{"id":3836,"date":"2026-06-29T06:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3836"},"modified":"2026-06-29T06:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:03:22","slug":"is-this-four-game-sweep-of-the-yankees-the-start-of-the-run-that-saves-the-red-sox-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3836","title":{"rendered":"Is this four-game sweep of the Yankees the start of the run that saves the Red Sox\u2019 season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>For weeks now, Red Sox players, interim manager Chad Tracy, and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow have acknowledged the team needs to go on a run to save its season. Otherwise, there would be little choice but to become sellers before the Aug. 3 trade deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3834\">The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump\u2019s power to be decided<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Is this finally the start of that run? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a game of ridiculous twists and turns decided by a series of unlikely heroes, the Sox scored three runs in the 10th inning to beat the Yankees, 5-4, and complete a four-game sweep of their rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>That\u2019s seven wins in the last 10 games for the Red Sox. At 36-46, they\u2019re somehow only 4\u00bd games out of a wild-card berth in the American League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yes, they would have to pass six teams to get to the playoffs. But given the wretched state of the American League, it\u2019s not impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat was something,\u201d said Tracy, after watching five players go to the plate in the 10th and contribute to the rally in some way.<\/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<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Romy Gonzalez returns to Red Sox, who demote Mickey Gasper back to Worcester<\/div>\n<p><span>Indeed, it was. The Sox and Yankees have made a habit of playing unusually dramatic games over the years, but this was particularly nutty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sonny Gray no-hit the Yankees for 7\u2153 innings and left the game with a 2-0 lead. He returned to the clubhouse and watched his victory disappear when Aroldis Chapman allowed two runs in the ninth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of the runs was unearned thanks to a throwing error by Gold Glove right fielder Wilyer Abreu.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>It got worse. The Sox allowed two more runs in the 10th inning, with a second throwing error by Abreu accounting for two more unearned runs. Care to guess how many times he\u2019s committed two errors in a game? That\u2019s right, never.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox, who have struggled to score all season, had the bottom of their order coming up in the bottom of the inning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Caleb Durbin the automatic runner at second, Anthony Seigler slapped an RBI single to right field to drive in a run. Masataka Yoshida then doubled to right field, sending pinch runner Andruw Monasterio to third.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yoshida turned what looked like a single into a double by challenging the arm of Cody Bellinger and hustling to second base. That changed the tenor of the inning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3832\">Follow live updates on the Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBellinger, he\u2019s a great fielder. But the way he caught it, I thought I had a chance,\u201d Yoshida said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tsung-Che Chen, who joined the team Friday, delivered a sacrifice fly to score Monasterio. Jarren Duran, who has been one of the worst hitters in baseball this month, singled to center to win the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was only his third RBI in 28 career at-bats as a pinch hitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat was sick,\u201d Gray said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Duran looked more relieved than celebratory afterward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m sure people gave up on us. But nobody in this clubhouse gave up,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve shown it this whole series. I feel like we fought hard this entire series, and it showed in the last game. I\u2019m just really proud of this team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tracy, who managed his first Yankees-Sox game at Fenway on Thursday, looked wiped out afterward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe vibe in the stadium when they\u2019re here is just different,\u201d he said. \u201cIt really is. So we feel really good about what we just did. But also know we have to keep it going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He\u2019s right. It\u2019s too soon to say sweeping the Yankees will propel the Sox into contention. Let\u2019s see how they handle the Nationals, who arrive at Fenway for a three-game series starting Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But it\u2019s not without precedent. The 1996 Red Sox were 34-48 after 82 games and finished the season with 85 wins. They didn\u2019t make the playoffs, but it was an interesting summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Those Sox had Roger Clemens \u2014 who was at the ballpark on Sunday calling the game for NBC \u2014 and got a monster season from Mo Vaughn, who had 44 homers and drove in 143 runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This team needs to improve offensively, but the Sox managed to score 21 runs in four days against the Yankees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ll celebrate this one. We\u2019ll celebrate the weekend, and then we\u2019ll come in [Monday] and continue to move forward,\u201d Gray said. \u201cI know I will and think everyone else will as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3830\">A look at the Trump administration\u2019s challenge to birthright citizenship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That\u2019s seven wins in the last 10 games for the Red Sox. 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