2026 Red Sox/MLB Season Thread

[Vermont Green]

Oops they did it again!  Sox just beat the top team in the American League, Tampa Bay, for their 10th win in a row....and to make it even sweeter they won the game  10-0.  Chad magic!

Gotta admit that I did not see this coming at all with this team.

In the last 30 days, Yoshida and Durbin are hitting the stitches off the ball.  That probably won't last.  The Red Sox had 2 bunt singles in their big inning.  Everything won't continue to go right for them but if they can continue with solid pitching and average hitting, they will make the playoffs.  And with the pitching rotation they could potentially have in the playoffs, who knows.

Let's see what they can do at the deadline.  They should be able to pick up a veteran bat without overpaying or sending out anything useful.

[Goldstar88]

Red Sox are now a .500 team and in a wildcard slot. Wow

[Silas]

Red Sox are now a .500 team and in a wildcard slot. Wow

11 wins in a row and 16-2 and counting.  Their pitching and fielding is top notch, hitting is getting better but average for now.

[Redz]

Huge statement wins staying hot after the break against the first place Rays.  And at Fenway too.  They?ve been pretty crappy at home.

[Goldstar88]

Red Sox are now a .500 team and in a wildcard slot. Wow

11 wins in a row and 16-2 and counting.  Their pitching and fielding is top notch, hitting is getting better but average for now.

Deadline is Aug 3rd. Will be interesting to see if they make a move for a power bat.

[jambr380]

Ha - looking back, I had a comment on June 10th in this thread where I praised Breslow for his Contreras, Suraez, and Gray moves. And for not signing any of the underwhelming overpriced guys on the FA market this past offseason. It was weird that we were so bad when we basically added good players to an existing playoff team.

I did not see the Harrison/Hamilton for Durbin/Monasterio/Seigler turning into a good trade, but here we are. And the Sox are paying Durbin essentially nothing for the next few years instead of Bregman $35M/yr with a no-trade clause for the next 5 years. And then you have the Perales for Jake Bennett, who is absolutely tearing it up.

Amazing they are doing all of this essentially without all of their best players from last year in Crochet, Anthony, Story. And to a lesser extent Bello and Duran who have fallen off a cliff. Maybe it's not sustainable with our young try-hards, but they sure have made the season exciting, which is all you can ask for.

[Redz]

What?s up with Contreras?  I thought he was supposed to start his suspension.

[BitterJim]

What?s up with Contreras?  I thought he was supposed to start his suspension.

It started before the all star break, and ended after game 1 yesterday. The night game was his first game back (and the go-ahead homer was his first AB back)

[Silas]

What?s up with Contreras?  I thought he was supposed to start his suspension.

His 7 game suspension was reduced to 5 games which he served and was able to return for the 2nd game of the double header yesterday.