Facing elimination, Boston’s bats went ice cold in a Game 3 loss to the Yankees in the Bronx.

Walpole native Cam Schlittler tossed a gem, striking out 12 batters and not allowing a walk in eight shutout innings, as the Red Sox only had one baserunner reach second base in a 4-0 loss. Alex Cora’s team was far from crisp in the field defensively as well.

So what did the pundits think of the Game 3 loss? And where do the Red Sox go from here?

Here’s what they’re saying nationally:

The Athletic

Ken Rosenthal: “What’s this? Aaron Boone isn’t an idiot? Game 1 of the Wild Card Series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox produced an all-too familiar narrative. Alex Cora, genius. Boone, dummy. Yankees fans, with their team one loss from elimination, were ready to bare their fang

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