The Boston Red Sox are headed back to the playoffs. It wasn’t an easy win, but Boston battled back from an early three-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers and clinch a playoff spot. Detroit took an early 3-0 lead, but the Red Sox bullpen held the Tigers to three runs and gave the Red Sox a chance to climb back in the game. The Red Sox scored one in the fourth and one in the seventh before tying the game in the eighth inning. Aroldis Chapman held the Tigers scoreless in the top of the ninth, giving the Red…
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October baseball is back in Boston. Go to bed. There’s no need to watch the Astros tonight. We’re going to the playoffs.There’s magic in the Fenway greens. Kyle Harrison turned in a short start and put the Red Sox in an early 3-0 hole, but they fought back slowly and surely. Tigers starter Casey Mize shoved for six innings, but the Red Sox finally came through for a run to get him out of the game in the seventh. In the eighth, they scratched across another run thanks to a good baserunning play by Nate Eaton. In the ninth, Romy…
This year hasn’t always been easy for Ceddanne Rafaela. The Red Sox outfielder has posted respectable numbers, but when he starts chasing pitches the at bats can get ugly. Yet when Rafaela stepped to the plate with the winning run on in the bottom of the ninth and a playoff spot on the line, there’s nobody else the Red Sox would’ve rather had up. “He’s like born for the moment,” said Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman. “He always seems to find a way to come up clutch.” Rafaela came through yet again for the Red Sox, crushing a walk-off…
BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela tripled off the center field wall to drive in the game-ending run in the ninth inning on Friday night, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers and clinching Boston’s first postseason berth since 2021.Boston rallied from a 3-0 deficit to move two games ahead of the Tigers and 2 1/2 ahead of Houston in the race for the last two American League wild-card berths, with two games left to play. Detroit, which has lost 12 of its last 14 games, can still reach the playoffs and even win the AL Central…
The Boston Red Sox are headed back to the postseason for the first time since 2021. Ceddanne Rafaela walked off the Detroit Tigers to clinch a Wild Card spot and ensure the Red Sox would be playing October baseball. It’s unclear who the team will face in the first round, but they’ll travel on Monday to begin a three-game playoff series on Tuesday. The roster is full of young players, but Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been there before. He was with the Houston Astros during their 2017 World Series run and led the Red Sox to the 2018…
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On a September night as warm as July, the Boston Red Sox kicked down the doors of October baseball for the first time since 2021, with a come-from-behind walk-off that will not be forgotten any time soon. But for most of the nearly three-hour game, it seemed champagne and beer showers would have to wait another day. The Red Sox have asked a lot of their young arms this year, and more often than not, they have delivered. That was not the case for left-hander Kyle Harrison, whose Fenway Friday ended when he allowed five men to reach without recording…
When Marcelo Mayer underwent wrist surgery back in August the expectation was he would be out for the year. The procedure came with a three-month recovery timetable, which seemingly ruled out any chance he could return to the field in 2025. Or did it? Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided an intriguing update on Mayer’s recovery, saying the 22-year-old shortstop is feeling great and has resumed baseball activities. “I actually talked to him, he feels really good. I think he took dry swings yesterday for the first time,” Cora said. “He’s been working hard throughout the process with (strength coach…
The jury is very much still out on Drake Maye, who has made just 15 starts at the NFL level. But those 15 starts are a large enough sample size to start assessing the New England Patriots quarterback’s strengths and weaknesses. A good person to ask about those strengths and weaknesses? Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who has devoted his post-playing career to evaluating signal-callers through his QB Confidential media platform. Warner has studied Maye’s game since the QB’s days at North Carolina and joined Patriots Insider Phil Perry on the Next Pats Podcast last fall to share his…
There’s a non-zero chance of a Boston Red Sox player making a shocking return earlier than anticipated. Marcelo Mayer underwent wrist surgery in August that was expected to end his rookie season with a three-month recovery timetable. The rookie infielder, however, isn’t giving up hope of an October comeback. Mayer is out of his brace and resuming baseball activities. The 22-year-old has begun playing catch and taking dry swings. Red Sox manager Alex Cora wouldn’t definitely dismiss the chance of Mayer returning this postseason, per the Boston Globe’s Tim Healey. “I bet he’s pushing,” Cora said. Story continues below advertisement…