“On the other hand, our bats have gone quiet at the wrong time, our defense has not been where it needs to be, and of course, we’ve suffered the loss of guys like Trevor and Triston and Tyler O’Neill now going down. So, that’s not an excuse. It’s on us to stay healthy. That’s part of competing,” he continued. “We’re right at the .500 mark here, 56 games or whatever it is into the season. Got 100-plus games to go. So, we need to get hot. We need to continue to pitch the way we have and start getting guys on base and scoring more runs. But I don’t think we’ve over-performed. I think, if anything, we’ve under-performed just given the talent and the competitiveness in that clubhouse.”

Andrew Bailey has really helped transform the pitching staff, but the Red Sox have struggled to hit with runners in scoring position — something that also plagued them last year. Going into Thursday’s game, the Red Sox sit in third place in the American League East and a game ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays in the standings.

There’s still plenty of baseball left to be played, and the Red Sox will only begin to get healthier with the impending returns of Casas and Tyler O’Neill — who landed on the injured list this week with knee inflammation.

Boston can begin a new win streak after dropping the finale against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday when it begins a new series with the Tigers at Fenway Park on Thursday night.