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Red Sox should want to face Yankees’ Aaron Judge in postseason
The Boston Red Sox are going to face the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Series. It’s still unclear whether or not they’ll face Aaron Judge… Judge, who has been dealing with several different injuries this season, suffered a calf strain last week and was placed on the injured list (retroactive to […]
Yes, THIS 2026 Boston Red Sox team is playoff bound
On June 25, the Red Sox were 32-46. The season looked over. Most people had stopped paying attention, and that was a reasonable call. They ended up becoming the first team in MLB history to lose 46 of their first 78 games and still finish above .500. The 15-game win streak in July—which tied the […]
Red Sox News & Links: With playoffs secured, Craig Breslow takes a bow
It’s not remotely the right time to start talking about offseason movement, but there is movement afoot. Two of Craig Breslow’s assistant GMs, Mike Groopman and Taylor Smith, have already conducted preliminary interviews for the big chair in Sacramento after the A’s fired Dave Forst back in August. (Sean McAdam, MassLive) Here in Boston, though, […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: The season that was for Kristian Campbell, Franklin Arias, and others in Worcester
Worcester: Cancelled (rain), end of season Remember when Portland’s last game of the season was cancelled due to rain? Oh, that was just last week. Well, as we’re stuck in a cycle of weekend storms, the last game of the season was cancelled for the WooSox. A factor in this decision was Worcester being eliminated […]
After a roller coaster season, the Red Sox find themselves in playoff purgatory
The Red Sox have clinched a postseason spot. It was… anticlimactic. The Sox allowed 4 runs before recording a single out yesterday and never made it a competitive game against the Rays, only securing their playoff berth via the Braves defeat of the Astros. They are just 9-9 over the month of September and have […]
A powerful nor’easter will likely create a scheduling nightmare for the Red Sox and Cubs this weekend
This is about to get ugly! While the Red Sox are virtually locked into the second AL Wild Card spot and will spend the upcoming week preparing to face the Yankees, the Chicago Cubs — Boston’s opponent this weekend — have major playoff seeding implications on the line. With just six games to go, the […]
Red Sox Fall Behind Early, Drop Series Finale Versus Rays
The Boston Red Sox played today like a team that knew the region’s attention would be turned to the New England Patriots. Patrick Sandoval started the game and almost immediately ended it, surrendering four runs before even recording an out. The offense, for most of the day, was non-existent. They loaded the bases in the […]
With Postseason In Sight, Patrick Sandoval Starts In Red Sox Series Finale Versus Rays
Happy Sunday, folks. Given the results around the league last night, it appears that the Red Sox’s magic number to clinch the postseason is down to one. The Rangers can get to 85 wins, while the Astros can get to 84. If the Rangers were to get to 85 wins, they’d clinch the American League […]
Red Sox News & Links: Willson Contreras still struggling with hand injury
X-rays on Willson Contreras’s hand were negative, but don’t take that to mean everything is sunshine, rainbows, and Swiss cheese. Contreras’s hand still shows visible bruising and he cannot grip a bat. He hopes to take some initial swings today. “Hand’s still really sore. Woke up feeling a little better,” he said. “I can squeeze […]
The Red Sox and the “House Money” postseason
White Sox general manager Chris Getz recently said, “As a whole, we felt like we’ve been playing with house money. What an opportunity for these guys to go out and compete [in meaningful late-season games].” Yes, that’s the wrong color Sox, but I’ve been thinking this exact same thing as a Red Sox fan. After […]
Rays walk-0ff Red Sox 2-1, playoff berth on ice
Everyone gets their moment in a baseball season. Andruw Monasterio has had his moments. Tony Seagulls, too. Nick Sogard. Mickey Gasper has had so many moments that they ceased to be moments and just became what Mickey Gasper does. It’s one of the things that makes the sport great, that no season concludes without special […]
Red Sox at Rays… for the clinch??
Is today the day? The magic number is 2. As Bob outlined, there are multiple paths to clinching, but they all require the Sox to win today and it’s the mysterious Brayan Bello climbing the bump. First pitch is at 4:10 PM, catch it on NESN.
