The Boston Red Sox could turn to Garrett Crochet as a reliever if the left-hander returns this season, and Jonathan Papelbon believes the club should take advantage of any innings he can provide. During an appearance on Foul Territory, Papelbon, the former Red Sox closer who helped Boston capture the 2007 World Series, offered his […]
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The Red Sox have had a discouraging run of late, dropping back-to-back series and six of their last games. Boston still has a solid hold on the second American League Wild Card entering a four-game set against the Baltimore Orioles, who have managed to hang around in the postseason conversation. Losing three of four to […]
The Red Sox could be getting back a key piece of their pitching staff.
When the Orioles made the controversial decision to trade Adley Rutschman to a division rival, it felt like they were throwing in the towel on 2026. Critics deemed the move to be an indictment of Mike Elias and his failure to establish a consistent winning window in Baltimore. The notion that Rutschman—a former first overall […]
Here at Over The Monster, we like to ask a topical question of the day; but on this dreary morning, we might as well be asking the question of the month. Very simply: If the Wild Card series started today, who would you want starting those three games? Of course, the Wild Card series doesn’t […]
Worcester: PPD, Make-Up Friday This game was called quite early in the day due to inclement weather in Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA.) It will be played as part of a double-header Friday, with first pitch at 4:05. Portland: L, 5-4 (F/10) (BOX SCORE) The Sea Dogs got walked off in Chesapeake (Orioles AA) after letting […]
O’s went 6-3 on the road trip, come home 1.5 games out of a playoff spot
The American League East is probably going to send three teams to the playoffs. The only questions are which ones, and in what arrangement?
Adley Rutschman never got a chance to say goodbye to Baltimore. When Rutschman was surprisingly traded to the Boston Red Sox on August 3rd, the three-time All-Star catcher was on the injured list with left wrist inflammation. Rutschman, who’s hitting .170 with a home run and four RBIs in 15 games with the Red Sox, […]
For most of the summer, the Red Sox have managed to patch together their pitching staff despite a seemingly endless list of injuries.Now, with the postseason push entering its most critical stretch, some cracks are beginning to show at the worst possible time.Patrick Sandoval and Brayan Bello were each tagged for four runs in separate innings Wednesday as the Mariners handed the Red Sox an 8-3 loss at Fenway Park, Boston’s third largely noncompetitive defeat in four days.
It’s not much, but it’s a start, for Bryce Miller and the Mariners. The Mariners took a series in Boston on Wednesday with a solid 8-3 win. Bryce Miller got the start for the first time since his no-good, very-bad week, and did all that was asked of him, handing the ball to the bullpen […]
Boston Red Sox manager Chad Tracy had an update on Ceddanne Rafaela after he exited Wednesday's loss against the Seattle Mariners.
The Red Sox have gotten everything they could’ve wanted in the returns of Roman Anthony and Trevor Story, who have not stopped hitting in the first four games back in action. That goes for the offense as a whole in the series with 17 runs across, though a clearly-gassed pitching staff struggled again in an […]
Mariners 8, Red Sox 3 September Mariners: Bryce Miller, +0.15 WPAAugust Mariners: Nobody could possibly be that bad on the September Mariners Game Thread Comment(s) of the Day
The Boston Red Sox are promoting left-handed pitcher Raymond Burgos, the team announced Wednesday. Right-handed pitcher Jedixson Paez was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. The Red Sox can certainly use all of the pitching depth they can get at the moment, especially with Garrett Crochet injured. Burgos provides the team with another left-handed […]
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The Boston Red Sox lose their series against the Seattle Mariners with an 8-3 loss at home.
The Mariners will look to keep their perfect September alive and steal a series in Boston. After a five-game losing streak to wrap up one of the worst months in franchise history, the Mariner rocked the Sox off Boston last night in Lazaro Montes’ debut. They’re back at it this afternoon with a chance to […]
The Boston Red Sox had an update on catcher Adley Rutschman ahead of his return to Camden Yards.
DENVER—After Wednesday’s game, the Orioles return home for their final 22 games. All will be in the Eastern time zone, 19 are against contenders and 13 are against the American League East. On the upcoming homestand, the Orioles play four games against the Boston Red Sox and three against the Cleveland Guardians. “Definitely excited,” manager […]
TV: NESN First Pitch: 4:10 p.m. ET The Red Sox have not exactly dominated this series but still find themselves with a chance to take two of three from the Mariners. Boston needs better production on the mound after surrendering 17 runs in the first two games. Patrick Sandoval is in line to do that […]
Boston Red Sox catcher Adley Rutschman continues to experience flare-ups from a hyperextended right elbow, raising the possibility that the club will have to manage the injury for the rest of the season. The three-time All-Star remains day-to-day and has avoided a stint on the injured list. Rutschman suffered the injury on an aggressive swing […]
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This Ketel Marte thing keeps getting stranger, at least linguistically. Marte made his return to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, during their game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Before the game, Marte, who speaks through an interpreter, answered questions about his apparent no-call-no-show from the Aug. 17 game against the Boston Red Sox, serving mostly to generate more questions.
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For close to a month, Garrett Crochet has been making his way back to the Boston Red Sox from injury. On Tuesday, Crochet was seen throwing off the mound in the bullpen at Fenway Park, per Rob Bradford of WEEI. A huge sign that Crochet is getting closer and closer to returning. Crochet was getting […]
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Worcester: W, 9-1 (BOX SCORE) With a depleted pitching staff, the WooSox needed an extremely effective outing out of Gage Ziehl and they got it, as Ziehl pitched into the seventh allowing just one run on four hits and didn’t walk anyone. He got those twenty outs with just 73 pitches, and Noah Song and […]
The New York Yankees passed a major test last weekend when they squared off with their archrivals from Boston and beat the Red Sox decisively in 3 of the 4 games at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees played harder, more effectively and rose to the occasion, while the Red Sox seemed to run out of gas […]
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