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Red Sox Minor Lines: Miguel Bleis hits another home run
Worcester: W, 3-1 (BOX SCORE) There wasn’t a whole lot of offense on either side of the WooSox/Mud Hens (Tigers AAA) series finale, but Vinny Capra set the tone for Worcester with his eighth home run of the season. The ship was steered correctly for four innings by Patrick Sandoval, who had the most productive […]
If the Red Sox are going to go on the run Craig Breslow’s been calling for, now is the time
Have you seen Dune: Part Two? Excellent picture; that and its predecessor are both well worth your time. I feel like I’m a bit of a Dune fraud since I haven’t read the books, but Denis Villeneuve’s series has been awesome so far. I digress. In the sequel, without giving too much away, Paul Atreides […]
Could this, finally, be the turning point of the Red Sox season?
Hello and happy Monday, folks. What a weekend it was in Boston; no matter how poorly we’re doing, it’s always nice to drop a turd in the Yankees’ punch bowl. As awesome as a four-game sweep of those pricks from the Bronx is, forgive me if I’m not exactly sold on the idea of this […]
Red Sox Walk Off Yankees In Ten Innings To Clinch Series Sweep
This baseball game had a lot of things that most baseball games don’t have. Here’s a list of those things. 1. A No-Hit Bid Sonny Gray took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. He had everything working for him. His fastball and cutter each held strike rates over 80%, while his sweeper and curveball returned […]
Romy Gonalez Returns In Red Sox Series Finale Versus Yankees
Romy Gonzalez is a good baseball player. He was one of the best hitters in baseball against left-handed pitchers last season. His 162 wRC+ against southpaws last season was ninth-best among qualifiers. Tonight, he makes his return for the Red Sox against Carlos Rodon on the Yankees. While he’s not the flashiest name, it should […]
With Marcelo Mayer on IL, Red Sox promote infielder Tsung-Che Cheng
Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Tsung-Che Cheng. If you’re asking where Cheng geographically calls home, that would be Pingtung County, Taiwan. Cheng, who turns just 25 next month, hit .333, walked 5 times and stole 4 bases without getting caught in the World Baseball Classic while playing for the Taipei […]
Rearranging the Sock Drawer: Who could the Red Sox get in an Aroldis Chapman trade?
For the next few weeks we’ll be doing some theorizing on optimal returns at the trade deadline as the Red Sox look to do another tear down amidst a hopeless season. This week, we kick things off with the flamethrowing closer Aroldis Chapman. Ah, rumors. Chris Cotillo heard it from a veteran scout this week: […]
The Yankees, hilariously, fall to the Red Sox for the third game in a row
Everyone can beat the Red Sox at home, right? They can’t hit there. They make costly mental errors. They’ve won won just 15 games at their home ground in the Fens, the lowest number of any team in the league. All of this makes it grandly hilarious that the one team they apparently can beat […]
Red Sox go for three in a row against Yankees as Marcelo Mayer heads to IL
Taking a series from the Yankees doesn’t save the season. But, damn, it feels good. After Payton Tolle dominated on the mound last night, the Sox can keep the good vibes going this afternoon behind Jake Bennett, who is coming off the best outing of his young career, having struck out nine Rockies through six […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Miguel Bleis homers twice as everyone loses
Worcester: L, 1-13 (BOX SCORE) Before many were in their seats at Polar Park, Seth Martinez had already been tagged for a home run and five runs from the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers AAA) and it didn’t get any less ugly from there. Noah Song also gave up five runs in relief, and the WooSox […]
The Red Sox failure to retain Kyle Schwarber is still felt today
Given the disaster the Red Sox have gotten themselves into this season, let’s take a look back on how the ballclub could have been in a better position to compete, both in 2026 and other recent seasons with just two playoff appearances in the 2020s. Boston currently ranks last in baseball with just 67 home […]
Payton Tolle Puts on a Show as Red Sox Stymie the Yankees, 6-1
Holy crap. Payton Tolle was flat-out brilliant Friday night at Fenway—seven innings, one hit, zero runs, seven strikeouts. Five perfect frames. The Yankees lineup managed just three hits for the entire game. THREE. Goldschmidt, Bellinger, Chisholm—a combined 0-for-11. The one guy who got to Tolle at all was Spencer Jones with a single in the […]
Tolle tries to tackle Yankees in Friday night clash
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Red Sox Minor Lines: Brayan Bello rebounds
Worcester: L, 2-3 (F/10) (BOX SCORE) Brayan Bello’s third outing following his demotion to Triple-A went much more smoothly than his second. He struck out six, allowing just one run on 85 pitches, and while he still had a bit of trouble finding the zone, landing just 54 of those for strikes, he walked just […]
Red Sox News & Links: Sox unlikely to deal Jarren Duran at trade deadline?
