Pedroia: Red Sox 'lost who we are' in Cleveland

Where have the Boston Red Sox gone?

Dustin Pedroia would like to find out. The former AL MVP was at a loss for words while trying to explain his team's lackluster performance in Game 2 of their ALDS series against the Cleveland Indians, which moved Boston just one defeat away from elimination.

"I think we lost who we are," Pedroia told reporters at Progressive Field, according to Tim Britton of the Providence Journal. "We're the Boston Red Sox. We need to go out there and play the game. We should dictate the tempo of the game and how everything should be played.

"The last couple of days, they did that and we didn't."

Indeed, the Red Sox have looked nothing like the 93-win team that set offensive records during the past few days in Cleveland. The best offense in baseball left 14 of 16 runners in scoring position in the first two games, and only got one runner to third base Friday. It wasn't much better in the field, where the team was plagued by miscues and errors, including a routine ground ball that Pedroia let slip underneath his glove.

"We're getting our asses beat," said designated hitter David Ortiz.

Though they're staring at a sudden end to their season, the Red Sox are optimistic that a little home cooking will do them good. Cleveland has been a force at Progressive Field, and Boston enjoys considerable success at Fenway Park. With the Indians starting Josh Tomlin - who allowed a major-league-high one walk per nine innings pitched and owned a 4.40 ERA in the regular season - the possibility of getting back into the series is there, and Pedroia knows it.

"It's not over yet," Pedroia said. "It's not over. You gotta beat us three times, not two.

"Those are great pitchers. We've just got to find adjustments and find a way."