Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been proclaiming recently that he didn't think his team was far from putting good baseball together following a dismal stretch of games. Those days of optimism appear to be dwindling after Boston's latest setback.

Alex Cora Assigns Blame After Red Sox’s Loss to Angels originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Angels (28-32) are on the verge of sweeping the Boston Red Sox (29-34) after Tuesday's 4-3 win in 10 innings. Alex Cora's squad out-hit Los Angeles 10-8, but they also had three errors.

The Red Sox have a slew of issues, but high atop the list is a real lack of production from the team's starting pitchers.

The San Diego Padres are badly in need of a left fielder and have set their sights on Jarren Duran of the Boston Red Sox, according to a new report.