While some of this bad luck in losing close games will even out over the long haul, you can see why this team is not meant to win in the playoffs. Too many meaningless solo homers, no range in the infield, Valverde's inability to keep the ball away from the middle of the plate, very poor pitch recognition [[Boesch, Young, Raburn), and no team speed means you have to bunch 3 hits to score a run. Cabrera is slumping and will come around but nobody is missed more than Victor Martinez. How many times did he come through in tight games last year? Drew Smyly has been unbelievable but we have one win to show for it.