In the bottom of the fifth inning at Progressive Field on Sunday, Masataka Yoshida lost a fly ball in the sun that resulted in the Guardians tying the game before taking the lead one batter later. Two innings later, Yoshida helped make up for that mishap with a go-ahead two-run single off Tim Herrin that was part of a six-run rally that helped push the Red Sox to a 9-4 win and also secured a much-needed series win. “He took some great at-bats,” Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said. “You can’t catch what you can’t see. He didn’t look like he saw it off the bat. He was coming toward the dugout while the ball was going toward the pole. But it happens.” After the game, Yoshida confirmed he never saw the ball, which landed about five feet away from him in the left field corner. It had an expected batting average of just .100 (though it did come off the bat at 102.7 mph). At the time, it looked like rotten luck for the Red Sox. Not only did it tie the game at three, but it also meant that Ranger Suarez needed to throw more pitches to get out of the inning. “That would have been the second out and could have led to another quick one where he could have gone out for another \[inning\
