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How do the Red Sox shrink their Magic Number?

How do the Red Sox shrink their Magic Number?

The Boston Red Sox are 80-65 with a magic number of 10. The Blue Jays are 72-73, eight back. The Guardians are right there too, fighting the Blue Jays for the right to chase Boston. Seventeen games remain. The Red Sox recently swept Baltimore in four games to get here—outscoring the Orioles 15-6 over a […]

From 'fire drill' to firm hand, Chad Tracy has Red Sox's respect as playoffs near

From 'fire drill' to firm hand, Chad Tracy has Red Sox's respect as playoffs near

More than four months ago, Chad Tracy’s professional odyssey took a shocking turn when he was named interim manager of the Boston Red Sox.

Gray throws 7 strong inning in majors-leading 17th win, Red Sox beat Orioles 5-0

Gray throws 7 strong inning in majors-leading 17th win, Red Sox beat Orioles 5-0

Sonny Gray pitched seven three-hit innings for his majors-leading 17th victory to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Saturday night

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays win in extras after blowing late lead

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays win in extras after blowing late lead

The Rangers almost did the Yankees a solid.

Where does Aroldis Chapman rank amongst all-time Red Sox closers?

Where does Aroldis Chapman rank amongst all-time Red Sox closers?

Amidst the chaos of the final two innings Friday night, which included a man trying to fire up his own (sparse) crowd after their team hit into an inning-ending double play, and bullpens politely filing out of the same door to join a mini-fracas, something else quietly happened. Aroldis Chapman picked up his 399th career […]

Five MLB series to watch this week as September picks up urgency

Five MLB series to watch this week as September picks up urgency

A couple of World Series rematches are on tap this week in late interleague play as teams battle for MLB posteason positioning.

Yankees Social Media Spotlight: The Wild Wild West

Yankees Social Media Spotlight: The Wild Wild West

The Yankees spent this past week on the West Coast.

Payton Tolle Takes The Ball In Search Of A Sunday Sweep

Payton Tolle Takes The Ball In Search Of A Sunday Sweep

Keep your brooms on deck

Joe Morgan, former Boston Red Sox manager who led hometown team to 2 division titles, dies at 95

Joe Morgan, former Boston Red Sox manager who led hometown team to 2 division titles, dies at 95

Joe Morgan, the popular Boston Red Sox manager who guided his hometown team to a pair of AL East titles, has died

Chapman, Red Sox celebrate his 400th career save as 'special'

Chapman, Red Sox celebrate his 400th career save as 'special'

Long after the fastball from Aroldis Chapman whistled into the catcher’s mitt to end the game, the Boston Red Sox whopped it up with a chant that resonated through the clubhouse

Rogers and Mayo help the Orioles snap their 6-game skid with a 6-4 win over Cleveland

Rogers and Mayo help the Orioles snap their 6-game skid with a 6-4 win over Cleveland

Trevor Rogers pitched impressively into the eighth inning, Coby Mayo homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles took advantage of Cleveland’s wildness on the mound, beating the Guardians 6-4 to snap a six-game losing streak

Red Sox vs. Angels lineups: To the workers of the world

Red Sox vs. Angels lineups: To the workers of the world

It being Labor Day, I’m going to do these lineups with the minimum amount of work in support of the comrades who got us here. How this differs from my normal lineups routine is unknown at this time. We will not be doing the work to investigate as such for reasons already explained. To the […]