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Red Sox Minor Lines: Four-hit night for Mickey Gasper
Worcester: W, 10-5 (BOX SCORE) This WooSox team found themselves in a quick hole after Isaac Coffey gave up a home run and the Red Wings (Nationals AAA) pulled out to a 5-2 lead, but that’s not to say the WooSox were just laying down without a fight. Mickey Gasper started off what would become […]
Red Sox 3, Astros 1: Bennett, Duran drive series opening victory at Fenway
What a weird game to be a part of, right? Your home debut of your interim manager, an MLB debut of a young southpaw, the plane flying Fire Breslow, Sell The Team above Fenway before the game, this had the makings of a mental disaster. Not tonight, apparently. It was left all off the field […]
Game 32: Red Sox vs Astros— Bennett vs Burrows
I know we’re all baseball fans here but I’m not sure Boston is on the edge of its seat for this game at Fenway tonight and more so for a puck drop across town. If you’re here with us, we thank you tremendously! We do have an MLB debut for Jake Bennett! ⚾️ First Pitch: […]
Series Preview: Astros at Red Sox
After going 1-2 against the Toronto Blue Jays, the so-called “Chad Sox” sit at .500 four games into their 135-game season. After sweeping the Red Sox at the start of the March, things have not gone well for Houston. Their record stood at 5-2 then, and is now just 12-20 to Boston’s 12-19. Hey, the […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Another clutch home run for Franklin Arias
Somerset Patriots 9, Portland Sea Dogs 6 (BOX) Franklin Arias went four games without hitting a home run and I was starting to get concerned. That changed in dramatic fashion in the top of the ninth on Thursday night, when Arias tied the Sea Dogs game at 6-6 on a two run bomb to center. […]
Which team has been the bigger disappointment, the Astros or Red Sox?
The last time we took a broad look at the “upside down” standings was two weeks ago, when the MLB season was at the 1/8th mark. This weekend marks the 1/5th mark, 20 percent of the way through the season. Out of all 30 teams, here are the bottom six: The preseason Over/Under on Caesars […]
Red Sox likely to promote pitcher Jake Bennett to start against Astros
Ed. note: A version of this article originally ran on February 2, 2026. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Jake Bennett, the former Oklahoma Sooner and 2022 second-round draft pick who the Red Sox acquired for Luis Perales this past offseason. This was curious because Perales had just returned from a […]
Will the Red Sox ever be THE RED SOX again?
Good morning and happy Doug Mirabelli police escort day! Yes, 20 years ago today the entire city of Boston and Red Sox fans all over the world were glued to their screens, anxiously tracking the travel progress of a backup catcher who, at the time, was hitting just .182. This was a silly episode in […]
How Tracy family, 2009 Rockies offer hope for Red Sox
Chad Tracy sits at .500 after his first few games as interim Red Sox manager. The vibes are bleak around the team following the firing of Alex Cora, the third-winningest manager in franchise history, with an insufficient roster that has more than struggled out of the gate. We’ve talked at length about the Cora decision, […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Yoeilin Cespedes is ablaze
Somerset Patriots 13, Portland Sea Dogs 1 (Game 1) – BOX Portland and Somerset (NYY) played a pair of seven-inning affairs on Wednesday, with the second game being a makeup of a rainout on April 5th. Let’s talk about the first game in as few words as possible. Somerset had 15 hits in six innings, […]
Red Sox News & Links: Hit Piece Week rolls on in the wake of Alex Cora’s firing
Red Sox Hit Piece Week rolls on, everyone! Today it’s Alex Speier, arguably the current dean of the Red Sox beat, who has a big piece diving into the ways that the relationship between Craig Breslow and Alex Cora slowly fractured over the past few years. The juiciest nugget in this one? “Breslow contemplated significant […]
How do the Red Sox boot Brayan Bello from the rotation before he does any more damage?
I’ve always been fascinated by disasters: Hurricanes, tornadoes, the Hindenburg, Titanic, 9/11, wars, engineering failures, the list goes on. The bigger this disaster, the more I’m drawn to it. They’re compelling not only because of the long list of factors that usually have to line up to cause the catastrophe, but also because they provide […]
Is this the worst Red Sox April of all time?
