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No-Danger Ranger, Red Sox beat Royals 5-1
Were you worried about Ranger Suárez coming into this afternoon’s game? It’s okay to admit it if you were. Hell, it’s okay to still be worried a tad. The man put up a 5.70 ERA in the month of August, culminating in a no-show performance against the Yankees in what was the biggest series of […]
Red Sox try to break losing streak behind Ranger Suárez
It’s September and the Red Sox are heading to the playoffs. And yet a certain listlessness seems to have overtaken Fenway Park in recent days. With several players resting up with minor injuries while others work their way back into playing shape, it almost feels like a second spring training. The Sox aren’t charging into […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Willson Contreras drives in a pair, Tanner Houck throws three
Worcester: L, 4-1 (BOX SCORE) The WooSox fell to the IronPigs (Phillies AAA) in more of a game of circumstance than anything. For every good thing that happened, there was a counter. The team only walked once, but they only struck out six times. John Holobetz struck out seven and pitched into the sixth, having […]
How concerned are you about the Red Sox losing to bad teams?
Once the Red Sox lost the final game of the four game set at Yankee Stadium in late August, the team found themselves in a strange state of affairs. Four games behind the Yankees (five if you include the tiebreaker), they pivoted to getting healthy for October. The team is without six significant players who […]
Are the Red Sox better positioned for a playoff run in 2026 than in 2025?
The Red Sox continue to prepare for the inevitable when the regular season comes to an end: a return to Yankee Stadium in the Wild Card series for the second consecutive season. The Yankees have pulled further ahead for the top Wild Card spot in recent days, fueled by a series against the lowly Colorado […]
Gray Gets Tagged Early, Sox Can’t Complete the Comeback in 3-2 Loss to Royals
We said the Royals were pesky. They came in and proved it in Game 1. Kansas City beat the Red Sox 3-2 at Fenway Park on Friday night. Not a great start to a series that matters. The Royals had no business being three up through three innings in this ballpark against this team—and yet […]
Gray, Red Sox ready as Royals roll into Boston Friday
⚾️ First Pitch: 7:10pm EDT – Fenway Park, Boston, MA 📺 TV: NESN 📻 Radio: WEEI
Red Sox Minor Lines: Ahbram Liendo hits grand slam, Franklin Arias stays hot
Worcester Red Sox 7, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4 (BOX) The Woo Sox came out of the gate firing on Thursday night, putting up a five-spot in the top of the first inning in a 7-4 victory. Franklin Arias, Tyler McDonough, and Nathan Hickey all contributed RBI singles in the rally. Arias added another RBI single […]
The Dodgers promotion of Josue De Paula has Red Sox fans dreaming about Franklin Arias again
Good morning! Yesterday, the Los Angeles Dodgers called up their top prospect, Josue De Paula, as a replacement for Shohei Ohtani, who was placed on the IL due to injuries in both his knee and bicep and who is in danger of missing the playoffs. De Paula’s promotion has Red Sox fans once again wondering […]
The Royals come to Fenway to face the Red Sox’ playoff rotation
In 2024, the Royals were in the ALDS. Second place in the AL Central. In 2025 they fell to third, missed the playoffs. They were likely hoping to bounce back. Better health and maybe they’re right back in the mix? Nope. In 2026 they’re coming to Boston in last place in the AL Central with […]
What happens after the Red Sox sweep your team in 2026?
Since facing – and sweeping – the Yankees at Fenway Park from June 25th to June 28th the Red Sox have pulled out the broom a lot. Nine times in fact, including that kickoff sweep of New York. There were also two earlier sweeps of the Tigers (best not to look back at this one) […]
Red Sox News & Links: Willson Contreras to begin rehab assignment this weekend
No need to freak-out about Adley Rutschman missing last night’s game, the second game in a row he’s missed: it was a scheduled night-off and the team plans on getting him back into the lineup tomorrow. He did, however, receive a cortisone injection for his balky elbow, but the team says you shouldn’t freak out […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias reaches base four times
Worcester: W, 8-3 (BOX SCORE) While Jedixson Paez struggled to go far in Lehigh Valley against the IronPigs (Phillies AAA) some may wonder if him being pulled at exactly 60 pitches may signify some not too distant need to have him come up to toss another few innings soon, or at least give the club […]
Is Mickey Gasper going to make the Red Sox postseason roster over Connor Wong?
