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Red Sox 4, Royals 3; Boston earns series sweep in rare late-innings win

The Red Sox earned just their third win of the season when trailing after six innings. The rare clutch comeback helped Boston sweep the Kansas City Royals with a 4-3 victory. A quality start from Connelly Early and a late swing from a hot bat delivered the clincher.  Here’s three takeaways from Wednesday’s series finale. […]

Game 49: Red Sox vs. Royals, Boston hunts for sweep 

TV: NESN First Pitch: 7:40 p.m. ET The Red Sox are officially out of last place in the American League East and search for their second sweep of the season. Boston earned wins behind solid starts from Sonny Gray and Ranger Suarez to start the series. On Wednesday night, Boston sends Connelly Early to the […]

Jarren Duran’s 2026 by the numbers (so far)

If there was one player mentioned more than most this past offseason, it was Jarren Duran. As a trade candidate. The thinking was, supposedly, simple: too many outfielders Roman Anthony is set to be on the Red Sox forever. He’s a capable corner guy. There’s not a completing reason to move him to first base […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: Anthony Eyanson carries no-hitter five innings

Worcester: L, 6-7 (BOX SCORE) Nate Eaton’s three hits at the top of the order couldn’t overcome how rough Roger Burgos’ four-inning start was, nor a home run allowed by a rehabbing Danny Coulombe. The WooSox never led the Red Wings (Nationals AAA) but kept it close, scoring three runs in the seventh. Still, the […]

Connelly Early has pitched well for the Red Sox, but will it last?

If Payton Tolle came out of obscurity to help the 2025 Red Sox down the stretch, Connelly Early came from another planet. I’m pretty tapped into the farm system. I spend way too much time on Twitter, with an algorithm full of Red Sox content. I knew Tolle; I actually wrote about him well before […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]