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Ceddanne/Superman return in Guardians vs Red Sox
The Red Sox and Guardians may not have as flashy of a pitching showdown as Payton Tolle vs. Payton Messick on Tuesday night, but Sonny Gray, who leads the team – nay, the American League – in wins, with 17, and strikeout threat Foster Griffin face off. As the Red Sox bought at the deadline, […]
Erik Miller’s control issues are resurfacing at the wrong time for the Red Sox
When I look back on the 2004 ALCS, the most visceral moments — and by “visceral” I’m talking about the moments I felt in my bones, the ones that changed my body chemistry as I was watching — had nothing to do with David Ortiz. They had nothing to do with Curt Schilling, either, or […]
Red Sox News & Links: Sox and Cubs to play doubleheader Friday in face of nor’easter uncertainty
On Monday, OTM weather guru Matt Gross warned us all about the scheduling chaos that could be headed our way if Boston gets hit by a nasty ol’ nor’easter this weekend. As Matt’s piece flew around the internet, it immediately led to speculation that MLB might move the games in an attempt to avoid what […]
How much does this week matter for the Red Sox?
Happy Wednesday, OTM readers! For the Red Sox, this week’s games are largely meaningless. They’re all but locked into the fifth seed, with a trip to the Bronx waiting for them in the Wild Card round. So, are you watching the games this week? Last night, for the first time in a long time, I […]
Is Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez postseason ready?
If you sign a pitcher to a $130 million contract, you’re an MLB decision-maker (Hello! Hire me! I have good ideas and work fairly hard!) If you’re not an MLB decision-maker and have the capacity to read my first sentence without taking it literally, you’ll want that $130 million pitcher to pitch in big games. […]
Red Sox fall 3-2 to the Guardians in a game full of ominous signs
The result of tonight’s game doesn’t matter for the Red Sox. They’re locked into the postseason, they’re going on the road in the Wild Card series, and they can’t move up in the standings. However, there’s plenty of things that happened within this game I really, really didn’t like. Chief among them were: I want […]
Payton Tolle makes his final start before the postseason
Chad Tracy told us not to look very much into the order of the rotation this week, but it’s hard not to note that Payton Tolle is starting tonight exactly one week before the Wild Card series begins, and Sonny Gray and Ranger Suarez are set to go tomorrow and Thursday. That feels like a […]
Red Sox prepare for Wild Card; Cleveland Guardians arrive for penultimate series of 2026
We’re down to the last week of the regular season. The final few games are thankfully at Fenway Park after the Sox completed their final road trip of the year last week. First up are the Cleveland Guardians. The Red Sox last saw them in May, when Boston took two of three while scoring 9 […]
Red Sox News & Links: Chad Tracy named manager, Craig Breslow extended
Is this remotely surprising? Chad Tracy and the Red Sox have agreed to a three-year deal that will make him the team’s 49th full-time manager, hopefully at least through the 2029 season. At the same time, Red Sox ownership has exercised the 2029 and 2030 options it held on Craig Breslow’s contract, giving him the […]
OK, so now how do the Red Sox line up the rotation for the Wild Card Series?
I don’t know about you, but it sure is nice to officially not have to worry about any other team in the American League Wild Card race nipping at our heels now that the Red Sox have formally clinched a spot in the playoffs. I can only speak for myself, but I’d be lying if […]
What are the final Red Sox roster questions you want answered?
