{"id":65739,"date":"2025-07-03T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65739"},"modified":"2025-07-03T06:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:55:07","slug":"boston-red-sox-roman-anthony-accepts-blame-that-plays-got-to-be-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65739","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox\u2019 Roman Anthony accepts blame; \u2018That play\u2019s got to be made\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Red Sox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-07-02175149968200023:41:22\">Updated: Jul. 02, 2025, 11:41 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-07-02175149910800023:31:48\">Published: Jul. 02, 2025, 11:31 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-7WSFYA7C6ZFLRKNEFHG2HEBUHU\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LWICJ23YLRCW7EO5APM33I5ZKY.jpg?auth=65756b42e94978ff3a81820856cb782682a237ca734feb70de41b857e43ae76e&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LWICJ23YLRCW7EO5APM33I5ZKY.jpg?auth=65756b42e94978ff3a81820856cb782682a237ca734feb70de41b857e43ae76e&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LWICJ23YLRCW7EO5APM33I5ZKY.jpg?auth=65756b42e94978ff3a81820856cb782682a237ca734feb70de41b857e43ae76e&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LWICJ23YLRCW7EO5APM33I5ZKY.jpg?auth=65756b42e94978ff3a81820856cb782682a237ca734feb70de41b857e43ae76e&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox\u2019 Roman Anthony accepts blame; \u2018That play\u2019s got to be made\u2019\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Red Sox&#8217; Roman Anthony reaches for a ball that fell between him and Marcelo Mayer for a hit by Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the eighth inning Wednesday. (Photo By Winslow Townson\/Getty Images)Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"RMEXVNS7BVHNHBC4XJAEO2NIOU\">BOSTON \u2014 Right fielder Roman Anthony accepted blame for letting a ball drop between him and second baseman Marcelo Mayer in shallow right field during Cincinnati\u2019s three-run eighth inning Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"53JFLEQFVZGYBMRCFJJPEDYHHU\">He also took responsibility for rushing a throw to second base.<\/p>\n<p id=\"E6UWNBBJJJDIVEYTZFRFYNSHKA\">The Red Sox lost 8-4 to the Reds here at Fenway Park after leading by three runs through six innings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6MFIPAVVWVDXLOVNI45LSB25PU\">Christian Encarnacion-Strand\u2019s 207-foot fly ball landed between Mayer and Anthony with runners at first and second base and one out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"FQVNPC33WNDMTIXO45D466EVCE\">Both runners held up to see if the ball would be caught. Anthony picked up the ball quickly and should have had an easy force-out at second base. But he overthrew second, loading the bases.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UV2SCABT2FEBPKZ4G22KF2XVGI\">\u201cJust bad communication on my end,\u201d Anthony said. \u201dI\u2019m the outfielder coming in. He\u2019s going back. And the ball just kind of stayed up. So I gotta make that play and gotta make that throw at the very least. But that one\u2019s on me. Just gotta call him off there as the right fielder, knowing that that\u2019s my priority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"4ZAZZK26YFGXDCASSJESFWTQAA\">Mayer also said he must do a better job of communicating.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Z553J3VCSBF2BDQXFLYIDWSDTA\">\u201cI know I was super close to the play,\u201d Mayer said. \u201cIt\u2019s a play that I think I should make every single time. But yeah, I think he just placed it really well and we\u2019ve got to do a better job of communicating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"VSVMZBX5RRCRTAK2IBVHHEZEFI\">Anthony didn\u2019t want to make any excuses after being asked if he had trouble gripping the baseball before throwing it to second base.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JX4ZOJ2VB5DKJK277NRTNHL7F4\">\u201cNo. I mean, it just can\u2019t happen,\u201d Anthony said. \u201cI just grabbed it and threw it. And gotta get under control there and at least get an out. So I\u2019m not blaming the grip. That play\u2019s got to be made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"6YF2GWU5VRA77GSKUAJ3NMUYWU\">Santiago Espinal followed with an RBI single that gave Cincinnati a 6-4 lead.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JM7DV6ULWRG7BGUN36GWLRKALU\">The Reds went ahead 8-4 moments later on Trevor Story\u2019s fielding error.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GSKK4VNXYJA5XHQYAPY7MX4DGM\">The Red Sox played the infield in with the bases loaded and one out. TJ Friedl\u2019s grounder went off Story\u2019s glove and Gavin Lux scored easily from third base.<\/p>\n<p id=\"P2JYC6SPCJDA7ITDR6JSKEPZGM\">Mayer backed up Story and fired the ball to third base, trying to cut down Encarnacion-Strand going from second to third. But Encarnacion-Strand had already rounded third base by the time Mayer threw it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NE5MF7BVVVETZBUZQFT3OFOQ3I\">Third baseman Abraham Toro\u2019s throw home was late. Encarnacion-Strand scored.<\/p>\n<p id=\"LNDIRLQETBBJFABQFWY7AAL5P4\">Catcher Connor Wong then threw late to third base as Espinal advanced from first to third base.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6PHCEKHY65DBFC6JUS2M6TZ3JM\">\u201cWeird play. Obviously Trevor got a really tough hop right there and it kicked the way that it did,\u201d Mayer said. \u201cI threw it to third and obviously Toro has his back to the play so he can\u2019t really see anything. But just a weird play. I don\u2019t know if I should have gone home. I kind of saw him peek back and check to see what I was going to do. And then when I threw it to third, I saw him break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"QMWHQ6J5INENVAQ5PPCV3VCECM\">Anthony\u2019s two mistakes, meanwhile, overshadowed a nice diving catch he made earlier in the game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2WVWO7ZMSRCR3A6IKGMONWTXFM\">\u201cJust gotta be better at the little things,\u201d Anthony said. \u201cYou can make all the great plays you want but those little plays late in the game are the ones that kind of sting the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\":Rrkaq6:\">\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>Red Sox\u2019 Alex Cora explains why he didn\u2019t pinch hit for Roman Anthony vs. lefty<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox reactions: Bad baserunning, ugly errors\/mistakes lead to loss<\/li>\n<li>MLB All-Star Game starters feature zero Red Sox players<\/li>\n<li>Boston Red Sox starter undergoes wrist surgery Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox take part in game that was \u2018weird,\u2019 \u2018strange\u2019 and ultimately, a win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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