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Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images But the Sox still lost Happy Friday. Ugh, what a week. The good: Brayan Bello pitching like an ace. Jarran Duran homers and kinda everything. Rich Hill is wearing #44 and is 44 years old. He’s also worn 51, 53, 57, and 62 so the challenge is out there, Rich. The bad: 3 losses to the Toronto Blue Jays. Boston is at 69-65, 3.5 games … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/30-9/1: Hill is Back

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Rich Hill made a very emotional — and effective — return to big league baseball last night. And with Liam Hendriks and Trevor Story hoping to make similar returns, the Red Sox may soon have a contingent of unlikely veterans doing what they can to drag the team into the postseason. (Alex … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Rafael Devers Hopes to Return to Lineup Tonight

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images After some major whiffs, and a couple of stunts, plenty of female fans did not feel seen by NESN’s lip-service program. I have written on this site before that MLB isn’t doing enough to authentically engage fans who are women. Offering light pink hats for sale is a fashion choice, not engagement, but most of the time that’s the … [Read more...] about The Red Sox’s Patronizing Attempts At Engaging Female Fans Fell Flat

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Absolutely stymied tonight when there is absolutely no margin for error. The final match of the Red Sox-Blue Jays four (five?) game series is an important one. The Sox absolutely need a win to keep pace as the days keep ticking by to end August. Will Kutter and the Sox truck along to victory or will the Jays fly away playing the … [Read more...] about Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2: Ending With A Whimper

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Kutter Crawford closes out the four (or five) game series! After an extremely solid win for the Red Sox last night, they look to built momentum and finish off this home stand with a victory! Nick Sogard comes up as David Hamilton hits the IL with a broken finger. Great. First pitch is at 7:10 on NESN, MLB Network and WEEI, here are … [Read more...] about Game 134: Blue Jays at Red Sox

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images He’s the ace? Happy Thursday. Now that’s the type of start we’ve all been waiting to see from Brayan Bello. Eight innings of shutout baseball with 9 strikeouts against 1 single walk. Only two hits. Dominance. And obviously no home runs. The Red Sox improved to 69-64 and sit just 3 games back in the Wild Card again. … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/29: It is Thursday

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation Well, Brayan Bello did his job. If the Sox are going to close the gap between themselves and Minnesota Twins for the third wild card, they’re going to need to do it with much better pitching. Bello answered the call with the best start of his big league career. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe) The … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Bryan Bello Keeps The Postseason Hopes Alive

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images ... and scoring, as he accounted for 3 of Worcester’s five runs Tuesday. What’s the limit for him in 2024? Those guys Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell continue to impress after their call-ups to Worcester, even among other eyebrow-raisers experiencing some turbulence on their trajectory forward. The farm went … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Kristian Campbell Keeps Hitting

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports If he can be more consistent. . . Welcome back to another edition of The Anatomy of An Inning. My name is Jacob Roy, and I pretend to know pitching better than the pitchers themselves. If you’re new here or need a reminder of what this is all about, I take an inning from the previous week or so and break it down, one pitch at a time. Each … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of An Inning: Greg Weissert Could Stabilize The Red Sox Bullpen