Article: Red Sox Week in Review: Start Spreading the News

[Maddie Landis]

Weekly Snapshot

Record Last Week: 3-3

Runs Scored Last Week: 27

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 21

Standings

2nd in the AL East

5 GB 1st Place

1st AL Wild Card Berth

Scores

Game 126 (8/18) | BAL 6, BOS 3

Game 127 (8/19) | BAL 4, BOS 3

Game 128 (8/21) | BOS 6, NYY 3

Game 129 (8/22) | BOS 1, NYY 0 

Game 130 (8/23) | BOS 12, NYY 1

Game 131 (8/24) | BOS 2, NYY 7

Transactions

8/18/25: Red Sox recalled Nate Eaton from Triple-A Worcester

8/18/25: Red Sox placed Rob Refsnyder on the 10-day IL (left oblique strain), retroactive to August 15, 2025

8/18/25: Red Sox designate Ali Sánchez for assignment

8/19/25: Red Sox optioned Jovani Morán to Triple-A Worcester

8/19/25: Red Sox recalled Brennan Bernardino from Triple-A Worcester

8/19/25: Red Sox sent Justin Slaten on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Worcester

8/20/25: Red Sox optioned Isaiah Campbell to Triple-A Worcester

8/21/25: Red Sox recalled Jhostynxon Garcia from Triple-A Worcester

8/21/25: Red Sox recalled Richard Fitts from Triple-A Worcester

8/21/25: Red Sox outrighted Ali Sánchez to Triple-A Worcester

8/21/25: Red Sox recalled David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester

8/21/25: Red Sox designated Abraham Toro for assignment

8/21/25: Red Sox placed Wilyer Abreu on the 10-day injured list (right calf strain), retroactive to August 18, 2025

8/23/25: Red Sox outrighted Abraham Toro to Triple-A Worcester

TL;DR Breakdown/Highlights

Orioles Series: The Red Sox were swept by the last-place Orioles. Personally, I think the team got off on the wrong foot with Nate Eaton batting leadoff in Game 1. Dustin May looked sharp and only yielded two earned runs across six innings. Baltimore’s lineup isn’t as intimidating as, say, the Yankees (who I’ll get to later) or the Astros, but he threw a quality start nonetheless. Meanwhile, the Orioles starter, Trevor Rogers, silenced the Red Sox’s bats. They scored two runs each off Jovani Morán (7th inning) and Jordan Hicks (9th inning) to solidify their lead. In the bottom of the 9th, Jarren Duran attempted to spark a rally with a two-run double, but the Red Sox came up short.

In Game 2, Walker Buehler took the mound. He only pitched four innings and gave up two earned runs, so he wasn’t at his worst (albeit the bar is low). The Red Sox would go on to use eight total pitchers in the game. The Orioles aren’t exactly known for the prowess of their starting pitchers, but former Yomiuri Giant Tomoyuki Sugano tossed five scoreless innings. Eventually, the game went into extra innings. At the top of the 11th, Jeremiah Jackson scored, and the Orioles took the lead. Later on in the inning with one out, Nate Eaton was the runner at third base. Roman Anthony hit a fly ball to shallow center field. Given his 95th-percentile sprint speed, Eaton had the opportunity to score and tie the game, but didn’t advance.

Yankees Series: The Red Sox took three of four from the Yankees. In Game 1, the Yankees pitchers weren’t terrible. They only gave up three earned runs, but costly errors from Luis Gil, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ben Rice, and Paul Goldschmidt allowed the Red Sox more opportunities to advance and score. Roman Anthony hit his first home run at Yankee Stadium. I can’t stop watching the video:

I wasn’t expecting to write the following sentence at any point during the 2025 season: Connor Wong’s contributions helped the Red Sox win a game! In Game 2, he hit an RBI double, allowing Nate Eaton to score from second. This was the only run scored in the game for either team. Brayan Bello was locked in. He tossed seven scoreless innings and fanned five Yankees batters. Jhostynxon Garcia, aka “The Password”, made his major league debut. The big news surrounding his debut was that a squirrel breached the field during his at-bat and caressed his leg. He struck out three times in the game.

In 2025, the Yankees' bullpen has been notorious for blowing games. Come Saturday afternoon, the Yankees demonstrated this once again. The Red Sox scored seven runs off Paul Blackburn in the top of the ninth. Watch the full highlights here. Giancarlo Stanton hit a home run off Garrett Crochet, the Yankees' sole run of the game. Yankee Stadium is the only stadium in the entire league where the ball would have been a home run. 

I wrote about this in another Week in Review, but the team’s offense suffers from a hangover after their offense went on a tear the previous night (see August 12th-13th vs the Astros, feel free to list any other games I’m missing in the comments). Following a pounding of the Yankees on Saturday, the Red Sox crossed home twice the next day. Since the Red Sox used a ton of bullpen pitchers earlier in the series, Dustin May was sort of a sacrificial lamb to provide the bullpen with some rest. Another pitching highlight: Jazz Chisholm hit a home run off Walker Buehler in his bullpen debut game. The Red Sox lost 7-2. It’s tough to execute a sweep in a four-game series. While it would’ve been nice against the Yankees, I understand why the Red Sox chose to rest their arms for the upcoming week.

Can you believe it’s almost September? The summer flew by! The Red Sox travel down to Baltimore for a four-game series against the Orioles. Then, they return home this weekend to face the Pirates.

Website Highlights

• Talk Sox is celebrating its One-Year Anniversary! 
• Trevor Story Makes History by Joining 20/20 Club by Jordan Leandre
• Keep Your Password Secure: Jhostynxon Garcia Brings Something Different to the Red Sox's Outfield by Brandon Glick
• Ceddanne Rafaela Needs to Play Center Field for the Remainder of the Season by Alex Mayes
• How Does Marcelo Mayer's Absence Impact the Rest of 2025? by Finley Rogan

Looking Ahead

August 25th: Red Sox (Bernadino) at Orioles (Sugano) - 6:35 pm EDT

August 26th: Red Sox (Giolito) at Orioles (TBD) - 6:35 pm EDT

August 27th: Red Sox (Bello) at Orioles (TBD) - 6:35 pm EDT

August 28th: Red Sox (Crochet) at Orioles (Povich) - 6:35 pm EDT

August 29th: Pirates at Red Sox - 7:10 pm EDT

August 30th: Pirates at Red Sox - 4:10 pm EDT

August 31st: Pirates at Red Sox - 1:35 pm EDT

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