The Red Sox are hot. Take that statement as you will.
Boston has rolled through this coast-to-coast road trip in impressive fashion, regardless of the competition. The Red Sox have momentum entering the All-Star break, honestly as they have in recent seasons. What will the outcome be this time?
Here’s three takeaways from Thursday’s win.
CALEB DURBIN COMPARISONS ARE HILARIOUS
Boston’s third baseman homered to make the difference with a two-run blast on his ninth long ball of the season.
It’s unfair to play revisionist history against Alex Bregman, but here are their numbers on the season entering play Thursday.
SANDOVAL SOLID
All things considered, Sandoval looked solid in his first start since 2024.
The left-hander exited after 65 pitches in the fifth inning. He allowed just one earned run in 4 ⅓ innings with five strikeouts on the day. Sandoval got up to 96.1 MPH on his fastball on the day.
ARE YOU BUYING IN?
The Red Sox entered the day just three games out of the final wild card spot in a horrible American League. More importantly as followed in recent weeks, there are now just three teams in between Boston and the final wild card spot with the Blue Jays, the Astros and the Twins.
That was the larger issue even recently. The Red Sox haven’t had a massive deficit in terms of games back, rather they’ve faced too many teams separating them from a playoff spot.
Can Boston truly overcome and sustain the field to produce in unlikely fashion?
