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Red Sox End Homestand With Sweep Attempt of Giants
Happy Sunday, folks. The Red Sox secured a second straight series win with their comeback victory against the Giants last night. Today, Jake Bennett will take the mound after a brief hiatus, attempting to take the series. Solid starts from Sonny Gray and Patrick Sandoval, combined with an off day on either side of this […]
No starting? No problem: Reliever Garrett Crochet could prove valuable to Red Sox
The Red Sox should feel comfortable with the current outlook of a playoff rotation. Game 1: Sonny GrayGame 2: Ranger SuarezGame 3: Payton Tolle Wouldn’t it have been hard to fathom early in the season that the Red Sox could be a real threat in the American League without Garrett Crochet leading the rotation as […]
The magic hasn’t run out yet, Red Sox beat Giants 3-2 in late-inning thriller
It’s the magical summer of 2026. Fenway Park was full and frenzied on a slightly cool August evening. And the Red Sox were wearing the City Connect yellows, which (to me, anyway) still glow with a corona of magic from that wonderful 2021 season. And so, even as the Sox sleepwalked through the first seven […]
Red Sox, Patrick Sandoval go for 2 in a row against Giants
Patrick Sandoval has not been good. But here’s a fun little tidbit from our own Jake Roy: In other words, tonight’s game represents a great opportunity for Sandoval to bounceback. Offensively, tonight’s game represents another opportunity for Nick Sogard and Andruw Monasterio to show that don’t deserve to get bumped from the lineup when Trevor […]
Two decades later Dustin Pedroia is a Red Sox legend…
Twenty years ago today, Dustin Pedroia made his major league debut in Anaheim. It was a big moment for Red Sox Nation. The transition from the 2003-2005 Red Sox teams was happening and they were calling up a player who would define the next decade of Boston baseball. In both the April and June updates […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias is the shortstop of the future
Worcester: L, 4-3 (BOX SCORE) The WooSox didn’t get much offense in Syracuse (Mets AAA) and, as a result, got walked off with two outs. But it shouldn’t have even gotten to that point since they were getting outhit 11-3, so there’s some people on the squad we need to tip our caps to. Blake […]
Injured Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story takes up the loneliest roster spot
We assume that being on the IL is only about physical recovery. The hard work of physical recovery is arduous and some days, a return to health feels entirely out of reach. It’s also not necessarily a linear progression, but very much a two-steps-forward-one-step-back scenario. There’s a huge mental piece too. I’m no ballplayer, of […]
Giant 5th Inning For Sox Sends Boston Past San Francisco, 6-4
Fenway booed Rafael Devers in his first at-bat. He struck out. That was probably the nicest part of the night for San Francisco. The Red Sox beat the Giants 6-4 on a cool Friday night at Fenway Park, and the game’s defining moment was the bottom of the third. Sonny Gray had just spent part […]
Sonny Gray graces the mound as the Red Sox welcome the Giants on Friday night
⚾️ First Pitch: 7:10PM EDT – Fenway Park, Boston, MA 📺 TV: NESN 📻 Radio: WEEI
Rafael Devers returns to Fenway Park with San Francisco Giants
The time has come. Rafael Devers is back in Boston. As a member of the San Francisco Giants. It will be his second time facing the Sox since the trade in 2025. The first series was in San Francisco and the second is here in his old home. It’s been…a bit of a time since […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Roman Anthony, Kiner-Falefa hitless in latest rehab appearances
Syracuse Mets 5, Worcester Red Sox 0 (BOX) Not a whole lot going on offensively for the Woo Sox on Thursday, facing a bullpen game from Syracuse (NYM). Brett Harris had two of the team’s four hits, and Franklin Arias was 1-for-3 with a walk and an error. Isiah Kiner-Falefa continued his rehab, going 0-for-3 […]
Are you booing Rafael Devers tonight?
