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Red Sox 9, Cardinals 3: Coasting

The Red Sox have only six wins this season. We’re not dealing with a large sample size. Still, today felt like the “easiest” win of the season. The offense jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with a home run off the bat of Willson Contreras and never looked back. They were […]

Game 15: Red Sox @ Cardinals, Bello vs. Pallante

It’s the series finale at Busch Stadium as the Red Sox look to win back-to-back games and back-to-back series. Brayan Bello has struggled this season, but maybe he can follow in Ranger Suarez’s footsteps and get back on track against a Cardinals lineup that hasn’t managed much offense in the last two days. The Red […]

Game 14: Red Sox @ Cardinals — Suárez vs Leahy

A Saturday national game, is this the pressure the Red Sox need right now? We at least see a little more normal of a lineup with Roman back in—maybe being the DH will let him focus on one thing at a time and his bat is more important right now. Can the Red Sox stop […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: Tsung-Che Cheng hits for cycle

Worcester: W, 8-5 (BOX SCORE) Jake Bennett pitched a really solid game, going into the sixth, keeping his ERA under 1 despite allowing his first earned run of the season, striking four out and allowing just two hits. But, that wasn’t the real story on Friday night against Columbus (Guardians AAA). Tsung-Che Cheng started his […]

Red Sox 2, Cardinals 3: Where Oh Where Are The Bats?

I don’t have many words for this Red Sox team already, so we’re gonna keep it short. Studs No one? Is it that bad I don’t have just about anything good to say about this game? Duds Where do I even begin with duds for this game. Willson Contreras with a golden sombrero, including getting […]

Game 13: Red Sox @ Cardinals — Early vs May

It’s early April but for tonight, we can say it’s Early-May 🥁 I know the pun is awful, but it kicks off the second of four consecutive series against Midwest based teams. Can the Sox find more momentum off of their first series victory against the Brewers or will the Redbirds emerge on top? Also […]

Series Preview: Red Sox at Cardinals

The Red Sox doubled their win total in 2026 by taking two-out-of-three against the Milwaukee Brewers and, realistically, came within a play or two Monday night from sweeping one of the best teams in the National League. They split the first homestand of the year 3-3 and head off to the midwest for a six-game […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: A brilliant outing from Juan Valera

Worcester Red Sox 5, Columbus Clippers 0 (BOX) The Woo Sox got seven hits from seven different starters on Thursday, accounting for five runs against the Clippers (CLE) in a 5-0 victory. Vinny Capra and Jason Delay’s RBIs were on doubles. The pitching was outstanding, with 26-year-old Jack Anderson throwing six shutout innings, allowing just […]

Which domino of the Rafael Devers trade will hold up worst?

With former Red Sox great Dustin May taking the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals against his former team this evening (how many cheesy dad jokes will there be about the “Early May” pitching matchup this evening?), it got me thinking about the levels of the Rafael Devers fallout. Even if you were in favor […]

After a horrific start, the 2026 Red Sox can learn something from the 2011 Red Sox

No team should ever want to replicate an 0-6 start, a chicken and beer-staining identity, or a catastrophic choking of a postseason berth. Obviously, that’s how the 2011 Red Sox crumbled in infamous fashion.  That season, pumped up by a ridiculous offseason spending spree for Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, saw an 0-6 road trip […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: The return of Patrick Sandoval

Worcester: W, 8-5 (BOX SCORE) After almost two years of rehab, Patrick Sandoval is back. The idea of paying someone fresh off of Tommy John surgery $18 million to rehab has been met with plenty of criticism, but Sandoval’s 529 strikeouts in 536 career innings with an ERA just over 4 can provide some stability […]

Red Sox News & Links: Here come the pitching injuries

All winter long, the buzzword about the Red Sox pitching rotation was “depth.” But a few weeks into the season, that depth hasn’t shown up yet, with the rotation looking top-heavy and overly reliant on Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe) But if you have to be top-heavy in the rotation, it […]

Red Sox 5, Brewers 0 ; Boston finally wins series in 2026

The Red Sox needed 12 games to do it, but Boston secured its first series victory of the season. The 5-0 getaway day win over the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the series over the reigning National League Central champions. Starting pitching did indeed prevent runs and the offense did its job in a productive third inning.  […]

Game 12: Brewers at Red Sox; Sonny Gray takes ball in rubber match

TV: NESN First Pitch: 1:35 p.m. ET Has the day arrived? Can the Red Sox finally win a series in 2026? Boston snapped a three-game losing skid when Garrett Crochet earned the win over Milwaukee flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski. Now, the Red Sox stay alive for Wednesday’s matinee rubber match at Fenway. Trevor Story gets off […]

How are you feeling about the Red Sox bullpen?

Good morning! The Red Sox won a baseball game last night, which is something we haven’t gotten to say much this year. It was a close one, and another game where the bullpen played a key role. Holding onto leads has been tough for the Sox so far. Like, real tough: But Zack Kelly of […]

How concerned should the Red Sox be about Roman Anthony’s arm?

Among all the disasters baked into the Red Sox’ cake of calamity that’s defined the early part of this season, there’s one reoccurring theme that has me shook. Granted, this level of concern should probably be reserved for things like the “give a damn about baseball” vs. “give a damn about what the private equity […]

One bright spot for the Red Sox? Sonny Gray’s still got it

Red Sox nation needed a reason to smile on Opening Day after a trainwreck of a road trip (rail trip?) to start the season. The 1986 team is all well and good, but winning games in 2026 is more fun than thinking about games that were won 40 years ago. They also weirdly played a […]