It’s a bit hard to imagine right now because Adley Rutschman’s only played 19 games in a Red Sox uniform (including just four of the last ten), but when the regular season ends, he’s the only man I’d expect to see behind the plate. Every inning, every game! Not only will the stakes be orders […]
How should the Red Sox set up their playoff rotation?
Yesterday, the Red Sox made what I consider to be a rather significant announcement in setting up their rotation for the upcoming weekend series against Kansas City: This matters because the Red Sox now have exactly 15 games left. That’s three perfect trips around the rotation when coupled with off days scheduled on the 14th, […]
Red Sox drop series behind timely Angels home runs
The Red Sox haven’t been super sharp in September, though they haven’t exactly needed to be. There shouldn’t be a ton of panic after the Angels took two of three in Boston with the 6-4 loss for the Red Sox in the rubber match. The magic number will fall. The team will be whole soon. […]
Jake Bennett takes ball in rubber match vs. Angels
TV: NESN First Pitch: 6:45 p.m. ET The Red Sox are within striking distance of dropping their magic number and securing a playoff spot over the next week or so. They can take another step if they can take the series from the Angels. Jake Bennett heads to the hill to get the rotation back […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Tanner Houck rehabs
Worcester, Game 1: L, 5-4 (BOX SCORE) With Greenville and Salem being done for the year, all eyes are on the teams closest to the Major Leagues as the Red Sox make a mad dash towards October. This year played out a bit differently, as many of the guys that may be able to make […]
Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello’s 2026 season is completely inexplicable
On a recent episode of Uncs on Lansdowne, the critical darling seldom featured on the Pod on Lansdowne podcast feed, host and Over The Monster editor Dan Secatore mentioned recently watching Tenet. If you’ve ever watched Tenet and claim to understand the plot, you’re a liar. If you haven’t watched Tenet, it’s a wildly confusing […]
How should the Red Sox use Tanner Houck?
Happy Wednesday, folks. Last night, Tanner Houck completed his first rehab assignment since undergoing Tommy John Surgery in August 2025. He threw 20 pitches, 8 for strikes, and allowed a run in 0.2 innings. Regardless of the results, getting back on the mound for the first time in two years is a step in the […]
Red Sox playoff opponents — who should they want to face?
The Boston Red Sox will be playing baseball in October. Who will they be playing? Where will the games take place? How long will their postseason run last? I can’t answer those questions, but we can take a look at the regular season schedule and take them into account when trying to answer the most […]
Detmers dominates deficient Red Sox in dud 6-1 loss to the Angels
Tomorrow marks the end of a stretch in which the Red Sox play 54 games in 56 days (dating back to July 17th), and I’m kind of thrilled about that because I’m extremely over these half baked games. Tonight in particular was just a bad combination of events. Reid Detmers, who has been outstanding since […]
The Red Sox look to extend their winning streak to six games against the Angels
Three things jump out about tonight’s lineup card against the Angels: 1) Patrick Sandoval will be on the mound. This is noteworthy because the Sox started Brayan Bello yesterday, and could’ve started Jake Bennett on normal rest tonight with Ranger Suarez also going on normal rest tomorrow. Instead, Bennett gets bumped back a day and […]
Red Sox News & Links: Injury updates on Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck
By now you’ve probably all seen the quote circulating online: “I mean, not [to be all] me, me, me, me, but I’ve done crazy things before. I’m not Joe Schmoe. I’ve done impressive things. I think that that would be a big ask for some people, but I don’t think it’s a crazy ask for […]
How do the Red Sox shrink their Magic Number?
The Boston Red Sox are 80-65 with a magic number of 10. The Blue Jays are 72-73, eight back. The Guardians are right there too, fighting the Blue Jays for the right to chase Boston. Seventeen games remain. The Red Sox recently swept Baltimore in four games to get here—outscoring the Orioles 15-6 over a […]
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