Terry Francona Remains Hopeful That Matt Albers Can Return to Form

A few weeks ago, when Matt Albers began to struggle, Red Sox manager Terry Francona insisted upon his desire to stick with his once-dominant right-hander. While Albers continues to get hit hard, Francona remains hopeful that one of the stalwarts of the bullpen for the season's first four months can rediscover his form. "Sometimes, for whatever reason, you go through ruts or things don't go well," Francona said Saturday. "If you look up at the end of the year and his ERA's a little higher because he had that one stretch, that doesn't necessarily mean he can't be that guy...