 because they did have sort of a surplus of shortstops. He's in the last year of a free agent deal. They really probably can't afford to pay him, although anything's possible with the Padres. But with the deals they've already given out to all the pitchers and Zander and Machado and Tatis, the 1-0, chopped toward third. Devers backhands. He will throw to second to end the inning. And a nice job by Pavetta to work around the bloop. No score after an inning and a half. Sox and Pods in the Shaws and Star Market. WEI, Red Sox Radio Network.