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Bello is back on the opener schedule. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Tyron Guerrero 0 0 0 0 16 16 Tyler Samaniego 0 10 0 0 6 16 Ryan Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Slaten 17 12 0 0 28 57 Jovani Morán 0 17 4 0 0 21 Greg Weissert 0 0 21 0 23 44 Garrett Whitlock 12 7 0 0 0 19 Aroldis Chapman 14 0 16 0 0 30

I can't lie. I'm starting to get a little worried about the Red Sox. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Zack Kelly 0 11 0 26 0 37 Tyler Samaniego 0 16 0 8 5 29 Ryan Watson 0 0 0 10 0 10 Justin Slaten 0 0 14 8 0 22 Jovani Morán 0 0 0 0 21 21 Greg Weissert 0 0 0 0 13 13 Garrett Whitlock 0 0 11 11 0 22 Brayan Bello 0 88 0 0 0 88 Aroldis Chapman 0 0 22 0 10 32

What happens when an unstoppable force meets a very movable object? Find out on tonight's episode of Red Sox Baseball. SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Zack Kelly 16 0 11 0 26 53 Tyler Samaniego 5 0 16 0 8 29 Ryan Watson 0 0 0 0 10 10 Justin Slaten 15 0 0 14 8 37 Jovani Morán 16 0 0 0 0 16 Greg Weissert 10 0 0 0 0 10 Garrett Whitlock 0 0 0 11 11 22 Brayan Bello 0 0 88 0 0 88 Aroldis Chapman 0 0 0 22 0 22

These are the kinds of pitching matchups that make the season so great. Enjoy this one. WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Zack Kelly 0 0 19 0 19 38 Tyler Samaniego 0 0 0 26 13 39 Ryan Watson 0 0 0 39 0 39 Jovani Morán 39 0 0 0 11 50 Greg Weissert 13 0 0 0 22 35 Garrett Whitlock 15 0 16 0 19 50 Danny Coulombe 0 0 8 0 0 8 Aroldis Chapman 0 0 16 0 17 33

Let's win a series for once. TUE WED THU FRI SAT TOT Zack Kelly 20 0 0 19 0 39 Tyler Samaniego 8 0 0 0 26 34 Ryan Watson 18 0 0 0 39 57 Jovani Morán 0 39 0 0 0 39 Greg Weissert 0 13 0 0 0 13 Garrett Whitlock 0 15 0 16 0 31 Danny Coulombe 0 0 0 8 0 8 Aroldis Chapman 0 0 0 16 0 16

Despite the struggles of both teams, at least today should be a fun pitching matchup between two young starters. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Zack Kelly 0 20 0 0 19 39 Tyler Samaniego 0 8 0 0 0 8 Ryan Watson 0 18 0 0 0 18 Jovani Morán 0 0 39 0 0 39 Greg Weissert 10 0 13 0 0 23 Garrett Whitlock 0 0 15 0 16 31 Danny Coulombe 0 0 0 0 8 8 Aroldis Chapman 0 0 0 0 16 16

Tonight will be Jake Bennett's debut. Yet another exciting lefty pitching prospect to unleash upon the world. SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Zack Kelly 4 0 20 0 0 24 Tyler Samaniego 0 0 8 0 0 8 Ryan Watson 0 0 18 0 0 18 Jovani Morán 0 0 0 39 0 39 Greg Weissert 0 10 0 13 0 23 Garrett Whitlock 19 0 0 15 0 34 Danny Coulombe 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aroldis Chapman 7 0 0 0 0 7

Hope you all enjoy this one. Easily one of my favorite articles we've put on the site in 2026 thus far.

Gonna need a bounce back from Sir Crochet this afternoon, please. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Zack Kelly 27 0 11 0 0 38 Tyler Samaniego 0 20 0 23 0 43 Ryan Watson 29 0 0 12 43 84 Jovani Morán 14 0 0 0 36 50 Greg Weissert 10 0 0 12 0 22 Garrett Whitlock 12 0 0 0 0 12 Danny Coulombe 15 0 0 18 0 33 Aroldis Chapman 13 0 0 0 0 13

Need to see a bounce back from Bello tonight. SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Zack Kelly 0 27 0 11 0 38 Tyler Samaniego 0 0 20 0 23 43 Ryan Watson 16 29 0 0 12 57 Jovani Morán 0 14 0 0 0 14 Greg Weissert 0 10 0 0 12 22 Garrett Whitlock 0 12 0 0 0 12 Danny Coulombe 0 15 0 0 18 33 Aroldis Chapman 0 13 0 0 0 13

The Red Sox will score 10 runs against Tarik Skubal today. Book it. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Zack Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Watson 35 0 29 0 0 64 Jovani Morán 35 0 0 0 0 35 Jack Anderson 0 52 0 0 0 52 Greg Weissert 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garrett Whitlock 0 0 22 0 10 32 Danny Coulombe 0 0 20 0 0 20 Aroldis Chapman 0 22 0 0 16 38

What better way to get the season back on track than winning the series against old friend Chaim Bloom? Zack Kelly 0 0 0 18 0 18 Tyler Samaniego 0 19 0 22 0 41 Ryan Watson 0 12 0 0 13 25 Jovani Morán 0 0 0 17 0 17 Greg Weissert 0 11 0 18 16 45 Garrett Whitlock 0 0 0 0 12 12 Danny Coulombe 0 0 0 0 5 5

If you can't hit Dustin May, you know you're ice cold. Something or someone has to wake up the Sox's offense quick.

