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You squint, or just look at the box score, and that’s Pedro, baby. | Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports The Sox needed a big win. Bello delivered. The Sox and Blue Jays met on Wednesday night with the hometown boys desperately needing a win to stay in the playoff race. Was tonight’s game a “must-win?” Great question! The good news is that yes, the Red Sox won, because … [Read more...] about Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0: Brayan Bello Does The Damn Thing

Let’s get it. | Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Brayan Bello is on the bump against Chris Bassitt. The Red Sox, their season hanging by a thread, look to continue hanging by said thread and start a winning streak behind Brayan Bello tonight against Chris Bassitt and the Blue Jays (7:10 p.m., NESN, MLBN out-of-market). Here are the lineups: Beautiful day for baseball. … [Read more...] about Game 133: Blue Jays at Red Sox

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The Triple-A affiliate put up a dozen runs behind six strong innings from Richard Fitts. Phew, the Red Sox finally eked out a win after several harrowing days that saw their playoff chances dwindle. Which means, some guys in this article may or may not be getting some tryouts in a few... couple?... of short weeks. I’m sure, then, it may … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Worcester Offense Explodes

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Has the last week made any effort towards the playoffs futile? Yes, the Red Sox won Tuesday evening after a strong enough effort from the cobbled together short start/bullpen and the lineup doing just enough. Still, something feels extremely hollow about this victory. From last Friday on, it feels like this team collectively made … [Read more...] about Have the Red Sox Screwed the Pooch?

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images If only the bats didn’t sleep Monday... Happy Wednesday. With a win last night the Red Sox are now 68-64. They’re 9.5 games back in the AL East and 4.0 in the Wild Card. The Kansas City Royals have caught the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central so with KC flying high and Cleveland playing poorly maybe the door is … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/28: Back to the Ws

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Rich Hill is officially back in the clubhouse. Is that a good sign for the Red Sox? No, not really. But he’s a 44-year-old Massachusetts native who returned to big league ball after coaching little league all summer, and that’s pretty damn cool. (Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic) And … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Rich Hill is Back

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports What a difference a day makes Baseball is weird. Last night, I was sitting in the Pavillion Box, laughing at the Red Sox fielder’s consistent slips and slides across the diamond as they attempted to field ground balls, catch flys, and turn double plays. Tonight, they put on a defensive clinic. In the first inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr was … [Read more...] about Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 3: Baseball Is Weird

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Here we go again Welcome back! Yesterday was one of the most brutal days of the past few seasons as the Red Sox got swept in a doubleheader against a last-place opponent. Today, you’re checking back in because you have a sickness like mine. It’ll be Cooper Criswell starting the game for the home team tonight. Local 44-year-old Rich Hill … [Read more...] about Game 132: Blue Jays at Red Sox

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Maybe try winning, that’s a good trick Happy Tuesday. Anyone else having flashbacks to the August 2006 four-game sweep where the Yankees basically ended the season? Someone posted this to Reddit posing the question “Which teams are better at home than away? Best at home on the right.” Who knew John Henry was such a fan of Weird … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/27: Free Falling?