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Luis García Jr. did not need a long postseason audition. He homered Wednesday as the Yankees finished off Boston, adding […]
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Luis García Jr. did not need a long postseason audition. He homered Wednesday as the Yankees finished off Boston, adding […]
The Boston Red Sox had a roller coaster of a season in 2026. After an ugly start in April, the front […]
Baseball is a game of numbers. It’s played on the field, with balls and bats and gloves, but every action, decision, and outcome is measured by a number. Those numbers are presented to us during broadcasts, in gambling ads, and by people like me on Twitter and in pieces here on OTM. Most of the […]
Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham has been nursing right hamstring issues since the summer. Two injured list stints and many missed games later, the problem appears to be mostly behind him, as he was activated on time for the AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox. We say ‘mostly’ because, even though the Yankees […]
For nearly three months, the Red Sox made it easy to forget how their season started.They were once 14 games under .500 and seemingly headed toward another lost summer. Then something clicked and Boston ripped off 15 consecutive wins, went 27-3 from the beginning of July into early August and, at one point, won 32 of 37 games.
Forget the results, if you can. Losing two games in a row is a rounding error for a baseball team in every other month, but in October, it’s definitive. Win and you’re good. Lose and you’re bad. In this telling, the Red Sox rapidly lost to the Yankees, ergo they’re bad. I disagree, and this […]
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After a glorious playoff win against the Red Sox, the Yankees basked in a glorious offday. In a parallel universe, we may have been sweating out a do-or-die Game 3 against Boston, but in this universe, the Yankees left no doubt, pounding their rivals and giving themselves a chance to enjoy a full reset before […]
New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez: The biggest surprise of the Wild Card Series sweep over the Red Sox was the 18 combined runs scored by the Yankees, not a team known for scoring when Aaron Judge is on the shelf. The way New York put up those runs was surprising too, with a […]
Chris Sale had some of the worst injury luck in modern MLB history during a five-year stretch for the Boston Red Sox, but make no mistake, this man is a warrior. Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss said so himself after the National League East champions earned a 6-2 Wild Card Series victory over the Philadelphia […] The post Chris Sale’s quirky Wild Card feat vs. Phillies will give him World Series flashbacks appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Boston Red Sox’s 2026 season came to a disappointing conclusion on Wednesday, as they lasted just two games against the rival New York Yankees in a best-of-three American League Wild Card series. “Regardless of all the special things that happened this summer, the goal was to win the World Series, that ended for us […] The post 1 free agent Red Sox must re-sign after losing in postseason to Yankees appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Chris Sale missed the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign while recovering from Tommy John surgery and made just 31 starts from 2021-23 before the Boston Red Sox traded him to the Atlanta Braves. He reclaimed elite status in his new home, but injury troubles struck again late and prevented him from competing in the playoffs. The superb […] The post Braves’ Chris Sale promises surprise Game 3 outing won’t affect NLDS plans vs Dodgers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Wild Card round of the 2026 MLB playoffs concluded swiftly for two powerhouses on Wednesday, as the The post MLB Wild Card Sweeps: Yankees Demolish Red Sox, Padres Vanquish Cubs to Advance appeared first on We Never Stop .
The Red Sox had a Win Expectancy Percentage over 50% for only two plate appearances in the two games. Both fleeting moments came early (or early-ish) in Game 2. In the top of the third, after Nate Eaton doubled (0-0, 1 out), it was 52% . When Jahmai Jones struck out looking, it dropped to 48%. In the top of the fourth, after Willson Contreras walked (0-0 0 out), it was 54% . Wilyer Abreu struck out (50%). Ceddanne Rafaela flied to center (47%). Sarah Langs 26 scoreless innings vs the Red Sox d...
Three sweeps, one series going the distance and the White Sox still playing baseball in October. That’s a pretty good start to the postseason. The South Siders sent Houston packing for their first postseason series win in 21 years, while the Yankees steamrolled Boston and the Padres shut down the North Side’s supposedly mighty offense. […]
The New York Yankees took care of business without much fuss in their AL Wild Card series clash against the Boston Red Sox, sweeping the best-of-three with a run differential of +16. This domination would not have been possible without ace Cam Schlittler, who set the tone for the Yankees with a strong Game 1 […] The post Knicks’ Josh Hart goes biblical on Cam Schlittler amid Yankees’ postseason ride appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The following article " After topping regular season, Red Sox-Yankees dominates first day of playoffs " originally appeared on Sports Media Watch . After all these years, Red Sox-Yankees is still the biggest television draw in baseball. Tuesday’s Red Sox-Yankees MLB American League Wild Card Series Game 1 averaged 7.3 million viewers across NBC platforms, per a Nielsen-measured audience that includes NBC’s first-party streaming data — marking the second-most watched Wild Card game under the ...
Thanks to a pair of emphatic victories over the rival Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series, the Yankees punched their ticket to their eighth Division Series in the past decade. The parameters of how to get to the ALDS have evolved some since that streak began in 2017 (when they won a […]
NBC’s first crack at the MLB Wild Card round is turning out to be a viewership success. Tuesday’s Game 1 between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees averaged 7.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, marking this most-watched Game 1 of any MLB playoff series in the Wild Card or Division round since…
After a successful first full professional season, Dylan Brown was recognized as the Red Sox’ 2026 Minor League Pitcher of the Year during pre-game festivities at Fenway Park last Friday night. Brown earned the honor roughly 14 months after being selected by the Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2025 draft out of … Continue reading "How Red Sox prospect Dylan Brown earned organization’s 2026 Minor League Pitcher of the Year award"
The Boston Red Sox had their own version of Groundhog Day in the American League Wild Card playoff against the New York Yankees. The two teams met in the same round of the postseason two years in a row, and the Red Sox ended up on the losing end for the second straight year. In […] The post 3 radical changes Red Sox must make this offseason after humiliating playoff loss appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Blink and you’d have missed it: three of four wild card series are already over in two games. The Yankees, Padres, and the White Sox all punched their tickets to the Division Series yesterday. There were good storylines in all three. Too bad, so sad, for the Red Sox and their truly MIA offense (but […]
And then there was one. Three of the four wild-card games proved to be pretty dull, with the Red Sox, Cubs and Astros rolling over with the lightest of struggles. So that just leaves the Phillies and Braves. Game #1 saw Atlanta come back from behind to take victory, while the roles were reversed in […]
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Wednesday brought an entertaining day of games as most of the Wild Card matchups wrapped up. The Chicago White Sox rolled over the Houston Astros 7-2 to take the series and will head to Cleveland to face the Guardians next. The New York Yankees offense continued to torment the Boston Red Sox 9-2 and will […]