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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 […]
Should the Red Sox rest up for the playoffs or push to catch the Yankees?
Hello and happy Tuesday, folks. Hope you enjoyed your holiday. Today’s a regular day, and it’s one where our beloved Red Sox take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of California of the United States of North America of Planet Earth. First pitch at Fenway is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Here’s a question for […]
Red Sox beat preseason projections, but still need more home run power
Do you remember when the Red Sox weren’t gonna have any player in 2026 who would hit 20 home runs? I’m not gonna be gaslit by this by being told that I’m imagining things, because I know you remember this discourse leading up to Opening Day as well. FanGraphs’ ZiPS model said it themselves in […]
Red Sox 5, Angels 2: Labor Day win marks 5 in a row as Adley plays angles
Here’s how cursed the Angels remain, no matter the owners (for now): Brayan Bello started today’s game and went 5 innings with 7Ks and without allowing a run. The last time he did anything comparable to that at home this year was all the way back on May 22nd, when he shut out the Twins […]
Red Sox vs. Angels lineups: To the workers of the world
It being Labor Day, I’m going to do these lineups with the minimum amount of work in support of the comrades who got us here. How this differs from my normal lineups routine is unknown at this time. We will not be doing the work to investigate as such for reasons already explained. To the […]
After showing Orioles how sweep it is, Sox welcome Angels to Fenway Park
A sweep of the Baltimore Orioles was just what the medical team ordered for the Red Sox. The O’s had been hanging around the Wild Card for weeks – even through a selloff that included their starting catcher – while the Sox won 15 straight and 9 straight and put up an historic run since […]
Red Sox, Yankees, Rays jockeying for playoff position
Good morning! Gerrit Cole allowed three consecutive home runs to start yesterday’s game against the Padres. Thankfully for Cole, he’s actually used to this — he had already done it once before and is now the only pitcher in baseball history to have done it twice. Historic lolz, Gerrit! Kermit’s faceplant and the fact that […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias, Romy Gonzalez, Kristian Campbell all rake
Worcester, Game 1: L, 8-7 (BOX SCORE) Gage Ziehl put Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) on the board with a home run, but that was the only run he allowed in his five innings. The bullpen (Angel Bastardo and Tyler Samaniego) were not as lucky, as they got taken for a seven-run ride in the seventh. […]
Red Sox Pitching Dominates Orioles To Complete Four-Game Sweep
Sunday’s series finale between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles wasn’t a playoff game. It didn’t even carry playoff stakes; the Red Sox are all but locked into their spot. It did, however, play out like a game you might see in the postseason. Payton Tolle started the game for the Red Sox and […]
Payton Tolle Takes The Ball In Search Of A Sunday Sweep
The Baltimore Orioles are clinging to their playoff lives. They’ve dropped five straight games and sit three games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the final Wild Card spot, with two teams between them. With just 19 games remaining, they’ll need to turn things around in a hurry to sneak into the final spot. Unfortunately […]
From factories to MLB’s front offices — Labor Day on the cusp of baseball’s labor war
Although many Americans get the day off (respect to all in the retail, service, and other industries who don’t), Labor Day got its start in the ugly days of the Industrial Revolution, when days off were practically unknown. I don’t know if The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is still making the rounds as assigned reading, […]
Sonny Gray buries the birds behind seven shutout innings in 5-0 Red Sox win
There’s no way to guarantee Sonny Gray will pitch well when he takes the mound for the Red Sox in a postseason game at the end of the month. However, giving him extra rest going into the September stretch run and seeing him respond by pitching fantastic against a good lineup on the road fighting […]
Red Sox starter Sonny Gray returns to the mound to face Baltimore
The Red Sox enter tonight’s game against the Orioles with a 77-65 record, 12 games above .500. Sonny Gray, who hasn’t pitched in ten days, also enters tonight 12 games above .500 with a personal record of 16-4. It’s probably a bit strong to say the Red Sox would be a .500 team without Gray, […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias continues to hit
Worcester, Game 1: W, 6-4 (F/10) (BOX SCORE) (Continued in 9th inning from yesterday) Fans in Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) were treated to some extra baseball on Friday as beneficiaries of the game being called off in a gridlocked tie in the ninth. Vinny Capra’s home run in the top of the tenth made it […]
Where does Aroldis Chapman rank amongst all-time Red Sox closers?
Amidst the chaos of the final two innings Friday night, which included a man trying to fire up his own (sparse) crowd after their team hit into an inning-ending double play, and bullpens politely filing out of the same door to join a mini-fracas, something else quietly happened. Aroldis Chapman picked up his 399th career […]
What do the Red Sox have in prospect Jedixson Paez?
Ima Gun-Di. Garielvin Silverio. Jace Mataczynski. Salacious B. Crumb. Tobias Beckett. Jedixson Paez. Half of these are characters from the Star Wars universe; the other half are Boston Red Sox prospects. That doesn’t have much to do with the rest of this piece, but recent Red Sox call-up Jedixson Paez’s name starts with “Jedi” and […]
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