#boston-red-sox

#boston-red-sox

Except for the Rangers, every team that the Red Sox are competing against for a Wild Card spot won. Those Rangers lost to the Astros, their third loss in a row, as they drift out of the race. The Yankees and Mariners joined the Stros with wins over the Twins and Royals, respectively, putting the Sox in the third Wild Card spot, 2 games behind the Yanks and .5 behind Houston,

In the recent years I've tried to become a 162-girl. If you don't know what I'm talking about, being a 162 person means that you care about every single baseball game that your team plays. Every game matters to you, from the inning-byinning minutiae to the broader divisional/post-season context. Some people can't be 162-ers, whether they don't have the time to be fully invested or don't have the drive. But the diehards who have the time and energy are my 162 people.

Aroldis Chapman allowed his first hit since July 23, and the Athletics rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, avoiding a series sweep. Shea Langeliers led off the ninth with a double off Chapman (4-3), who had gone a span of 50 batters and a franchise-record 17 appearances, the third-longest streak in MLB history since 1901.

"He ran yesterday, he ran today, I just texted him," Cora said. "He feels OK. It wasn't at full speed but he felt better than the last time he tried. It's the start of the progression. I don't know as far as timetable, but it's good news." Wilyer Abreu (calf strain) ran yesterday and today, Alex Cora said.Cora: "He feels OK. It wasn't full speed, but better than last time he tried."- Tim Healey (@timbhealey)

The Boston Red Sox put rookie sensation Roman Anthony on the injured list Wednesday after the outfielder experienced left oblique tightness in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Cleveland Guardians. While not giving a specific timetable, Red Sox manager Alex Cora acknowledged that oblique strains typically require four to six weeks of recovery time. "He's one of our best offensive players, but it's not hard," Cora said Wednesday. "We have to move on. We've been through this before."

Pretty good! A winning record in a month is always a plus. We had win streaks going. We took three of four from the Yankees and four of four from the Orioles in their own houses. Roman Anthony really started to dominate. Payton Tolle debuted. I can't really complain. It seemed like every loss this month was extra annoying, though.

Their ace got battered around, their young stud left with injury, multiple guys had to move positions twice in the game, and tomorrow's starter ended up pitching the ninth inning as the Sox continue to get more creative in their attempt to keep the bottom half of this pitching staff on the tracks. And despite all of that, this group of contagious competitors once again proved resilient and managed to cook up pair of rousing offensive innings in the 6th and the 8th,

Carlos Narváez had his first career pinch hit, a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning, Trevor Story had a strange homer that ticked the right fielder's glove and then the foul pole, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-4 on Monday. Romy Gonzalez added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who won for the ninth time in 12 games to improve to an AL-best 35-18 since the beginning of July.

Roman Anthony rightfully reclaims his leadoff spot while Ceddanne Rafaela gets to be in center field for the first time in the series (not sure why that was so difficult to achieve with Wilyer Abreu on the IL, but I digress). The Red Sox jumped the Yankees in both the Wild Card and AL East standings with last night's win and will look to further the gap behind Garrett Crochet this afternoon.

Trevor Rogers took a shutout into the seventh inning and allowed one run and four hits, striking out seven and lowering his ERA to 1.41.

Roman Anthony was a standout player, demonstrating impressive baserunning with three hits, two stolen bases, and constant awareness on the field.

Kristian Campbell is likely aiming to return to the majors by the end of 2025, with a potential position change necessary for an impact with the Red Sox.