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Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Someone find the brooms Happy Wednesday. The Red Sox got back to work this week at winning. And winning against teams who count the most. Like the Kansas City Royals. At 61-51 the Sox are just 0.5 games back for the last Wild Card spot in the AL. They’re 5.5 games out of first place in the East. They’re 6-4 in their last ten games. A win … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/7: Half Game Back

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The Red Sox pre- and post-All-Star break were two very different ballclubs. Well, these are truly the dog days of summer now! A trade deadline and an All-Star break have come and gone, and we know just how these Red Sox have positioned themselves for the rest of the season. We continue our monthly … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Teams

AP Photo/Sam Craft The 24-year-old righty notched 11 strikeouts in five innings of work. Last night the farm had blown saves, a prospect delivering in a BLAZE of glory with two doubles, an incredible showing from a starter, Triston Casas and Vaughn Grissom on the field in Worcester (one played well, the other did not.... you can guess which one was which), and an … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 8/6/24: This Coffey Is Delicious

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Yoshida’s clutch hits and Dom Smith’s suave slide gave Boston their third straight win. Creeping within a game-and-a-half of the Royals for the final playoff spot, and tied in the loss column, the Boston Red Sox sent Brayan Bello to the mound against Seth Lugo on Tuesday night. It was Lugo’s second chance to face the Red Sox on the … [Read more...] about Red Sox 6, Royals 5: Masa Keeps Mashing

Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images Let’s do it again! August was going to be hard. This much was clear in April. Even when the Houston Astros were back to the Lastros in the early going. And after some big moves this winter, the Kansas City Royals became good again. They are literally standing in the way of the Wild Card. So these games are important. Don’t look now but … [Read more...] about Game 112: Red Sox at Royals

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Red Sox show who is really the leader on Monday Happy Tuesday. With a win over the Kansas City Royals last night the Red Sox move to 1.5 games back in the Wild Card. At 60-51 they are 6.0 games behind the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees in the AL East. Remembering 2004 Game 111: The Sox bounce back for a win against the Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/6: We’ll Never Be Royals

Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images Could he actually play another game for the Red Sox this season? Nick Sogard has acclimated himself to the big leagues quite nicely in the early going here, notching four hits and two walks in the first three games of his career. But is that enough for him to grab the second base job for the foreseeable future? Vaughn Grissom continues … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Trevor Story Hoping for Surprise Return From Injury

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Because why not? With respect to Ceddanne Rafaela’s incredible catch last night against the Royals, I will countenance absolutely no highlight-truthing. Get out of here with your “bad route” takes. I don’t want to hear them. The kid make a leaping, spinning, backhanded, wall-crashing catch, and I quite literally … [Read more...] about Ceddanne Rafaela’s Top 10 Defensive Plays of 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Fill up the rain gauges and empty the bullpen! But not in that order. What was once hurricane Debby is now tropical storm Debby. Situated off the southeast coast, the spinning spigot won’t be going anywhere fast. This means instead of wind being the headline threat, virtually all of the danger (instead of just most of it) will come in … [Read more...] about Hurricane Debby Floods The Red Sox With a Perfect Storm of Urgency in Kansas City