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Will the Red Sox get back to .500 this year?
Good morning! Did Jarren Duran’s three-run shot in the ninth last night feel surreal to anyone else or was that just me? I had forgotten that teams were allowed to score late-inning insurance runs. The Red Sox scored more than three runs for the first time in nine games last night. It was just the […]
Red Sox 7, Royals 1: Boston receives a mountain of gifts in the flat countryside of Kansas City
Every once in a while, you get a night where you have to tip your cap to the opponent. It might stem from a stellar pitching performance, a buttoned down operation in all phases of the game, or a bunch of clutch hits piled together. When you play 162 of these things, it’s going to […]
Game 48: Red Sox at Royals — Will Ranger Suarez get any run support?
There’s a pair of ghastly statistics relevant to the Red Sox offense and this matchup that are so absurd, they almost sound fake. Ahead of this evening’s middle game in Kansas City, the baseball gods are trying to do everything in their power to give poor Ranger some runs. Specifically, they sent Kris Bubic, the […]
Red Sox News & Links: An injury setback for Roman Anthony
This is going to be something we’ll be keeping an eye on all season, isn’t it? Yesterday, fourteen days after suffering what was hoped to be a minor wrist injury back on May 4, Roman Anthony once again swung a bat. It did not go well, and Anthony’s progression is going to be slowed down. […]
The Red Sox are starting to play like the team they’re modeled after — the Rays
Throughout their history, the Boston Red Sox have notoriously done damage at the plate. It’s pretty difficult to find an era in which they didn’t have mashers — or at least long, sustained periods where they ranked among the best in baseball at putting runs on the board. Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr were the […]
What’s the most uncharacteristic Red Sox performance you remember?
Last night in the Red Sox 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, Masataka Yoshida hit a triple and threw out a runner at the plate. When I think about Masataka Yoshida, hitting triples and throwing runners out at the plate aren’t things that come to mind. In fact, it was his first of each […]
Red Sox 3, Royals 1: Where there’s a Willson, there’s a way, son
One cannot tell the complete history of the Boston Red Sox without considering the game they played tonight, Monday, May 18, 2026. I mean, one can, but they’d be doing the team a disservice. Tonight’s game counted and the record should reflect that. It doesn’t matter how wack the team has been and should be […]
Red Sox at Royals lineups: Do the earlier birds get the win?
Hello again, friends! It’s time to watch the Red Sox flail away once more on a Monday, this time in Kansas City, where the game has been moved up by 30 minutes to hopefully avoid bad weather, now boasting a 7:10 EDT start time. On the bright side, Sonny Gray, one of the team’s best […]
Tonight’s Red Sox and Royals game will be in a race against a severe line of storms
Tonight’s game between the Red Sox and Royals has already been moved up by 30 minutes, and for good reason. Originally scheduled for a 7:40pm (eastern time) first pitch, we’re not set to go at 7:10pm eastern. Why you ask? Well, let’s just say Mother Nature is cooking up a whopper in the central Great […]
Series Preview: Red Sox at Royals
After taking just one game against the Atlanta Braves (boy that missed opportunity Friday hurts) the Boston Red Sox head to Kansas City at 19-27. The Royals, winning a game to snap a six-game losing streak, enter at 20-27. Most would agree the Royals are struggling. So whatever the Red Sox are doing…yikes. The Royals […]
Red Sox News & Links: Marcelo Mayer to take over at shortstop?
Well, maybe it wasn’t a phantom IL stint after all? The Red Sox have reported that Trevor Story, rather than battling a minor “groin issue,” has a sports hernia that could require surgery, keeping him out for up to ten weeks. Though for what it’s worth, Story himself sounds a little hesitant: “We’re still unsure, […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Miguel Bleis reintroduces himself
Worcester: W, 4-0 (BOX SCORE) In yet another bullpen game, the WooSox kept Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) off the scoreboard despite using six pitchers. Everyone was in lockstep, and the Bison managed just three hits on the night. The WooSox matched that total just in their extra base hits, and Nathan Hickey hit his third […]
We’re running out of ways to talk about how bad this Red Sox season is
…………………………………..Sometimes I wonder why I watch a team like this, man. I’m so tired already. I can’t even muster the energy to write a fun lil’ intro. You know what the deal is with this team: the deal is that the 2026 Boston Red Sox fuckin’ suck at baseball. So, why waste any time? Let’s […]
What do the Red Sox do with Brayan Bello now?
