Article: Red Sox Week in Review: Yankees Loss Brings Home Stretch Into View

[Maddie Landis]

Weekly Snapshot

Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall 82-68)

Runs Scored Last Week: 27

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 18

Standings

2nd in the AL East

5.5 GB 1st Place

Currently hold the 2nd WC Spot

Transactions

9/9/25: Recalled Vaughn Grissom from Triple-A Worcester

9/9/25: Selected the Connelly Early’s contract from Triple-A Worcester

9/9/25: Placed Vaugn Grissom (plantar fasciitis) on the 60-day IL

9/9/25: Placed Dustin May (right elbow neuritis) on the 15-day IL

9/9/25: Sent Luis Guerrero on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Worcester

9/10/25:Recalled Kyle Harrison from Triple-A Worcester

9/10/25: Optioned Chris Murphy to Triple-A Worcester

9/12/25: Recalled Chris Murphy from Triple-A Worcester

9/12/25: Placed Brennan Bernadino (left lat strain) on 15-day IL

9/13/25: Signed John Brebbia to a minor league contract

Scores

Game 145 (9/8) | BOS 7, ATH 0 

Game 146 (9/9) | BOS 6, ATH 0

Game 147 (9/10) | BOS 4, ATH 5

Game 148 (9/12) | NYY 4, BOS 1

Game 149 (9/13) | NYY 5, BOS 3

Game 150 (9/14) | NYY 4, BOS 6

TL;DR Breakdown/Highlights

A’s series: In Game 1, Garrett Crochet bounced back after his previous start versus Cleveland, fanning 10 batters in 7.0 innings. Trevor Story crushed his team-leading 24th home run of the season, and the Red Sox outslugged the A’s 7-0.

Connelly Early made his major league debut on Tuesday night. The southpaw looked dominant and tied a franchise record with 11 strikeouts. Rob Refsnyder hit a 463-foot moonshot to left field, the longest home run hit by a Red Sox this season. The A’s were shut out again, and the Red Sox won 6-0.

Payton Tolle took the mound in the final game of the series. He only lasted two innings, yielding two earned runs—both of which were home runs. In the top of the ninth, Refsnyder hit an RBI double to tie the game. Aroldis Chapman attempted to hold the team’s lead, but Lawrence Butler hit a walk-off single and prevented the A’s from getting swept.

Yankees series: The Red Sox’s offense looked anemic on Friday and Saturday. To kick off the series, Yankees starter Luis Gil held a no-hitter through six innings. However, Nate Eaton prevented a shutout with a home run in the bottom of the seventh.

In Game 2, Jazz Chisholm Jr. (3-5, three RBIs) carried the Yankees' offense. The Red Sox went 1-7 with runners in scoring position and lost the game 5-3.

On Sunday night, the Red Sox quickly got to work and scored six runs off Will Warren in the bottom of the first. These were the only runs the team scored for the entire game, but they were enough to secure the win and avoid getting swept. Garrett Crochet tied his season-high record with 12 strikeouts.

This upcoming week, the Red Sox face the Athletics again before heading down to Tampa for their final series versus the Rays.

Website Highlights

• Anthony Rizzo Retires, Leaving Fans to Wonder: How Might Recent History Look Had He Stayed with Red Sox? by Jordan Leandre 
• Trevor Story's Offensive Output Places Him Among Red Sox Greats by Alex Mayes
• Craig Breslow Will (Finally) Search for a General Manager This Offseason by Maddie Landis
• What's at Stake for Red Sox in Final 5 Series of the Season? by Nick John
• If Not First Base, Where Will Kristian Campbell's Home Be in Boston? by Brandon Glick

Looking Ahead

August 16th: Athletics (Springs) @ Red Sox: 6:45 pm EDT

August 17th: Athletics (Barnett) @ Red Sox: 6:45 pm EDT

August 18th: Athletics (Ginn) @ Red Sox: 6:45 pm EDT

August 19th: Red Sox @ Rays: 7:35 pm EDT

August 20th: Red Sox @ Rays: 7:05 pm EDT

August 21st: Red Sox @ Rays: 7:35 pm EDT

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