Marcelo Mayer has had an ugly first full season in the big leagues. Ironically, the Red Sox general, season-long suckitude has helped him fly under the radar. If the Sox were playing well, his spot in the lineup would probably be a major topic of controversy; but as it is, he’s just one of a […]
Can Caleb Durbin be part of the next Red Sox core?
During the first two months of the season, it was no secret that Caleb Durbin’s performance at the plate was one of, if not the biggest reason, for the Red Sox’ struggles. The transition from Rafael Devers to Alex Bregman to Caleb Durbin was understandably not well-received by the Sox fanbase; the epitome of Craig […]
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry enters a new, uncertain era
Out and about in Seattle Wednesday morning and wearing my Red Sox cap, I was stopped by a guy in a Yankees cap. He passed me and walked around so he could face me. By then he’d already made it weird, but he also tipped his cap, and attempted to bond with me over both […]
Red Sox 6, Yankees 3: Caleb Durbin takes advantage of the Yankees self-destructing
Good news! Apparently whatever ailment preventing the Red Sox from playing competent baseball at Fenway Park this year is contagious. The New York Yankees may have the best record in the American League, but tonight they put on a total clown shown and gifted away a rather amusing victory with a big, fat bow on […]
Yankees vs Red Sox: Cam Schlittler vs Connelly Early
If you purchased a ticket to this game months ago, my condolences. Red Sox vs. Yankees is supposed to resemble a clash of titans, but instead, the Red Sox have been such an embarrassment they’ve fallen through the cellar floor and might as well be in a different hemisphere than New York (15.5 games back […]
Red Sox welcome Yankess to Fenway Park as team falls into abyss
Sunday July 9th, 2006 was last day before the All-Star Break. The Red Sox were 53-32 entering that game. First place in the AL East. They won the first two games against the Chicago White Sox 7-2 and 9-6. Up 3-2 in the 9th, closer Jonathan Papelbon came in for the save. He blew it, […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Dylan Brown dominates for the Drive
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Worcester Red Sox 4 (BOX) The WooSox got out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Wednesday against the Mud Hens (DET), thanks to a two-run double from Allan Castro. The pitching was unable to hang on, though, with starter Raymond Burgos allowing four runs (three earned) in four […]
What is the worst you’ve ever felt about the Red Sox in the big picture?
For me, the 2026 Red Sox experience is orders of magnitude worse than 2012 or 2020 when you consider what surrounds it. If you’re going straight by how long we’ve had to go with little to no meaningful baseball after July each year, I think there’s a pretty solid argument to be made that it […]
The curious case for letting Craig Breslow run the Red Sox through the trade deadline
Amid the flaming trainwreck that is the 2026 Red Sox season, there’s this very odd side note to consider: The Red Sox actually had a pretty solid offseason. Now, “pretty solid offseason” is intentionally vague and highly subjective, but work with me here. As we approach the season’s halfway point, it’s worth exploring the moves […]
Red Sox let another late lead slip to Rockies, finish with .500 road trip
The Red Sox probably should’ve swept the lowly Colorado Rockies (though they’re pretty close to the same category these days). They should’ve at least won the series. They couldn’t even do that. Ranger Suárez struck out nine batters in six innings with solid run support. Instead of returning home to Fenway this weekend with a […]
Ranger Suárez takes the ball in search of winning road trip
TV: NESN First Pitch: 3:10 p.m. ET The Red Sox should be playing for a sweep of the Rockies in the series finale, but we’ll finally let go of a rare Aroldis Chapman dud from Monday night. Boston got an exceptional start from Sonny Gray with 11 strikeouts in Tuesday’s win and could see another […]
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