vs Tampa Bay Rays
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Pitching matchup: Patrick Sandoval - 0-0, 2.08 ERA · Ian Seymour - 6-2, 4.59 ERA
56-40 · 1st in AL East
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Boston Red Sox
Boston · American League · AL East
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 48-48
- Division position
- 3rd in AL East
- Wild Card
- Tied for final WC
- Run differential
- +39
No. 8 MLB
Standing
3rd in AL East
Division: 8.0 GB · Wild Card: Tied for final WC
Next game
Latest team news
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Injuries: Ohtani, Judge, Fried, Red Sox, Holmes, J-Ram
MLB.comJul 18, 2026Official
Red Sox post 11th straight win, longest streak in a decade, move into AL wild-card spot
Yahoo Sports MLBJul 18, 2026National
Red Sox wagon keeps rolling as win streak hits 11 with doubleheader victories
Over the MonsterJul 18, 2026Team blog
Do they know the break is over? Rays 3 Red Sox 5
Yahoo Sports MLBJul 18, 2026National
Skubal to the Dodgers? What will Mets, Red Sox do?...
ESPN MLBJul 17, 2026National
Scorchin’ Sox kick off second half with Fenway double header vs. Rays
Over the MonsterJul 17, 2026Team blog
Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
vs Tampa Bay Rays
Jul 17 · Final
WP: Weissert · LP: Englert · SV: Chapman
Notable: Rivera: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR · ND
vs Tampa Bay Rays
Jul 17 · Final
WP: Bennett · LP: Jax · SV: Gamboa
Notable: Bennett: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K · W
at New York Mets
Jul 12 · Final
WP: Chapman · LP: Raley · SV: Whitlock
Notable: Tolle: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K · ND
at New York Mets
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Morán · LP: Peralta
Notable: Rivera: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K · ND
Upcoming games
vs Tampa Bay Rays
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Patrick Sandoval vs Ian Seymour
56-40 · 1st in AL East
vs Tampa Bay Rays
Jul 19 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Sonny Gray vs Shane McClanahan
56-40 · 1st in AL East
Analytics
How this team has performed
Reliable team context, rankings, strengths, and weaknesses using the data available for MLB.
Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 48-48
- Run differential
- +39
- Runs/game
- 4.2
- Runs allowed/game
- 3.8
- Expected record
- 53-43
- Actual vs expected
- -4.9 wins
No. 15 MLB
No. 8 MLB
No. 23 MLB
No. 3 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 4.2
- OPS
- .707
- OBP
- .315
- SLG
- .392
- AVG
- .245
- Home runs
- 90
- BB%
- 8.1%
- K%
- 21.9%
- Hits/game
- 8.2
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No. 14 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 3.8
- ERA
- 3.55
- WHIP
- 1.21
- Strikeouts
- 814
- Walks
- 276
- K/9
- 8.6
- BB/9
- 2.9
- HR allowed
- 97
- Opp AVG
- .236
- Opp OPS
- .676
No. 3 MLB
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No. 15 MLB
No. 3 MLB
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Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 43
- Fielding %
- .987
- Double plays
- 64
No. 9 MLB
No. 9 MLB
No. 24 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
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