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Red Sox at Marlins lineup: Ranger danger in Miami
Last week at this time, the Diamondbacks hadn’t yet posted their lineup because Ketel Marte was MIA. Today the Red Sox are in MIA, facing former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara and an uncharacteristically competent Marlins team at 6:40 p.m. Ranger Suarez is on the hill for the Sox, with Andruw Monasterio getting the day […]
Red Sox begin road trip with stop at Marlins, fishing for runs
Sweep! The best kind of weekend. Didn’t hurt that it was an NL West team. Those Diambondbacks were kinda pesky too. Nice to just finish the week at 5-1. Ranger Suarez needed a good outing against those Dbacks and he, well, sorta kinda got it. There was a grand slam but the Boston bats carried […]
Red Sox News & Links: Roman Anthony heads to AAA, could rejoin Sox this week
The Sox’ contingent of rehabbing big leaguers has been a mixed bag in the minors so far. Roman Anthony seems fine, more or less, hitting moon shots, working walks, and working his way back. Trevor Story and IKF, on the other hand, look lost at the plate. So what’s next for this trio? Story and […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Roman Anthony, Trevor Story, IKF all go hitless
Worcester: L, 2-0 (BOX SCORE) Wth the way the depth guys like Andruw Monesterio and Nick Sogard are raking this season in the Majors, there is nothing about the way Trevor Story and Isaiah Kiner-Falefa are hitting in Syracuse (Mets AAA) that makes me want them anywhere near a Major League roster. I know… small […]
How important is home field advantage in the playoffs for the Red Sox?
Good morning! In case you didn’t already know, the magic is officially back at Fenway Park. Jake’s piece about the buzz at the ballpark comes just one day after Anthony Rizzo said this about playing here in the 2021 Wild Card game: Traditionally, home field advantage isn’t that important in baseball. In fact, it barely […]
The Red Sox – and Red Sox fans – have brought the magic back to Fenway Park
Saturday night, the Red Sox were down 2-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth against the Giants. The crowd had been anxious all game—understandably—but something shifted when Caleb Durbin led off the inning with a walk. The noise inside a 114-year-old stadium started to rise and crescendoed in a walk-off that encapsulates the luck […]
Role Players Step Up To Complete Red Sox Sweep Of Giants
The Red Sox took care of business against the San Francisco Giants today, winning the third and final game of the series by a final score of 5-4. Things started out rocky, with Jake Bennett getting hit around early and surrendering three runs in the first two innings. The Red Sox, as they always seem […]
Red Sox End Homestand With Sweep Attempt of Giants
Happy Sunday, folks. The Red Sox secured a second straight series win with their comeback victory against the Giants last night. Today, Jake Bennett will take the mound after a brief hiatus, attempting to take the series. Solid starts from Sonny Gray and Patrick Sandoval, combined with an off day on either side of this […]
No starting? No problem: Reliever Garrett Crochet could prove valuable to Red Sox
The Red Sox should feel comfortable with the current outlook of a playoff rotation. Game 1: Sonny GrayGame 2: Ranger SuarezGame 3: Payton Tolle Wouldn’t it have been hard to fathom early in the season that the Red Sox could be a real threat in the American League without Garrett Crochet leading the rotation as […]
The magic hasn’t run out yet, Red Sox beat Giants 3-2 in late-inning thriller
It’s the magical summer of 2026. Fenway Park was full and frenzied on a slightly cool August evening. And the Red Sox were wearing the City Connect yellows, which (to me, anyway) still glow with a corona of magic from that wonderful 2021 season. And so, even as the Sox sleepwalked through the first seven […]
Red Sox, Patrick Sandoval go for 2 in a row against Giants
Patrick Sandoval has not been good. But here’s a fun little tidbit from our own Jake Roy: In other words, tonight’s game represents a great opportunity for Sandoval to bounceback. Offensively, tonight’s game represents another opportunity for Nick Sogard and Andruw Monasterio to show that don’t deserve to get bumped from the lineup when Trevor […]
Two decades later Dustin Pedroia is a Red Sox legend…
Twenty years ago today, Dustin Pedroia made his major league debut in Anaheim. It was a big moment for Red Sox Nation. The transition from the 2003-2005 Red Sox teams was happening and they were calling up a player who would define the next decade of Boston baseball. In both the April and June updates […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias is the shortstop of the future
Worcester: L, 4-3 (BOX SCORE) The WooSox didn’t get much offense in Syracuse (Mets AAA) and, as a result, got walked off with two outs. But it shouldn’t have even gotten to that point since they were getting outhit 11-3, so there’s some people on the squad we need to tip our caps to. Blake […]
Injured Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story takes up the loneliest roster spot
We assume that being on the IL is only about physical recovery. The hard work of physical recovery is arduous and some days, a return to health feels entirely out of reach. It’s also not necessarily a linear progression, but very much a two-steps-forward-one-step-back scenario. There’s a huge mental piece too. I’m no ballplayer, of […]
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 […]
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