James Shields was hit hard in Sunday's loss to the Red Sox, surrendering six runs on 11 hits over his five innings of work. Shields walked three while striking out five in the game. He surrendered a pair of home runs in the game, to Mike Aviles and Daniel Nava, and now has allowed 16 long balls in his 19 outings on the year. Shields is stuck in a bit of a funk right now, having allowed at least four earned runs and 10 or more hits in each of his last four starts. He'll look to get back on track when he takes on the Mariners at home on Friday.