Red Sox Week in Review: Y'all Got Any of Them Runs?

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Boston Red Sox Weekly Snapshot

Record Last Week: 2-4

Runs Scored Last Week: 11

Runs Surrendered Last Week: 19

Standings:

5th in AL East

11.5 GB First Place

Transactions:

05/15/26: Red Sox sent LHP Danny Coulombe on a rehab assignment to Portland Sea Dogs.

05/15/26: Red Sox recalled 1B Nick Sogard from Worcester Red Sox.

05/15/26: Red Sox placed SS Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 15, 2026. Sports hernia.

Scores:

Game 40 (05/12): BOS 1, PHI 2

Game 41 (05/13): BOS 3, PHI 1

Game 42 (05/14): BOS 1, PHI 3

Game 43 (05/15): BOS 2, ATL 3

Game 44 (05/16): BOS 3, ATL 2

Game 45 (05/17): BOS 1, ATL 8

Series Breakdown/Highlights

Phillies Series: Much like every other series this season, the Phillies series was defined by stellar starts from the Red Sox that couldn’t be backed up with any sort of offense. Time and time again, Boston had opposing pitchers on the ropes with runners in scoring position and they failed to capitalize. Maybe the biggest flaw in the Red Sox’s offensive approach is that they can’t get deep into counts.

In the first game of this series they saw a combined 16 pitches through the first three innings against Zack Wheeler, who is still working his way back from a medical procedure and isn’t quite the pitcher the Phillies need him to be. In game two, the Red Sox managed to ride Sonny Gray’s best start of the season to a win, thanks in large part to some excellent defense from Willson Contreras and Marcelo Mayer. Ranger Suarez shoved in his return to action against his former club, tossing 5 ⅓ innings with eight strikeouts, one walk, and zero earned runs. Wilyer Abreu also kept his hot streak against left-handed pitching going against the Phillies. Maybe the best thing to happen during this part of the week was when Garrett Crochet began throwing off a mound.

Braves Series: The series against the Braves was more of the same, except for terrible starting pitching in the rubber match on Sunday. Why the decision to abandon the opener for Brayan Bello was made is something that will be discussed for the next few days as the club looks to rebound, but it’s obvious he’s not cut out for a full starter’s role at this point in the season.

Connelly Early and Payton Tolle both got tagged by Drake Baldwin to start games one and two, but they settled in nicely. As it currently stands, the two rookies are the brightest spots of the Red Sox’s rotation. They carry themselves like veterans and have an infectious energy each time they step on the mound. Game one ended in an extra-inning walk-off for the Braves, but the Red Sox were mostly in it despite some defensive miscues from Caleb Durbin at the hot corner. Game two saw Tolle toss eight innings of three strikeout baseball, but the defense behind him picked him up and made sure he secured the win. Game three was over by the end of the first inning. In other news, Trevor Story landed on the injured list with a sports hernia during this series.