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Happy Marathon Monday
Hello and happy Monday, folks. Happy Marathon Monday, to be specific. A huge shoutout to all of those who will be running in the marathon today, and another huge shoutout taking the time to go out and cheer everybody on. Patriots Day is a special day here in the Bay State—go on and have a […]
Red Sox 2, Tigers 6: Panic Button?
Coming off the worst start of his career, Garrett Crochet surrendered five runs over five innings on Sunday. Is it time to worry? Yes, but also no. Crochet got off to a rocky start. After two quick outs, he gave up back to back doubles to open the scoring. I was driving during the top […]
Game 21: Tigers at Red Sox, Garrett Crochet battles both Detroit and the weather
After getting absolutely annihilated in his previous start on Monday in Minnesota to the tune of 11 runs in just 1.2 innings, Garrett Crochet is set to retake the mound today and convince us all that everything will be fine as far as he and his health are concerned. Unfortunately, he won’t just be battling […]
The Red Sox season is early, but disappointment already runs deep
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” — Alexander Pope Red Sox Nation expected quite a bit from the 2026 season, so this funk we’re in feels particularly brutal. It’s a sad state of affairs when disappointment settles in, like a thick bank of fog, even before mid-April has rolled around. […]
Putting the 2026 Red Sox into the Mario Universe
Last Sunday after the Red Sox’s 9–3 win over the Cardinals, Trevor Story gave one of the more entertaining quotes about his new teammate Willson Contreras: “Just look at him. They’re very similar in stature. Real strong and he’s got that presence about him, that Bowser presence. He’s got the intensity. “I’ve never seen a […]
Tigers 4, Red Sox 1: It’s Tarik Skubal
One of the unfortunate side effects that we experience in this current era of prestige TV is that it’s all too easy to forget about a great show after it ends. I’m not talking about the Mad Men and Sopranos types of prestige TV shows, the ones that stick around long enough that they firmly […]
Tigers at Red Sox with Tarik Skubal on the hill; Lineups, TV Info
Well, it was a good thing the Sox won last night, because it’s going to be a tough one this afternoon. The Sox take on Tarik Skubal, who received a big early boost in the Cy Young race when Garrett Crochet got rocked earlier this week. Of course, Skubal doesn’t really need the help, as […]
Meet new Red Sox pitcher Jack Anderson
Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Jack Anderson. The Red Sox have had to go to the 40-man roster earlier in the season than they would have liked, to the tune of bringing four guys up from Worcester so far, three of whom have made their Major League debut (four total […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias homers again
Worcester, Game 1: L, 2-4 (BOX SCORE) Jake Bennett, who had his start derailed by a day due to rain, continues his hot start to 2026. He now has 16 1/3 innings with just one run earned, and continued that with three innings of shutout ball. However, neither that or the okay relief work was […]
The astonishing absurdity of all seven Red Sox walk-off wins in the Fenway greens
You know how sometimes you hear a statistic that feels so outrageous you have have to dig into the details and verify it yourself? Well, Chris Cotillo dropped one of those last night when he tweeted this after the Red Sox 1-0 win in ten innings: Now let’s be clear, the Red Sox don’t always […]
Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 F/10: Walk-off Greens do it again
This is the sixth walk-off in the Fenway Greens in their season+ lifetime and that’s kind of absurd. They must be made of magic. Did the offense look absolutely inept against Casey Mize? Yeah, Mize mowed this lineup down for seven innings. Thankfully, Ranger Suárez was on par if not better, creating one of the […]
Game 19: Red Sox vs. Tigers – Suárez vs Mize
Maybe the greens will change the mojo of this team? Pretty please with a cherry on top? ⚾️ First Pitch: 7:15pm ET —Fenway Park, Boston, MA 📺 TV: Apple TV 📻 Radio: WEEI
Series Preview: Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
After a disappointing .500 road trip, the Red Sox head home to host two tough opponents: the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. First up are the Tigers. In their favor, the AL East is still close. Boston trails the Tampa Bay Rays by just 4.0 games. They are just 2.5 games out of […]
Red Sox News & Links: Did the Sox put too much pressure on Roman Anthony?
