Red Sox Video
Weekly Snapshot:
- Record Last Week 4-3 (Overall 27-28)
- Runs Scored Last Week: 33
- Runs Surrendered Last Week: 23
Standings:
- 2nd in the AL East
- 6.0 GB from 1st Place
- 2.0 Wild Card Games Back
Scores:
- Game 49 (5/19) | NYM 1, BOS 3
- Game 50 (5/20) | NYM 0, BOS 2
- Game 51 (5/21) | NYM 5, BOS 1
- Game 52 (5/23) | BAL 5, BOS 19
- Game 53 (5/24) | BAL 5, BOS 6
- Game 54 (5/24) | BAL 2, BOS 1
- Game 55 (5/25) | BAL 5, BOS 1
Transactions:
- 5/20/25: Optioned Nick Burdi to AAA Worcester
- 5/20/25: Activated Walker Buehler (right shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day injured list
- 5/21/25: Signed Erickson Ettien to a minor league contract
- 5/22/25: Acquired Ryan Noda from the Los Angeles Angels for cash
- 5/22/25: Transferred Masataka Yoshida (right shoulder labral repair) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list
- 5/22/25: Richard Fitts (right pectoral strain) sent on a rehab assignment to AA Portland
- 5/22/25: Signed P.J. Labriola to a minor league contract
- 5/24/25: Recalled Luis Guerrero from AAA Worcester
- 5/24/25: Selected the contract of Marcelo Mayer from AAA Worcester
- 5/24/25: Activated Cooper Criswell
- 5/24/25: Designated Sean Newcomb for assignment
- 5/24/25: Transferred Triston Casas from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list
- 5/24/25: Placed Alex Bregman (right quad strain) on the 10-day injured list
- 5/24/25: Sent Zach Penrod on a rehab assignment to FCL Red Sox
- 5/25/25: Optioned Cooper Criswell to AAA Worcester
- 5/25/25: Recalled Zach Kelly from AAA Worcester
- 5/25/25: Optioned Luis Guerrero to AAA Worcester
TL;DR Breakdown/Highlights
Mets series: On the bright side, the Red Sox pitching looked solid, and they scored enough runs to scrape by and take two out of three games from that other baseball team in New York City. They were the first team in baseball to score three runs off the Mets' ace Kodai Senga.
Orioles series: The Red Sox hit new highs and lows playing the Orioles. They split the four-game series, winning the first two games, losing the second game in Saturday’s doubleheader, and the final game on Sunday. In the series opener, they scored 19 runs, and Rafael Devers hit eight RBI and two home runs, including his second grand slam in a week. Devers alone accounts for 30% of the team's runs in the past week.
Third baseman Alex Bregman was pulled from Friday’s game. He was placed on the 10-day injured list for a right quad strain.
Subsequently, the Red Sox called up Marcelo Mayer for the second game in Saturday’s doubleheader. He went 0-4 in his first major league game before recording two hits, a double (105.1 mph EV) and a single (85.5 mph EV) in his second game.
Since their starters stay in the game past the fifth inning, the Red Sox’s bullpen is pretty taxed.
Luis Guerrero pitched 1 1/3 innings on Saturday before being sent back down to Worcester. Guerrero (12.5% k-rate, 37.5% bb-rate) couldn’t find the strike zone and yielded one strikeout, three balls, two hits, and one earned run. Zack Kelly, Guerrero's replacement, didn't fare better on Sunday.
Following Sunday’s game, the Red Sox embark on a weeklong road trip, hitting Milwaukee and Atlanta. The Brewers are 5-5 in their last 10 games and the Braves have been rejuvenated by the Ronald Acuña Jr.’s triumphant return.
Random Stats
- The Red Sox have held a .500 record 12 times this season, the most in baseball.
- The Red Sox need to find a solution at the fourth hole. The fourth spot in their lineup ranks 28th in average (.197), last in OBP (.242) and wRC+ (56), and second highest for strikeout rate (28.3%).
- After putting Campbell there for 10 games (.140/.159/.209, -10 wRC+), it’s obvious that he isn’t the immediate answer. Campbell is a young player, who could potentially fill in the role *sometime* in his career, but the experiment has run its course. He’s already being yanked around the field and placing even more pressure on him to produce offensively isn’t yielding the best results for the team and his development.
5/19 – 5/25 Slash Lines
Players Trending Up
- Carlos Narvaez: .421/.476/.789, 250 wRC+
- Rafael Devers: .364/.481/.818, 253 wRC+
- Jarren Duran: .304/.370/.609, 161 wRC+ (10 days after I published this article on Duran’s wider batting stance, the distance between his feet has dropped by 0.8 inches.)
Players Trending Down
- Kristian Campbell: .188/.316/.188, 51 wRC+
- Trevor Story: .136/.174/.182, -11 wRC+
- Ceddanne Rafaela: .056/.150/.056, -44 wRC+
- David Hamilton: .111/.111/.111, -56 wRC+
Website Highlights
- Top Red Sox Prospect Marcelo Mayer Has Been Called Up To Boston
- Alex Bregman Leaves With Quad Tightness & The Red Sox's Backup Plan Is Paper Thin
- When Tanner Houck Returns, Where Will He Fit In With The Current Pitching Staff?
Looking Ahead
May 26th – Red Sox at Brewers – 2:10 pm EDT
May 27th – Red Sox at Brewers – 7:10 pm EDT
May 28th – Red Sox at Brewers – 1:10 pm EDT
May 30th – Red Sox at Braves – 7:15 pm EDT
May 31st – Red Sox at Braves – 4:10 pm EDT
June 1st – Red Sox at Braves – 1:35 pm EDT
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