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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 […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Trevor Story rehabs
Worcester: L, 6-9 (BOX SCORE) One thing you may notice reading Sunday’s Minor Lines is that offense was aplenty, but the pitching was pretty lackluster. In most cases, it’s not much of a cause for concern. But in the WooSox’s loss to Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) in the series finale, it may have altered a […]
The 2026 Red Sox wouldn’t be where they are without some surprising contributions
As Jake points out in his piece this morning, we’re on the cusp of potentially seeing some big changes to the Red Sox roster and everyday lineup. Roman Anthony isn’t coming back to Boston to ride the bench, of course. And while this will make a lot of fans groan, I think the same can […]
How do the Red Sox incorporate Roman Anthony, Trevor Story, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa?
Trevor Story, Roman Anthony, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa are all starting rehab assignments this week. The Red Sox have a puzzle to solve. This is the kind of problem you want to have. Three players coming back from the IL, a roster that’s been playing the best baseball in the American League (well, until last week), […]
Red Sox Drop Series Finale Against Pirates After Lengthy Weather Delay
Patrick Sandoval, simply put, is not good enough. I don’t know what discussions were had about bringing in a starting pitcher at the deadline, but I’m surprised they decided to roll with the group they have. Sandoval has one good pitch: his changeup. His slider is a fine pitch to get strikes, except he hasn’t […]
Red Sox try to win series against Not Paul Skenes
Paul Skenes hasn’t quite been PAUL SKENES this season — he gave up at least 5 earned runs in 3 of his 6 starts in July. Nevertheless, it’s still a nice little treat for the Sox that he’s been bumped from this afternoon’s start. Instead, it’ll be Lake Bachar taking the bump for the Pirates. […]
Red Sox News & Links: Roman Anthony, Trevor Story, IKF to begin rehab
So many rehabs! As we round the stretch of the 2026 season, the Red Sox will be getting reinforcements from several long-injured players (though in the case of some of these players, it’s an open question as to whether they’re improvements over the current options). First up is Trevor Story, who is planning on playing […]
Sox Shut Out Pirates, 4-0
Recap Confession: I began the game in a mood because of the FOX broadcast. As a dedicated no-cable streamer for years, I have the MLB subscription and resent it when MLB spreads games across multiple platforms throughout the season. (How many subscriptions is a sports fan expected to have, for pete’s sake?!) I was ready […]
Red Sox at Pirates: Time to regain the groove
The Sox are still looking to rediscover their spark…or as my fellow writer Mike Carlucci wrote, “plunder some wins” from these Pirates. Steady Sonny Gray is a good guy to have on the mound in a situation like this. How to Watch and Listen First pitch is at 7:15 PM ET on FOX and WEEI. […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Is Devin Futrell an arm to watch?
Worcester: L, 6-2 (BOX SCORE) On most nights, Gage Ziehl may have done enough to take a decision win from Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) even while letting a ball out of Polar Park. He threw five innings of three-run ball and struck out five. But, the offense wasn’t really anywhere to be found. Kristian Campbell […]
Sox storm Pittsburgh as Bennett looks to right the ship
⚾️ First Pitch: 6:40pm – PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA 📺 TV: NESN 📻 Radio: WEEI
Red Sox News & Links: John Henry is “never selling” the Boston Red Sox
Did Payton Tolle have the best start of his career yesterday in Toronto? By many measures, yes. The 8 innings he threw tied his career high, having also thrown 8 against the Braves back in May. It was the fifth time in his career he held the opposition lineup to 0 runs (he still has […]
Why Payton Tolle is extra valuable to 2026 Red Sox
The Red Sox losing Garrett Crochet after the first month would’ve once seemed to be a season-tanking injury. Given how Boston played the first three months of the season, it certainly appeared as such. Then came the 27-3 run of July. Among the brightest stars of the turnaround was Payton Tolle. The hype around the […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias shines again, stirs promotion talk
Worcester Red Sox 10, Buffalo Bisons 3 (BOX) The Woo Sox pounded out 10 runs and 13 hits on Thursday night in an emphatic victory over the Bisons (TOR). Franklin Arias led the way with three hits, three runs, two RBI, and his fourth home run at Worcester. He has 23 home runs and 70 […]
How worried are you about the Red Sox after the losing streak?
The Red Sox 5-game losing streak, thankfully, is over. And while I wouldn’t exactly say that Red Sox Nation was panicking this week, there certainly was a sense of “oh no, what’s going on here?” as the bats went silent and the losses piled up. It’s hard to blame anyone for feeling that way— we […]
With Greg Weissert back, Red Sox look forward to facing Pirates, shaky Paul Skenes
The Red Sox got back on track yesterday against the Blue Jays. It took until the 8th inning, but the bats roared to life. Long live The Durbinator, right? The win was the first since the Friday night blowout against the Athletics. Coincidentally there were no wins while Weissert spent a few days with the […]
Payton Tolle, Caleb Durbin break Red Sox out of five-game skid
The Red Sox came back down to Earth from the historic July stretch over their last five consecutive losses. Being swept into Toronto would’ve begun the calls for valid concerns. Instead, two key contributors from the summer success turned in exactly what the Red Sox needed to put their August sprint back on track in […]
Payton Tolle attempts to save Red Sox from demoralizing sweep
TV: NESN First Pitch: 3:07 p.m. ET It’s not time to panic yet. Regression was due, but the Red Sox are on the verge of dropping six consecutive games immediately following a nine-game winning streak. Payton Tolle is the guy the team would love to see put the ballclub back on track as he takes […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Isaiah Jackson hits two home runs… sort of
Worcester: W, 2-1 (BOX SCORE) Things shouldn’t have gone in the WooSox’s favor. They started 8-year MLB veteran in John Brebbia, who’s in the waning phases of his career. Their bullpen is thin; given the fatigue the Major League club is putting it through lately; they had to turn to Hobie Harris for three innings. […]
The 2026 Red Sox continue to shadow the 2009 Rockies
If you’re a frequent visitor to Over The Monster, you may be familiar with my ramblings about how the 2026 Red Sox and the 2009 Rockies seem to have a strange connection. Well guess what? It’s still getting stranger. It started back in late April when Chad Tracy took over the squad following Alex Cora’s […]
The Red Sox may need to place Garrett Whitlock on the IL
Good morning, although if you’re just finding out about this news now, it might not be a very good morning. Last night, after the Red Sox lost their fifth game in a row, they also revealed Garrett Whitlock is dealing with elbow inflammation. This obviously has the potential to be disastrous as elbow inflammation is […]
Red Sox allow ugly inning to lengthen losing streak
The Red Sox are playing bad baseball… again. Boston did everything right for nearly two months, but at some point they were going to regress back to the mean. Saturday was the start… Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday included some bad luck… Wednesday was the result of an absolute implosion. Tyron Guerrero and Alec Gamboa combined […]
Red Sox looking to snap losing streak to Blue Jays
TV: NESNFirst Pitch: 7:07 p.m. ETLocation: Rogers Centre The Red Sox are looking to snap their losing skid against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Boston followed up an outstanding 35-8 record between June 18 and Aug. 7 with its first four-game losing streak in more than six weeks, with the offense unsurprisingly sputtering after […]
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