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Red Sox News & Links: Justin Slaten returns, hopes to steady bullpen
With all of the consternation about Greg Weissert’s performance lately, it’s worth remembering that he’s not supposed to be a high-leverage reliever. But the mercurial nature of bullpens means that the Red Sox frequently have no choice but to use pitchers who don’t inspire the utmost confidence. But at least the Sox can now knock […]
Rays at Red Sox: Postponed
UPDATE: The game has been postponed and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on July 17. This may be stating the obvious, but weather will be a factor in this game, folks. (It’s sunny here in Seattle!) The Sox and Rays will either play through some serious bouts of rain this […]
Rain threatens today’s game at Fenway between the Rays and Red Sox
Weather will play a factor this afternoon at Fenway Park as the Rays and Red Sox try to play game three of a four game game set at 4:10pm. As of 12:30pm, the game is still on per Chris Cotillo: However, the outlook does not look promising. Below is a simulated radar from the HRRR […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Noah Song notches win
Worcester: W, 8-3 (BOX SCORE) The WooSox shot out to an early lead with two homers from Tsung-Che Cheng and Nick Sogard, each their respective fourth home runs of 2026, and also enjoyed a three-hit night from their catcher and eight-hole hitter, MLB veteran Jason Delay. Iggy Suarez masterfully weaved through the game using six […]
Red Sox 2, Rays 0: Connelly carves up Tampa Bay in shutout victory
Let’s do a little dive into what I think was the most important frame of the entire ballgame. Top of the third inning, things could have gone off the rails and fast. Nick Fortes leads off with an infield single—advancing to second on a balk by Connelly Early. Taylor Walls loops a single to left […]
Game 39: Red Sox vs. Rays – Early vs Scholtens
⚾️ First Pitch: 7:10pm — Fenway Park, Boston, MA 📺 TV: NESN 📻 Radio: WEEI
What bullpen moves are incoming for the Red Sox?
We learned after the game on Thursday that Jake Bennett has been sent down to Triple-A. Jack Anderson, who allowed three runs in 8 1/3 innings in his first stint in the majors, will be the corresponding promotion. Other moves are likely on the horizon. Justin Slaten seemingly threw his final rehab outing for Worcester […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Allan Castro walks it off in the 12th
Worcester Red Sox 10, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 8 (12 inn.) – BOX The Woo Sox got a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning, which gave a position player the win as a pitcher on Thursday night over the RailRiders (NYY). Other than that, things were pretty uneventful. Worcester had two-hit efforts from […]
Three way-too-early Red Sox All-Star contenders
The playoff-bound Red Sox posted three All-Star selections in 2025 with Alex Bregman, Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman. The trio of offseason additions stood among the game’s top performers, though the closer was the only Boston player to suit up for the midsummer classic in Atlanta. Baseball sits just over two months from the All-Star […]
Rays 8, Red Sox 4; Can they just keep playing the Tigers?
I had a feeling this game wasn’t going to go the Sox way before it even started. To be fair, that isn’t saying much— most games haven’t gone the Sox way this year! But I knew the vibes would be off as soon as this came across the timeline shortly before the game started: Garrett […]
Game 38: Rays at Red Sox; Jake Bennett tries to keep the good times rolling
Jake Bennett knows that he’s probably going back to Worcester in the very near future. Sonny Gray is back. Garrett Crochet will likely be back soon. Ranger Suarez probably won’t even go on the IL. Payton Tolle doesn’t want to relinquish his rotation spot, nor does Brayan Bello, who hopefully has turned a Nick Pivetta-esque […]
Series Preview: Rays at Red Sox
This is what everyone expected at the start of the season. Solid pitching. Good defense. Runs on offense. The Sox head home after their first sweep of 2026, taking all three games from the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers are now under .500 at 18-20, barely better than the disaster of a start 16-21 Red Sox. […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Justin Slaten rehabs again
Worcester: L, 7-9 (F/10) (BOX SCORE) The biggest story out of this topsy-turvy game was that Justin Slaten, a couple days removed from his opener in Portland, made another rehab start and struck out two, including Oswaldo Cabrera, while allowing a hit and walking a batter in his inning of work. He also retired Anthony […]
The Red Sox run prevention strategy just might pay off
At the end of last week, Thomas Nestico made the following post and caught many Red Sox fans off guard: Yes, that’s the Boston Red Sox up near the top of the teams leaderboard in Defensive Runs Saved, and you know what, I don’t think it’s a fluke. Up until the last handful of days, […]
What is the best rotation for the Red Sox?
