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Sox storm Pittsburgh as Bennett looks to right the ship
⚾️ First Pitch: 6:40pm – PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA 📺 TV: NESN 📻 Radio: WEEI
Red Sox News & Links: John Henry is “never selling” the Boston Red Sox
Did Payton Tolle have the best start of his career yesterday in Toronto? By many measures, yes. The 8 innings he threw tied his career high, having also thrown 8 against the Braves back in May. It was the fifth time in his career he held the opposition lineup to 0 runs (he still has […]
Why Payton Tolle is extra valuable to 2026 Red Sox
The Red Sox losing Garrett Crochet after the first month would’ve once seemed to be a season-tanking injury. Given how Boston played the first three months of the season, it certainly appeared as such. Then came the 27-3 run of July. Among the brightest stars of the turnaround was Payton Tolle. The hype around the […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias shines again, stirs promotion talk
Worcester Red Sox 10, Buffalo Bisons 3 (BOX) The Woo Sox pounded out 10 runs and 13 hits on Thursday night in an emphatic victory over the Bisons (TOR). Franklin Arias led the way with three hits, three runs, two RBI, and his fourth home run at Worcester. He has 23 home runs and 70 […]
How worried are you about the Red Sox after the losing streak?
The Red Sox 5-game losing streak, thankfully, is over. And while I wouldn’t exactly say that Red Sox Nation was panicking this week, there certainly was a sense of “oh no, what’s going on here?” as the bats went silent and the losses piled up. It’s hard to blame anyone for feeling that way— we […]
With Greg Weissert back, Red Sox look forward to facing Pirates, shaky Paul Skenes
The Red Sox got back on track yesterday against the Blue Jays. It took until the 8th inning, but the bats roared to life. Long live The Durbinator, right? The win was the first since the Friday night blowout against the Athletics. Coincidentally there were no wins while Weissert spent a few days with the […]
Payton Tolle, Caleb Durbin break Red Sox out of five-game skid
The Red Sox came back down to Earth from the historic July stretch over their last five consecutive losses. Being swept into Toronto would’ve begun the calls for valid concerns. Instead, two key contributors from the summer success turned in exactly what the Red Sox needed to put their August sprint back on track in […]
Payton Tolle attempts to save Red Sox from demoralizing sweep
TV: NESN First Pitch: 3:07 p.m. ET It’s not time to panic yet. Regression was due, but the Red Sox are on the verge of dropping six consecutive games immediately following a nine-game winning streak. Payton Tolle is the guy the team would love to see put the ballclub back on track as he takes […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Isaiah Jackson hits two home runs… sort of
Worcester: W, 2-1 (BOX SCORE) Things shouldn’t have gone in the WooSox’s favor. They started 8-year MLB veteran in John Brebbia, who’s in the waning phases of his career. Their bullpen is thin; given the fatigue the Major League club is putting it through lately; they had to turn to Hobie Harris for three innings. […]
The 2026 Red Sox continue to shadow the 2009 Rockies
If you’re a frequent visitor to Over The Monster, you may be familiar with my ramblings about how the 2026 Red Sox and the 2009 Rockies seem to have a strange connection. Well guess what? It’s still getting stranger. It started back in late April when Chad Tracy took over the squad following Alex Cora’s […]
The Red Sox may need to place Garrett Whitlock on the IL
Good morning, although if you’re just finding out about this news now, it might not be a very good morning. Last night, after the Red Sox lost their fifth game in a row, they also revealed Garrett Whitlock is dealing with elbow inflammation. This obviously has the potential to be disastrous as elbow inflammation is […]
Red Sox allow ugly inning to lengthen losing streak
The Red Sox are playing bad baseball… again. Boston did everything right for nearly two months, but at some point they were going to regress back to the mean. Saturday was the start… Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday included some bad luck… Wednesday was the result of an absolute implosion. Tyron Guerrero and Alec Gamboa combined […]
Red Sox looking to snap losing streak to Blue Jays
TV: NESNFirst Pitch: 7:07 p.m. ETLocation: Rogers Centre The Red Sox are looking to snap their losing skid against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Boston followed up an outstanding 35-8 record between June 18 and Aug. 7 with its first four-game losing streak in more than six weeks, with the offense unsurprisingly sputtering after […]
Red Sox News & Links: Harold Rivas to Orioles to complete Adley Rutschman trade
The Adley Rutschman deal is finally complete. Harold Rivas, who was widely reported to be a part of the deal on the day it was made, only for that reporting to be walked back, has now officially been named as the final player to be named later going from Boston to Baltimore. An athletic outfielder […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Mikey Romero, Franklin Arias shine in loss
Worcester: L, 9-6 (BOX SCORE) It was close, but in a game that featured twenty-seven hits between the two teams, the WooSox fell just short against the Bison (Blue Jays AAA) after a late rally. Mikey Romero had a two-RBI single to score Mickey Gasper and Franklin Arias (both of whom looked good Tuesday, obviously […]
What’s the greatest throw in Red Sox history?