Surely Dustin May won't break out of his early season funk with the performance of a lifetime, right?

Huge win in the home opener yesterday. Let's keep the momentum rolling in this direction, yeah? MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Whitlock 0 0 37 0 0 37 Slaten 0 0 0 0 9 9 Chapman 0 0 0 0 21 21 Coulombe 0 0 16 0 0 16 Watson 0 27 0 0 0 27 Weissert 0 0 16 0 17 33 Moran 0 26 0 0 0 26 Oviedo 72 0 0 0 0 72

A series featuring two of the most anemic offenses in baseball? Should be a fun home opener.

Sonny Gray makes his long-awaited Red Sox debut following a Garrett Crochet masterpiece on Opening Day. No pressure.

Hard to ask for a better start than that, right? Crochet looked dominant, the Roman Empire looks even stronger in Year 2, and Mayer looked really good off the bench. Going to be a busy week — five games vs Reds & Astros before the next day off.

At long last, the offseason is officially over. A memorable World Baseball Classic helped bridge the gap between last year's painful postseason exit and today, but nothing invites optimism to Boston like MLB Opening Day. Things look a little different for the Red Sox in 2026, following a very active offseason of trades supplemented by a few notable free-agent additions. On paper, this is the strongest roster the team has fielded since 2018, but there's a sizable chasm between a playoff contender and a World Series champion. How all the new pieces gel will determine which camp this iteration of the Sox ultimately falls into. Courtesy of a Hunter Greene elbow injury, Boston will draw Andrew Abbott and a relatively untouched Cincinnati Reds team that snuck into the postseason last year. It should be a fun battle of two star lefties on Opening Day, with Garrett Crochet looking to perform an encore that somehow tops his otherworldly brilliance from 2025. Everything To Know About Boston Red Sox on Opening Day 2026 There were a lot of moving parts over the winter, especially when you take a gander at the farm system. In a total declaration of the win-now era the Red Sox find themselves in, the front office traded ample prospects for veteran players designed to maximize championship odds in 2026. Offseason Additions & Subtractions Key Additions: 1B Willson Contreras, 3B Caleb Durbin, UTIL Andruw Monasterio, SP Sonny Gray, SP Rager Suárez, SP Johan Oviedo, RP Danny Coulombe, RP Ryan Watson Key Losses: 3B Alex Bregman, OF Jhostynxon Garcia, UTIL Rob Refsnyder, SP Lucas Giolito, RP Steven Matz, RP Justin Wilson The team didn't re-sign any of their in-house free agents, despite making multiple overtures for Bregman (signed with the Chicago Cubs) and Wilson (retired). That subtraction category also doesn't include any of the talented pitching prospects they parted with, which could lead to a couple think pieces on Craig Breslow's incompetence somewhere down the line if a couple turn into All-Stars. Nevertheless, this is a wildly improved roster with one of the best starting rotations in all of baseball. Oviedo, who required a top-100 prospect in Garcia to acquire, couldn't even crack the starting five, ceding the No. 5 spot to Wild Card Series Game 3 starter Connelly Early. With Payton Tolle and Jake Bennett also waiting in the wings in Triple-A, this is a loaded group that comes armed with impressive depth. If the offense can survive the loss of Bregman, this will be among the most well-rounded rosters in the sport. Opening Day roster surprises We already mentioned Early shocking the world to displace Oviedo in the starting rotation. I have to believe the team will give the former Pittsburgh Pirate ample opportunities to win that spot back given the cost they sunk into him, but for now, Oviedo will be a bulk reliever with tantalizing stuff. Monasterio making the 26-man roster out of camp was also a pleasant surprise, and a well-earned one at that. He hit well enough in spring training (95 wRC+) while showing a more mature plate approach, and his versatility will be key to making the whole roster click. Expect him to platoon with Marcelo Mayer at the keystone until Romy Gonzalez returns from injury, at which point the coaching staff will need to decide whether to send Monasterio down or release Isiah Kiner-Falefa. It's not hard to guess which outcome fans will be rooting for. Lastly, Ryan Watson making the bullpen isn't a surprise — the Red Sox weren't going to give up on a Rule 5 pick they really liked just because of a mediocre spring — but their history of turning Rule 5 pitchers into useful bullpen weapons (Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten) portends a bright future for the 28-year-old Watson. And, because Oviedo will begin the year in the bullpen as a piggyback starter/bulk reliever, Watson can focus on short outings that will allow his stuff to play up. Bold Red Sox predictions for 2026 Saying Garrett Crochet will win the Cy Young Award hardly qualifies as bold, but suggesting that Triston Casas will return and hit 30 home runs is a little too daring for my tastes. So, I'll leave you all with five rapid-fire predictions for this team that aren't out of the realm of possibility, but also probably won't happen unless everything breaks right. Garrett Whitlock will supplant Aroldis Chapman as the team's closer at some point during the regular season. Willson Contreras will win the Silver Slugger Award for American League first basemen. Marcelo Mayer will win the Gold Glove Award for American League second basemen. The Red Sox will win 95+ games but still finish second in the American League East. Finally, the team will exact revenge on the Yankees for last October, sweeping them in the ALDS. Have fun watching the game today, everyone! And go Red Sox! View full article