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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 […]
Are the Red Sox phasing out the yellow City Connect jerseys?
Have you noticed something recently during Saturdays at Fenway Park? After Wilyer Abreu hit a thunderous homer to right field to send the Fenway Faithful into a tizzy….while wearing the yellow City Connect jerseys…..the Red Sox have gone back to basics during their Saturday home games. July 25 against the Blue Jays? Home whites. August […]
Red Sox News & Links: Will Brayan Bello return to the Red Sox rotation?
Patrick Sandoval has been playing with fire baserunners all season since returning from Tommy John surgery this year, and it finally blew up on the Red Sox over the weekend. Now we’re hearing that an injury may be playing a role in his performance, even if it’s a small one. Sandoval apparently has been battling […]
Red Sox make strikeout history (the good kind)
Strikeouts are fascist.* The Red Sox, ergo, stand for democracy and classically liberal values, because last night they did this: In baseball terms, 1949 was a looooooong time ago. Players still left their gloves on the field, for chrissakes! Like a lot of baseball fans (maybe?) I’ve long wondered what it would be like to […]
The Red Sox are about to make a major mistake with Trevor Story
Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story, who started his rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, needed just one game to make the somewhat surprising claim that he could be activated as early as Friday against the San Francisco Giants, as shared by MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. If he is, that would be a major mistake… […]
Red Sox 11, Diamondbacks 1: Sox bounce back in most emphatic way
Maria Menounos is a cancer survivor. The Medford native was the third or fourth scheduled Jimmy Fund-supported appearance on tonight’s broadcast/telethon, the scheduling of which was impeccable. The Sox pulled ahead and away early and never let up, and the appearance of Menounos and other affected families was more conspicuous on the broadcast than ever, […]
Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks lineup: Behold the Gamboa gambit
The Red Sox, currently in a funk after winning All the Games in July, turn to opener Alec Gamboa in tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks at Fenway. After not losing a series in forever, they’ve dropped consecutive three consecutive slates. A win tonight would help avoid a fourth. Gamboa, making his first career start, will […]
Red Sox welcome Diamondbacks to Fenway Park as team falls back into abyss
Hey, this worked once before. The Red Sox have now lost three straight series. They went 2-5 on the road trip. The starters struggled. The offense struggled. Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten hit the IL (although Aroldis Chapman and Erik Miller looked good). Now it’s time for the Arizona Diamondbacks to come to Boston. The […]
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