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After Bauer threw seven scoreless innings, the Sox rallied to win in the ninth but Steverson gave his hitters \u201ca D-minus in terms of overall game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sox were playing the fifth in a stretch of 17 consecutive games Tuesday, a lengthy run that should benefit a team that is off to a very sluggish start. Steverson did cut Sox hitters some slack because of a quirky schedule to start the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNine of our first 11 games were day games, six on the road with [three] days off here and there,\u2019\u2019 Steverson said.\u00a0 \u201cThe consistency of play was not there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get in a rhythm right now where we play 17 straight games. All right let\u2019s go see now.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Sox ranked 12<sup>th<\/sup> in the American League in runs and 10<sup>th<\/sup> in on-base percentage through their first 12 games, big factors in a 5-7 record through Monday. Leadoff man Adam Eaton and executive vice president Ken Williams were among those who talked during spring training about how this lineup would grind out at-bats and be tough on pitchers, but Steverson isn\u2019t seeing enough of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m more concerned about some of the approaches as a whole,\u2019\u2019 Steverson said. &#8220;In the middle of a game, when we have a pitcher on the hook we have to keep him on the hook and not let him have easy innings. I know they know that. But if you want to beat teams you have to have quality at-bats and grind them out. Pitchers have to feel like they really have to pitch to this lineup and there have been a few games when pitchers didn\u2019t feel like they had to pitch to us because we were chasing out of the zone.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A case in point was against Bauer, known as an effectively wild right-hander whom the Sox had just seen last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching Bauer not throwing strikes and he got to the eighth? I mean, he\u2019s not throwing strikes,\u2019\u2019 Steverson said. \u201cHe can (be effectively wild) but he was just wild. He was throwing balls that we were swinging at that were not even on the plate. I understand that his motion is funky and all that but come on. We just saw him last week, it\u2019s not like \u2018Oh my god he\u2019s a surprise.\u2019 We just saw the guy.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A sizable chunk of the lineup are historically sub-par in April. Leadoff man Adam Eaton (.238 career average in April), No. 2 hitter Melky Cabrera (.274), Silver Slugger Award shortstop Alexei Ramirez (.251) and cleanup man Adam LaRoche (.224) lead the way.<\/p>\n<p>LaRoche was hitting .220, Ramirez .188 and Eaton was hitting .149 going into Tuesday\u2019s game. Eaton, a high-motor guy, admits he&#8217;s been pressing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody wants to get off to a good start,\u2019\u2019 Steverson said. \u201cWhen it doesn\u2019t happen, especially when you feel good like he does, it gets in your brain a little bit. He tried harder and really you need to back it down a little and he\u2019s put it in perspective. There is such a thing as feeling too good and trying to do too much.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Eaton seems to have a lot on his shoulders. He signed a $23.5 million contract extension during spring training, so there\u2019s the element of wanting to validate that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason I press is not individually,\u2019\u2019 Eaton said. \u201cIt\u2019s for a team and for a city. I want to win for the city. I think they are all excited about us. We want to put some wins on the board. 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