Hello and happy Monday, folks. A new week begins, but that means we’re closer to a long weekend. So we’ve got that going for us, which is nice. What we don’t have going for us at the moment, though, is quality outings from Brayan Bello. The birthday boy was unfortunately shelled on Sunday, as he […]
Red Sox 1, Braves 8: Yuck
The Red Sox’s performance today was similar to my dog’s now that the weather is in the 80s. They were around, but they mostly did nothing, and the stuff that they did was a complete mess (My dog drips water all over the place when she drinks.) Is Brayan Bello’s story over? He had two […]
Game 46: Red Sox @ Braves
It’s another Sunday series finale, this time in Atlanta against the Braves. Brayan Bello starts for the Red Sox without an opener, a strategy that has seemingly helped get him back on track. Personally, I don’t think the opener is what got him through those outings, and it was more due to a change of […]
Trevor Story’s trip to IL brings potential for real change
What Is the Role of an Interim Manager? In considering how new interim manager Chad Tracy should deal with Trevor Story’s truly substandard play this season, I have found myself thinking about my own workplace. During my four years on that team, there have been five different people in the leadership role. And for a […]
Red Sox 3, Braves 2; Payton Tolle is here to stay
Is there a more fun baseball archetype than the rookie pitching phenom? Mark Fydrich, Fernando Valenzuela, Kerry Wood, Dontrelle Willis, Jose Fernandez — these guys can take over entire summers. Payton Tolle has everything it takes to put together a special rookie season, one that lives in the imagination of Red Sox fans for decades. […]
Game 45: Red Sox at Braves; the Andruw Monasterio era begins
Chad Tracy hasn’t exactly shaken things up since taking charge of the Red Sox. But, my god, this man does love him some Mickey Gasper. Gasper and his ‘stache will once again bat second tonight, and this time he’ll do so as the catcher instead of the DH. That’s not the craziest call in the […]
Red Sox place Trevor Story on IL, call up Nick Sogard
Just yesterday we told you about how well Nick Sogard was doing down in AAA. Well, now we’ll get a chance to see if he can keep that going in the big leagues. Ahead of tonight’s game against the Braves, the Sox called up Sogard to take the place of Trevor Story, who has been […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Danny Coulombe rehabs
Worcester: L, 2-5 (BOX SCORE) In this bullpen game, every pitcher gave up their share of Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) runs. The team was bogged down, moreover, by uninspired offense. Despite drawing 8 walks, they hit 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position, had just four batters record a hit, and never held a lead. By […]
The Red Sox pitching is good enough to win. The offense isn’t.
So what are the 2026 Boston Red Sox made of? That’s what I keep asking myself, because the box scores and the standings tell two completely different stories right now and I can’t reconcile them. The Red Sox are 18-26, dead last in the AL East, nine games behind Tampa Bay with May not even […]
Braves 3, Red Sox 2 F/10: Offense sells stellar start short once again
The last week feels like rinse and repeat for these Boston Red Sox. From Peyton Tolle, Brayan Bello (post opener), Ranger Suarez, and now tonight with Connelly Early, the starting rotation is doing just what they need to do for this ball club. It’s when they step up to the plate they’re still like ghosts. […]
Game 44: Red Sox @ Braves — Early vs Strider
After the offense sputtered in the series finale against the Phillies, don’t ask me how they stand to try against Spencer Strider and the MLB-best Atlanta Braves. We try in ATL tonight to kick off the weekend series! ⚾️ First Pitch: 7:15pm — Truist Park, Atlanta, GA 📺 TV: NESN 📻 Radio: WEEI
Series Preview: Red Sox at Braves
The Red Sox have returned to the Dead Ball era. “Sell the team” chants have taken over NESN. Alex Cora was fired at 10-17. Chad Tracy is at 8-8. Craig Breslow is probably fielding calls about Aroldis Chapman, Willson Contreras, Sonny Gray, Garrett Whitlock…guys who can help winning clubs right now. And Boston travels to […]
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