like the most," Gray admitted. "I knew I didn't have it... I wasn't good at all, and they just made me pay."

Despite not feeling mentally or physically sharp, Gray tried to power through it and "compete." Unfortunately, the Twins' offense was relentless and he wasn't able to, resulting in another long night for Boston's bullpen.

"I just didn't feel like myself... I just didn't have it," Gray acknowledged. "I kept trying to find it... I guess I just got beat."

While Gray wasn't himself on the mound, it didn't matter much. The Red Sox got shut out and weren't able to get anything going offensively, so they were doomed regardless of how well he pitched.

Boston will try to salvage the series finale and avoid getting swept for the second time this season behind Connelly Early on Wednesday. The Red Sox could really use some length from Early after getting just 5 2/3 innings from their starting pitchers over the last two games combined.

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