Wilyer Abreu’s throw to nail Vlad Guerrero at second last night isn’t going to be remembered as an all-time great throw. It’s not even going to be remembered next week. But damn, it was pretty. Here’s how the play looked live on TV: And here’s an even better angle showing just how smooth the play […]
Erik Miller could be a weapon in the Red Sox Bullpen
Erik Miller was acquired in exchange for Marcelo Mayer to bolster the Red Sox bullpen. He’s exactly Craig Breslow’s type: 6’5” and left-handed. He has above-average extension at almost seven feet. He even has the same defect as many Red Sox reliever acquisitions: he struggles to find the zone at times. Against right-handed hitters in […]
Second guesses abound in Red Sox fourth straight loss Tuesday in Toronto
In what’s been a Cinderella summer for the Red Sox, the clock on the wall suddenly appears to read four minutes after midnight. No, the season is not over, but the magic carpet ride that transported this team through a wormhole and into the thick of the playoff race is almost certainly fading into the […]
Adley Rutschman makes his Red Sox debut tonight in Toronto
The most noteworthy deadline addition for the Red Sox is set to begin a new chapter in his career tonight as Adley Rutschman debuts for Boston north of the border. The goods news for the Red Sox is Rutschman’s hit exceptionally well against the Blue Jays in his career, both at Rogers Centre and in […]
Red Sox News & Links: Alex Cora speaks
We talk a lot about the supposed value of GMs being able to hire their own manager. Neither Chaim Bloom, nor Craig Breslow got that opportunity, as Alex Cora was seemingly foisted upon both by ownership. And even as he’s fired Cora, Breslow still hasn’t really gotten that opportunity, as Chad Tracy predates his Red […]
The Red Sox are getting healthier — who stays and who goes?
The Boston Red Sox have some decisions to make… Adley Rutschman, the team’s prize acquisition at the trade deadline, just successfully completed his rehab assignment and is expected to be activated for Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox don’t really have to think too hard about whether or not they’re going […]
What should the Red Sox expect from Adley Rutschman?
The entire baseball world shines a white hot spotlight on the trade deadline. But the truth is that deadline deals are rarely as impactful as we want them to be. It’s a case of simple math. The Red Sox only have 44 baseball games left. That’s just not that much time for a baseball player […]
Wait, there’s a fourth out now? Explaining the controversial call in last night’s Red Sox-Blue Jays game
What the hell was that last night? If you missed the game, the Red Sox and Blue Jays game in Toronto on Monday had a ruling that….well, I’m not sure any of us have ever seen. Let’s set the scene first. Boston had runners on the corners with one out. Ceddanne Rafaela hits a ball […]
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 1: Losing despite scoring one of the strangest runs in baseball history? We’re so back
Whatever else can be said about tonight’s game, it had one of the most “you can’t predict baseball” moments of all time. It was the only run the Sox scored, and it was utterly ridiculous, and they lost anyway. The short story is this: Both Sonny Gray and Jameson Taillon were on point, with the […]
Red Sox vs. Blue Jays lineups: Trying to end something called a “losing streak”
Before we get to the lineup, some rather important official business, sadly. While we are technically unaffiliated with the Boston Red Sox, we are obviously part of the larger Red Sox community. For those of you hurting out there because the team hasn’t won in 72 hours: We hear you. We feel you. And we’ll […]
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