Hello and happy Tuesday, folks. Hope your hangover from celebrating the postseason berth wasn’t too bad yesterday. The Boston Red Sox—your newly-minted Wild Card qualifiers (I wonder if they’ll hang a banner for that one)—are back in action today. They’ll be at home to take on the Cleveland Guardians, a team that’s fighting for their […]
Red Sox should want to face Yankees’ Aaron Judge in postseason
The Boston Red Sox are going to face the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Series. It’s still unclear whether or not they’ll face Aaron Judge… Judge, who has been dealing with several different injuries this season, suffered a calf strain last week and was placed on the injured list (retroactive to […]
Yes, THIS 2026 Boston Red Sox team is playoff bound
On June 25, the Red Sox were 32-46. The season looked over. Most people had stopped paying attention, and that was a reasonable call. They ended up becoming the first team in MLB history to lose 46 of their first 78 games and still finish above .500. The 15-game win streak in July—which tied the […]
Red Sox News & Links: With playoffs secured, Craig Breslow takes a bow
It’s not remotely the right time to start talking about offseason movement, but there is movement afoot. Two of Craig Breslow’s assistant GMs, Mike Groopman and Taylor Smith, have already conducted preliminary interviews for the big chair in Sacramento after the A’s fired Dave Forst back in August. (Sean McAdam, MassLive) Here in Boston, though, […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: The season that was for Kristian Campbell, Franklin Arias, and others in Worcester
Worcester: Cancelled (rain), end of season Remember when Portland’s last game of the season was cancelled due to rain? Oh, that was just last week. Well, as we’re stuck in a cycle of weekend storms, the last game of the season was cancelled for the WooSox. A factor in this decision was Worcester being eliminated […]
After a roller coaster season, the Red Sox find themselves in playoff purgatory
The Red Sox have clinched a postseason spot. It was… anticlimactic. The Sox allowed 4 runs before recording a single out yesterday and never made it a competitive game against the Rays, only securing their playoff berth via the Braves defeat of the Astros. They are just 9-9 over the month of September and have […]
A powerful nor’easter will likely create a scheduling nightmare for the Red Sox and Cubs this weekend
This is about to get ugly! While the Red Sox are virtually locked into the second AL Wild Card spot and will spend the upcoming week preparing to face the Yankees, the Chicago Cubs — Boston’s opponent this weekend — have major playoff seeding implications on the line. With just six games to go, the […]
Red Sox Fall Behind Early, Drop Series Finale Versus Rays
The Boston Red Sox played today like a team that knew the region’s attention would be turned to the New England Patriots. Patrick Sandoval started the game and almost immediately ended it, surrendering four runs before even recording an out. The offense, for most of the day, was non-existent. They loaded the bases in the […]
With Postseason In Sight, Patrick Sandoval Starts In Red Sox Series Finale Versus Rays
Happy Sunday, folks. Given the results around the league last night, it appears that the Red Sox’s magic number to clinch the postseason is down to one. The Rangers can get to 85 wins, while the Astros can get to 84. If the Rangers were to get to 85 wins, they’d clinch the American League […]
Red Sox News & Links: Willson Contreras still struggling with hand injury
X-rays on Willson Contreras’s hand were negative, but don’t take that to mean everything is sunshine, rainbows, and Swiss cheese. Contreras’s hand still shows visible bruising and he cannot grip a bat. He hopes to take some initial swings today. “Hand’s still really sore. Woke up feeling a little better,” he said. “I can squeeze […]
The Red Sox and the “House Money” postseason
White Sox general manager Chris Getz recently said, “As a whole, we felt like we’ve been playing with house money. What an opportunity for these guys to go out and compete [in meaningful late-season games].” Yes, that’s the wrong color Sox, but I’ve been thinking this exact same thing as a Red Sox fan. After […]
Rays walk-0ff Red Sox 2-1, playoff berth on ice
Everyone gets their moment in a baseball season. Andruw Monasterio has had his moments. Tony Seagulls, too. Nick Sogard. Mickey Gasper has had so many moments that they ceased to be moments and just became what Mickey Gasper does. It’s one of the things that makes the sport great, that no season concludes without special […]
Red Sox at Rays… for the clinch??
Is today the day? The magic number is 2. As Bob outlined, there are multiple paths to clinching, but they all require the Sox to win today and it’s the mysterious Brayan Bello climbing the bump. First pitch is at 4:10 PM, catch it on NESN.
Red Sox Minor Lines: Braiden Ward makes his case for the playoff roster
Worcester: W, 16-1 (BOX SCORE) I’ve gushed a lot about Allan Castro’s propensity to put bat to ball in the last few weeks, but it was on full display Friday night as the WooSox walloped the Bulls (Rays AAA) 16-1. Almost half of those runs driven in were off the bat of Castro as the […]
When will the Red Sox clinch a playoff spot?
Throughout the course of last night’s game, the NESN broadcast intently followed the Blue Jays-Rangers game, telling us that if the Rangers won that game, combined with a Red Sox win, Boston’s magic number would drop from 3 to 1. I woke up this morning and came across this tweet. Magic Number of 2. Got […]
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