With Sonny Gray returning to the rotation last night and Ranger Suarez (hopefully?) avoiding a trip to the IL, it’s time to stop and reassess what’s the best version of the Red Sox rotation going forward. Garrett Crochet last pitched on April 25th and would be eligible to come off the IL as soon as […]
Red Sox 4, Tigers 0; Boston stays hot to sweep Detroit
The Red Sox look like a totally different team the last few days, or at least the one playing with real momentum. The Tigers certainly didn’t amid a .500 start and the loss of Tarik Skubal for two to three months. The latest victory showed progress in all areas of the game for the Red […]
Game 37: Red Sox vs. Tigers; Boston gets boost looking for sweep
TV: NESN First Pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET The Red Sox found a way to take a deep breath and played relaxed over the last two nights. It’s the best thing that could’ve happened for Boston as a three-game sweep is on the line for the first time this season. Sonny Gray returns from the injured […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Kristian Campbell homers off Carlos Rodon
Worcester: W, 7-6 (BOX SCORE) The WooSox enjoyed an early home run from Mickey Gasper, his fifth on the year, but the good feelings didn’t last for too long against the Rail Riders (Yankees AAA). As referenced earlier, the WooSox are going to be pre-cautiously switching out their pitchers to rest arms in case the […]
Were Red Sox baserunners relaying Framber Valdez’s pitches from second base last night?
Good morning! The Red Sox lineup absolutely rolled one of the best pitchers in the game last night, roughing up Framber Valdez so thoroughly that he got himself intentionally thrown out of the game. But was Valdez mad at his sub-par performance, or was he mad at something else? Last week, ESPN’s Buster Olney speculated […]
Hitting fixes everything for the Red Sox
The Red Sox have won two-straight games against the Detroit Tigers. They sit at 15-21 and made the Tigers the only sub-.500 team to be leading a division. Brayan Bello pitched well — his first 7.0 inning performance since August 22, 2025 against the Yankees. Boston recorded 12 hits in the 10-3 drubbing of the […]
Red Sox 10, Tigers 3: Framber Valdez is a spineless scoundrel
There are many, many reasons why baseball is the best game on Earth, but one of my favorites is its relentless ability to produce wildly unexpected results. Take tonight as a perfect example: This was as close to a guaranteed Red Sox loss on paper as you could get. You had (among other things): So […]
Game 36: Red Sox at Tigers — The one where the game takes a backseat to injury updates
First, the good news. The Red Sox got a slew of cautiously optimistic injury updates this afternoon from Comerica Park in Detroit. First up, Roman Anthony: He won’t be available these last couple of games in Detroit, but in the grand scheme of things, this is far from the worst update we could have gotten […]
Red Sox News & Links: Injury updates on Roman Anthony, Sonny Gray, more
Much has been made about the fact that the Red Sox lineup was essentially constructed around the belief that Roman Anthony, despite not yet hitting his 22nd birthday, would perform like one of the best hitters in the game this year. Suffice it to say, that hasn’t happened yet. Anthony is slashing just .229/.354/.321 (though […]
How can Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello get back on track?
If you go to the FanGraphs’ batting stats leaderboard, you’ll have to scroll for a while before you find a Red Sox player listed. If you keep scrolling, and then scroll a little bit more, and continue scrolling until your scrolling finger hurts, you’ll see that Boston has three of the bottom six qualifiers in […]
How worried should the Red Sox be about Roman Anthony following injury scare?
The Red Sox can’t afford to hit many more potholes. The car is already made of spare tires, and another bump in the road might make the whole thing fall apart. On Monday, Roman Anthony exited the game early with a hand injury. He’s reportedly going back to Boston to see a specialist before deciding […]
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