The Red Sox are officially “not worried” about Garrett Crochet after the worst start of his career earlier this week. “The greatest pitchers in baseball have tough days, and that’s OK,” said pitching coach Andrew Bailey. “I think we have to recognize, too, that these guys are human, and sometimes baseball is baseball. It’s a […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Juan Valera leaves early with elbow injury
Bowling Green Hot Rods 9, Greenville Drive 8 (BOX) Unfortunately, the story of the day in this one was Juan Valera’s elbow. After beginning to pop up on top-100 MLB prospect lists, Valera left the game after one inning with inflammation in his pitching elbow. Chris Cotillo has more detail here. Valera was off to […]
Today on OTM: The American League is upside down
Not sure if anyone has looked at the American League standings in the past 24 hours, but the following three teams are leading their divisions: Tampa Bay Rays (11-7): winners of six straight Minnesota Twins (11-8): winners of 8-of-10 Sacramento Athletics* (10-9): winners of 8-of-11, tied for first with the Texas Rangers *(I’m calling them […]
Four Garrett Crochet-Tarik Skubal thoughts before Red Sox-Tigers four-game clash
Good news: Red Sox fans get to watch the two best starting pitchers in the American League this weekend when the Detroit Tigers come to town. Bad news: The pitchers miss each other by one game and Boston must find a way to beat the two-time defending Cy Young Award winner. Garrett Crochet and Tarik […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Gage Ziehl saves the day
Worcester: L, 3-5 (BOX SCORE) This game may have had a totally different outcome if the WooSox simply left fewer men on base, especially later on. A total of 14 were left stranded in the midst of 11 walks by Sounds (Brewers AAA) pitchers. It also didn’t help that the WooSox found themselves quickly down […]
There’s a shortstop battle brewing for the Red Sox between Marcelo Mayer and Trevor Story
If there’s one recent play that sums up Trevor Story’s slow slide defensively at shortstop, I’d argue it’s this one from Monday night: Simply put, he doesn’t have the range he once did. It’s not so bad he can’t get to this ball at all, but it’s also slipped enough so that he can’t get […]
How does the outfield logjam play out inside the Red Sox clubhouse?
One of my favorite things in life as I age in this overly automated, data-driven world is watching how differently things turn out when human beings enter a situation after it was projected to go a certain way on paper. And let me be clear; I say this as a complete baseball nerd who spends […]
Red Sox 9, Twins 5; Boston swings to salvage finale
The Red Sox broke out the bats in need of a response from Tuesday’s shutout loss. A big day for Trevor Story (5 RBIs) helped Boston earn a 9-5 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Red Sox avoided the sweep against the best team in the American League so far. Here are three takeaways from […]
Game 18: Red Sox at Twins; Boston shuffles lineup, looks to avoid sweep
TV: NESN First Pitch: 1:40 p.m. ET Well, this series couldn’t have started any worse. Red Sox starters gave up 15 earned runs in the first two games, thanks to disastrous starts from Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray. Boston’s lineup also got shutout for the first time this season and is lacking momentum entering Wednesday […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Patrick Sandoval struggles again
Worcester: L, 4-9 (BOX SCORE) “Struggling” out of the gate seems relative now with consecutive poor performances by Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray, but Patrick Sandoval doesn’t quite seem ready to rejoin the Major League roster in a few weeks (due to being a pitcher, he gets a month of rehab time.) He struck out […]
What’s one move you want the Red Sox to make right now?
Good morning! After another ugly loss last night, the Red Sox once again find themselves as the worst team in baseball. It’s still April, and no one is getting fired yet, nor do I think anyone is getting demoted. But surely the Sox need to do something, right? So what one move would you make […]
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras leads the league in HBP
When Mick Abel hit Willson Contreras, the first baseman joined Yandy Diaz, Dillon Dingler, Connor Nordy, and Isaac Paredes to lead all of MLB with four hit by pitches. So far in the season, Contreras has been hit once each by the Reds, Brewers, Cardinals, and Twins. Contreras has had a mixed bag with HBPs. […]
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