{"id":1305,"date":"2026-05-27T08:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:33:31","slug":"red-sox-surge-early-but-ninth-inning-rally-against-braves-falls-short-in-fourth-straight-loss-at-fenway-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1305","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox surge early, but ninth-inning rally against Braves falls short in fourth straight loss at Fenway Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Another night with so little going right for the Red Sox, who were beaten by the Braves, 7-6, offered an occasion to wonder: How have their fortunes changed since the firings?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1303\">With Garrett Crochet and Roman Anthony out of the lineup, the Red Sox have been lacking star power<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Tuesday marked one month since Chad Tracy\u2019s first game as interim manager. In that stretch, the Sox own a 12-14 record, including an active losing streak of four straight \u2014 not good, but actually an improvement from their 10-17 opening under Alex Cora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This time, Isiah Kiner-Falefa blasted a home run in the seventh inning and added a two-run single in the ninth, carrying the Red Sox to within a run. But Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu grounded out to end the threat and the game \u2014 another near-comeback that fell agonizingly short, a specialty lately.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>In each of the past three games, the Sox have stranded the potential tying run in scoring position in the final frame.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s a loss, but at least we\u2019re fighting,\u201d Kiner-Falefa said. \u201cThe fight\u2019s been great. Just haven\u2019t been able to win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox (22-31) are nine games under .500 for the first time since 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It still hasn\u2019t come together the way chief baseball officer Craig Breslow envisioned. Wednesday represents the exact one-third point of the Sox\u2019 season, which has featured a longer settling-in phase than usual given the staff turnover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c[Breslow and Tracy are] kind of feeling each other out, getting to build a relationship, and it\u2019s been great to watch him operate and see the calming and stabilizing influence he\u2019s had on the clubhouse,\u201d Breslow said before the game. \u201cI\u2019m here to try and support him however I can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Through April 25, the day Breslow dumped Cora and six coaches, the pitchers posted a poor 4.44 ERA. The hitters averaged a mediocre 4.1 runs per game.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Peter Abraham | On baseball: With Garrett Crochet and Roman Anthony out of the lineup, the Red Sox have been lacking star power<\/div>\n<p><span>Since then, the Red Sox have been highly effective at limiting runs (3.18 ERA) but have struggled to score them (3.4 per game).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou can start to see better at-bats, hitting the ball a little bit harder, better timing overall. We\u2019ve pitched great in May. We\u2019ve consistently played good defense,\u201d Breslow said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t sequenced those in a way where we ended up winning as many games as we\u2019d like, but I still think our best baseball is ahead of us for sure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the time of the staff swap, Breslow did not commit to keeping Tracy as interim manager through the end of this season, leaving the door open for a permanent hire in the intervening months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Asked again Tuesday, Breslow remained noncommittal.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Red Sox notebook: Garrett Crochet says his latest step in comeback is \u2018definitely a relief\u2019<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cIt just hasn\u2019t really been a subject that\u2019s come up,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the majors, \u201cthe day-to-day flow is different\u201d than in the minors, said Tracy, who was in his fifth season as Triple-A Worcester\u2019s manager. He has enjoyed the promotion, he added with a caveat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to see us win, just like our fans do,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cThe magnitude of it is different, you know? And the expectations are different. I welcome those \u2026 But I definitely enjoy it. I love baseball, I love managing, and I love being around players.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1301\">Boston community groups protest Mayor Wu\u2019s $4.9 billion budget proposal over cut grants<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s how you start a ballgame! pic.twitter.com\/gUx6Z3N8Rj<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox (@RedSox) May 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>For the Sox, Tuesday began with a bang \u2014 multiple bangs, in fact. Jarren Duran and Rafaela hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning against righthander Spencer Strider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was the first time the Sox led off a game with consecutive long balls since May 31, 2016, when Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia did it in Baltimore.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ceddy makes it back-to-back! pic.twitter.com\/cpo6cI5Snj<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox (@RedSox) May 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Then the bats went cold against Strider, who gave up just one additional hit in five-plus innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lefthander Ranger Suarez, meanwhile, had a stinker: five-plus innings, five runs. He gave up as many runs in this game as he had in his previous seven starts (40\u2153 innings) combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Over the first five innings, the Braves went 0 for 10 with less than two outs. With two outs, they were 4 for 9 with a home run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That homer was the big blow, a two-run shot from Matt Olson that tied it in the fifth inning, 2-2. It came immediately after a walk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou never want to walk anybody with two outs, especially there,\u201d Suarez said through an interpreter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Suarez returned for the sixth, the first three batters reached base, adding a run, before Tracy pulled him. Greg Weissert allowed both inherited runners to score as the Braves (37-18) surged to a 5-2 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sox had a shot late, again. It was the first time in 16 appearances this season that Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias allowed a run. But it wound up not mattering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou love to see the group fight and put themselves in position again to not only tie the game but win the game. You want to see that,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome, but we want to put ourselves in some positions to be in the lead like they are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Duran said: \u201cOne of these times, we\u2019re going to put together what we do in the ninth [for] the whole game, and we\u2019re going to go on a run, and it\u2019s going to be sick.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1299\">US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chad Tracy&#8217;s first month as interim manager brough more of the same as the Sox lost their fourth straight at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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