Sign In The Red Sox look to bounce back when they step into Fenway Park on Saturday and hope to get a boost on offense. Boston dropped its series-opener to the Cubs when Chicago earned a 7-1 victory Friday night. The loss was its second straight and third in its last four games. Manager Alex Cora will bring Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida back into the lineup. Abreu had a day off and will bat cleanup behind Tyler O’Neill, and Yoshida is back in after missing the past five games. The Red Sox hope that he can lift the offense as the designated hitter. He’ll bat sixth in the order behind Connor ..read more

Sign In Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford entered Friday night’s matchup with the Chicago Cubs at Fenway Park with the lowest ERA in baseball (0.66) through his first five starts of the season. Unfortunately for Crawford and the Red Sox, his sixth outing brought his ERA to 1.35 and also gave the right-hander his first loss of the season, as Boston fell 7-1 against Chicago. “All and all, I think I pitched pretty well,” Crawford told reporters after the loss, as seen on NESN. “Some things didn’t go my way behind me as far as making a pitch (…) But overall, I can’t have my head down after an outing ..read more

Sign In The Red Sox on Friday look to rebound as they welcome the Cubs to Fenway Park for the first time in seven years. Boston is coming off a 6-4 loss to the Guardians on Progressive Field on Thursday. The result meant the Red Sox lost the series to Cleveland, and they’ll face another tough challenge as Chicago enters Friday’s matchup second in the National League Central. The Red Sox will get Tyler O’Neill back into the lineup after he took a day off Thursday. He’ll bat second behind Jarren Duran. Rafael Devers remains the designated hitter, and he’ll move to the clean-up spot behind Rob Re ..read more

Sign In The Boston Red Sox hoped to get out of Chase Anderson in a spot start on Thursday what they got out of Cooper Criswell the day prior. It could have been that way for the Red Sox if it weren’t for one pitch Anderson threw to Cleveland Guardians star third baseman José Ramírez. The veteran right-hander was locked in a lengthy battle with the five-time All-Star with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the second inning. Ramírez fouled off four straight cutters until he got what he was looking for on the 10th pitch of the at-bat. Anderson left another cutter over the heart of th ..read more

Sign In The Boston Red Sox couldn’t complete a rally after being down five runs and fell to the Cleveland Guardians, 6-4, at Progressive Field on Thursday afternoon. The Red Sox dropped to 14-12 with the loss in the rubber match of the three-game series while the Guardians improved to an American League-best 18-7. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAY The outcome for the Red Sox could have been much different if it weren’t for one swing from Guardians third baseman José Ramírez. But even after Ramírez put Cleveland ahead, 5-0, in the second inning, the Red Sox showed plenty of fi ..read more

Sign In Alex Cora on Wednesday didn’t take kindly to curiosity about Masataka Yoshida’s recent absences. The Red Sox manager also stressed the second-year big leaguer would be back in Boston’s starting lineup Thursday. That proved not to be the case, however. Boston opened its series finale in Cleveland with Yoshida on the bench for the fourth consecutive contest. But as Cora revealed to the media before first pitch at Progressive Field, the lineup decision had nothing to do with Yoshida himself. Rafael Devers, who returned from a knee injury Wednesday night, was supposed to start at third bas ..read more

Sign In Last season didn’t go the way top Boston Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer envisioned, especially when he was promoted to Double-A Portland. Mayer hit just .189 in 43 games with the Sea Dogs and had his season come to a premature end in early August due to a shoulder injury. That provided the 21-year-old shortstop with plenty of motivation this year and he’s returned with a vengeance for Portland. Mayer’s early-season results have been spectacular with the left-handed hitter batting .317 with two home runs and eight RBIs to go along with two stolen bases. “The biggest thing is the look in ..read more

Sign In The Red Sox and the Guardians will compete for a series win in the finale of their three-game set Thursday afternoon at Progressive Field. A defensive Alex Cora on Wednesday explained Masataka Yoshida’s recent absence from the starting lineup and claimed the second-year pro would be Boston’s designated hitter for the matinee matchup. But when the visitors’ manager turned in his lineup card a few hours before first pitch in Cleveland, Yoshida was nowhere to be found. Rafael Devers, who returned to action in Wednesday’s blowout win, will be the designated hitter again Thursday, while Pab ..read more

Sign In Boston Red Sox star third baseman Rafael Devers had a chance right away Wednesday night against the Cleveland Guardians to show he wasn’t hampered by a knee injury that caused him to miss the previous five games. A couple batters after Devers laced a single to center in the top of the first inning, he motored around the bases to score from first on a double to the left-center gap by Wilyer Abreu. Even though Devers scored standing up, Red Sox manager Alex Cora could barely watch the play unfold. “I was praying to be honest with you,” Cora told reporters following Boston’s 8-0 win at Pr ..read more

Sign In Strong pitching and a breakout offensive showing were the catalysts for the Boston Red Sox to take a 8-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. The Red Sox improved their record to 14-11 while the Guardians, who tied their best start in franchise history Tuesday, dropped to 17-7. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAY Red Sox manager Alex Cora is using a next man up approach when it comes to Boston’s rotation due to three injuries to the starting staff. So, the Red Sox turned to Cooper Criswell on Wednesday in a spot start and hoped he wo ..read more