The Red Sox have been no stranger to slow starts in recent years, but 2026 takes the cake. As April comes to an end, the team has an abysmal 12-19 record, the manager’s been fired, hit pieces are starting to trickle out about the infighting, Garrett Crochet just landed on the IL, and the offense […]
Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1; No run prevention or production
The Red Sox have lost the quick-flash momentum of the managerial change already. Chad Tracy fell to 2-2 as the interim after another poor starting pitching outing and insufficient run production. Boston failed to lock up a pair of series wins against division opponents, as the Blue Jays earned the advantage of this three-game set. […]
Game 31: Red Sox vs. Blue Jays; Can Brayan Bello seal series win?
TV: NESN First Pitch: 3:07 p.m. ET The Red Sox need a complete 180 from Brayan Bello when he takes the mound Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre. His last start with 13 hits allowed in Baltimore must be flushed as the Red Sox look to cap the road trip with another series win. Boston deploys […]
Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet to 15-day IL with shoulder inflammation
The fact that baseball managers and coaches wear uniforms is so weirdly delightful. It’s one of those things that, like gravity, we all just accept because it’s always been there, despite the fact that it is obviously absurd. None of them play the game on the field. Many of them probably use the back pockets […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Kristian Campbell provides rare bright spot
Worcester: L, 1-10 (BOX SCORE) It’s notable that Seth Martinez, who struggled out of the gate, was not meant to be the starter in this game. That slot belonged to Jake Bennett, who was scratched earlier in the day. It’s also notable that Toronto is just a three hour ride through the New York State […]
Pete Fatse had to go — now the Red Sox offense needs to get going
I tried to be patient. I really did. It’s late April, and I know better than to overreact to a month of baseball from a team that was 43-45 last June before going on a tear. But there is a point where patience crosses the line into insanity, and Red Sox fans crossed it. The […]
Will Alex Cora manage again this season?
Good morning! The Phillies — wanting to get in on some of that sweet, sweet dysfunction — copied the Red Sox by firing their own manager yesterday. Rumors immediately swirled that Alex Cora would reunite with his old boss, Dave Dombrowski. But those rumors were quickly quashed when it was revealed that interim manager Don […]
The lefties are coming to the Red Sox rotation
Across the human population, right-handedness is the norm. Somewhere around 90% of the general population is right-handed. In Major League Baseball, the numbers are different. In 2026 around 20% of players throw with their left hand and just over 31% hit from the left side. That’s not a small variation from the population – it’s […]
Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0: The offense no shows again
Every once in a while, you get a picture (like that one up there of Jarren Duran) that so perfectly encapsulates how the night went for the offense, you just have to use it. But tonight, we got two: After a three game winning streak that included several signs of life from the lineup, they […]
Game 30: Red Sox at Blue Jays, Payton Tolle vs. Trey Yesavage
In a battle of potential young studs on the mound, Payton Tolle is set to take on Trey Yesavage. Tolle is coming off an electric outing against the Yankees, which Over The Monster’s own Jake Roy went into detail about earlier this morning. If you haven’t read that piece, go do it right now because […]
Ranger Suarez throwing a no-hitter would have done irreparable damage to the Red Sox
Boston Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez was well on his way to throwing a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. I, for one, am glad that he couldn’t get the job done. If you aren’t aware of the circumstances, let me paint the picture for you. Suarez allowed just one hit across eight […]
Ending the Civil War between Alex Cora and Craig Breslow was the only way forward for the Red Sox
In June of 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned us that “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Fast forward eight score and seven and a half years later, and he might as well have been talking about the 2026 Boston Red Sox. Given the backdrop, it’s all too fitting that the conflict and internal turmoil within […]
Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle has the potential to be one of the best pitchers in baseball
The camera loves Payton Tolle. He’s constantly giggling his way through interviews, or comparing being in the major leagues to eating a steak or something. During games, he’s shown celebrating at the top step of the dugout or in the middle of some shenanigan. From afar, it seems like each time he’s on camera for […]
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