Red Sox Minor Lines: Braiden Ward makes his case for the playoff roster
Worcester: W, 16-1 (BOX SCORE) I’ve gushed a lot about Allan Castro’s propensity to put bat to ball in the last few weeks, but it was on full display Friday night as the WooSox walloped the Bulls (Rays AAA) 16-1. Almost half of those runs driven in were off the bat of Castro as the […]
When will the Red Sox clinch a playoff spot?
Throughout the course of last night’s game, the NESN broadcast intently followed the Blue Jays-Rangers game, telling us that if the Rangers won that game, combined with a Red Sox win, Boston’s magic number would drop from 3 to 1. I woke up this morning and came across this tweet. Magic Number of 2. Got […]
A series of storms threatens to upend MLB’s playoff race during the final week of the season
Before we dive into the chaos and unpredictability of the weather, let’s start with what we know about the schedule. After 24 of MLB’s 30 teams have an off day on Monday, the Red Sox, Yankees, and Phillies are all scheduled to play at home, everyday, from Tuesday, September 22nd through the final day of […]
Suarez shuts down bats, Anthony mashes in 4-2 win vs. Rays
The Red Sox went 1-2 in Texas, dropping Tuesday and Wednesday before salvaging Thursday’s finale. Not a disaster, but not exactly the momentum you’d want heading into the hardest series left on the schedule. Tropicana Field, the best record in the American League, five straight home wins for Tampa coming in. No easy nights here. […]
Ranger Suarez takes the bump in Tampa Bay
⚾️ First Pitch: 7:10pm – Tropicana Park, Tampa, FL 📺 TV: NESN 📻 Radio: WEEI
Red Sox travel to Tampa to face Rays, move magic number down
Three. That’s what the Red Sox care about right now. Both as the Magic Number and the number worn by Ceddanne Rafaela. It’s also Ranger Suarez’s ERA. All of it. The series with the Texas Rangers went, well, not great. However it ended on mostly a high note. Aside from Willson Contreras begin hit in […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Johan Oviedo makes his return to the mound
Only one minor league affiliate is still playing, and they were shut out on a two-hitter last night. But the show must go on! Durham Bulls 2, Worcester Red Sox 0 (BOX) Johan Oviedo beat the buzzer and got back on the mound in a rehab game on Thursday night. It was his first appearance […]
Red Sox News & Links: X-rays negative on Willson Contreras hand injury
Breathe a sigh of relief. For now, anyway. Willson Contreras was forced to leave last night’s game after getting hit by a pitch in the right hand. It looked pretty bad in the moment and he later said his hand went numb for about five minutes. Thankfully, post-game x-rays were negative. But, given how the […]
The Red Sox should love their bullpen setup entering the postseason
The Red Sox have just nine games left in the regular season before an all-but-inevitable trip to battle the Yankees in New York for the Wild Card game. Boston’s magic number sits at three entering play on Friday, so the ballclub still has business to take care of to ensure a return to the postseason. […]
Trevor Story authors dramatic comeback in cathartic 4-3 Red Sox win
This is why we watch! Trevor Story’s season looked dead and buried both three months and three weeks ago. He’s battled injury, surgery, rehab, way too many strikeouts, and growing chatter from knuckleheads like me who have repeatedly questioned if he even belongs back in this lineup. Well tonight, he came to the plate with […]
Sonny Gray takes the ball against the Rangers trying to inch the Red Sox closer to a playoff clinch
The Red Sox magic number has been stubbornly stuck at five for the last couple of days, and while there’s no real concern about them ultimately getting in, it would be nice to win tonight and knock that down to three (Red Sox win + Rangers loss). Another reason it would be nice to win […]
Red Sox News & Links: How concerning is Roman Anthony’s slump?
Garett Crochet wants to pitch in the postseason without making a single rehab appearance. That’s audacious enough, but how about playing in the postseason, without having ever played in the big leagues at all? That could be the situation Braiden Ward finds himself in. If you need to refresh your memory, Ward was the little […]
Can the Red Sox recapture their summertime magic?
Any baseball season has its share of ups and downs, but the 2026 Red Sox take the cake for extremes. For today, I want to break down the rollercoaster into three parts, with a particular focus on the last two. To be fair, these last 37 games come with all sorts of caveats: The first […]
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