It’s a simple question. And for me it’s a simple answer. I watch the game for the players and for the moments they create on the field. For 8 years Rafael Devers wowed me with his bat, his flare for the dramatics, and with the attitude of boyish fun he brought to the field. I […]
Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony has the potential to make us all look like idiots
Something strange happened during the three months Roman Anthony was sidelined with a tendon tear in his right ring finger: He became both overrated and underrated all at the same time. There’s no great way to fully quantify both ends of that statement, but work with me here as we dive into the two extremes […]
Red Sox News & Links: Trevor Story could return this weekend against Giants
The Red Sox pitching staff is limping towards the finish line this season, as is almost every single pitching staff in baseball in 2026. Thankfully, with a postseason spot essentially locked down (you know, bar one of the teams below the Sox doing something crazy, like winning 15 games in a row or something…) the […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Isiah Kiner-Falefa starts rehab
Worcester: W, 9-7 (BOX SCORE) The entire farm won on Wednesday, but we’re seeing in real time what happens to the WooSox pitching staff when the Red Sox lose a portion of their arms to injury. The Triple-A club used six pitchers in Syracuse (Mets AAA), and only a pair of them – Sam McWilliams […]
Who survives the upcoming Red Sox roster reshuffle?
On Monday here at Over The Monster, Jake Reiser already asked “how do the Red Sox incorporate Roman Anthony, Trevor Story, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa?” But as we’re learning from this roller coaster Red Sox season, roster construction is both a complex and fluid beast that evolves by the day, and yesterday was a particularly interesting […]
Willson Contreras is wrong about running out grounders, but not for the reason the Red Sox fans who booed him think
Willson Contreras had some interesting comments following yesterday’s 7-6 loss to the D-Backs in which an angry contingent of Fenway fans booed him for not running hard up the first base line during his tenth inning groundout. But before we get to the quotes, here’s a look at the play just to make sure everybody’s […]
Red Sox drop back-and-forth finale to Diamondbacks in extras
The Red Sox had chances to pull away and also come back in a wild Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park, culminating in a 7-6 loss in 10 innings. From Mickey Gasper’s third straight game with a homer to another long ball allowed by Greg Weissert, the Red Sox still looked far better than the group […]
Payton Tolle seeks sweep for Red Sox in bounceback series
TV: NESN First Pitch: 4:10 p.m. ET Payton Tolle is the perfect man for Boston to send to the mound as the Red Sox play for a sweep of the Diamondbacks. Coming off of three consecutive series losses, the lefty takes the mound as the hot hand of the rotation, most recently tossing a gem […]
Red Sox News & Links: 2026 return doubtful for Masataka Yoshida
Are you penciling Garrett Crochet into the Red Sox October bullpen? Getting back in time to contribute to the postseason is his goal, but he’s trying to maintain the right mindset. “I’m quite hopeful. I’m not gonna say [when], because I don’t know. The past couple times I’ve been like, ‘Oh yeah, I probably don’t […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Roman Anthony hits moon shot in AA rehab
Worcester: L, 1-5 (BOX SCORE) The WooSox got just two hits on the first night in Syracuse (Mets AAA) and did not draw a walk, with a rehabbing Trevor Story going hitless. Only Romy Gonzalez and Allan Castro notched base hits, and that happened in back-to-back at bats where Romy would score. It’s tough to […]
The Red Sox are in the midst of another historic win streak
Good morning! Haven’t had enough of historic win streaks this season? Good news! The Sox are currently on another one. With their win over the DBacks last night, the Sox won their 15th consecutive game against teams that entered the game with a record of .500 or better. The last time they lost to a […]
How Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle became an ace
In Payton Tolle’s season debut against the New York Yankees, he threw a 2-2 changeup to Giancarlo Stanton with the bases loaded. It was the first changeup he threw all season, and Stanton, like everybody else, never saw it coming and whiffed for the first out of the inning. In the moment, I was impressed […]
Red Sox ambush Arizona 9-4 as Adley Rutschman awakens
The runs came early and often for the Sox in this one as they scored in the five of the first seven frames, including three in the opening inning to set the tone. However, the most impressive baseball of the night came in the bottom of the third. Right after Ranger Suarez served up a […]
Red Sox look for Ranger Suarez to round back into form against the D-Backs
It’s been a strange couple of months for Ranger Suarez. He missed a few turns in the rotation back in the middle of July with a groin strain, and even though this will be his fifth start back since that injury, he’s largely faded into the background, even during games he’s pitched. For instance, he […]
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