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Ranger Suarez Ranger Suarez Confirmed for Tuesday's start
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 8:58 PM
Suarez (groin) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday's game against Baltimore, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Analysis: Suarez will make his return to the bump after suffering a left groin strain in a July 5 start against the Angels. He'll aim to propel the Red Sox to a 15th consecutive victory following a comeback win Monday night in the series opener. Suarez owns a 2.76 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with 40 strikeouts in 32.2 innings over his previous six starts. |
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Trevor Story Trevor Story Aiming for August rehab assignment
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 5:08 PM
Story (sports hernia) told reporters Monday that "sometime in August is in play" for him to embark on a rehab assignment, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Analysis: Story underwent surgery for a sports hernia in late May and has been on the 60-day injured list since early June. He's been cleared to take part in full baseball activities, and the good news for the veteran shortstop is that he is getting closer to on-field action in minor-league games. Story would likely need a rather lengthy rehab stint, given the amount of time he's been sidelined for, but it looks like he could be back with the Red Sox by mid-to-late August. |
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa Isiah Kiner-Falefa Ready for hitting progression
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 5:02 PM
Kiner-Falefa (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Analysis: Healy relays that Kiner-Falefa is still "weeks away" from returning from the 10-day injured list, but the good news for the veteran infielder is that he has been given the green light to take the next step in his recovery program. He has not played since June 18 while recovering from a stress reaction in his left forearm. |
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Marcelo Mayer Marcelo Mayer Cleared for hitting progression
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 4:36 PM
Mayer (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Analysis: Healey notes that Mayer is "still weeks away" from returning to major-league action. However, it's a step in the right direction for Mayer, who has been sidelined by a stress reaction in his left forearm since June 25. The Red Sox should have a more clear idea of Mayer's return timeline once he's cleared to embark on a rehab assignment. |
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Andruw Monasterio Andruw Monasterio Sitting after big weekend
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 3:02 PM
Monasterio is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.
Analysis: Monasterio will be back on the bench after he made two straight starts against left-handed pitchers to close out the Red Sox's weekend series with the Rays, going 3-for-6 with three doubles, two walks, two runs and one RBI between those contests. Tsung-Che Cheng will cover shortstop Monday and still appears to have a hold on the strong side of platoon at the position. |
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Romy Gonzalez Romy Gonzalez Idle Monday
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 2:34 PM
Gonzalez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.
Analysis: Gonzalez had been included in the lineup in four of the Red Sox's last five games, but three of those starts came against left-handed pitching. The 29-year-old looks like he'll have to settle for more of a part-time role versus righties, especially while Masataka Yoshida (1.117 OPS in July) is swinging a hot bat. |
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Out after surgery
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 2:22 PM
High-A Greenville transferred Godbout (hand) to the 60-day injured list June 8.
Analysis: Godbout had left hand surgery after getting hit on the hand by a pitch at the end of May, per Ian Cundall of Baseball America. Prior to the injury, Godbout, 22, slashed .277/.410/.492 with seven home runs, a 13.7 percent walk rate and a 16.8 percent strikeout rate in 34 games for the Drive. |
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Carlos Narvaez Carlos Narvaez Idle for second straight day
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 2:19 PM
Narvaez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Analysis: Connor Wong will draw a second straight start behind the dish while Narvaez remains on the bench for the series opener. Narvaez started twice in the Red Sox's four-game series versus the Rays over the weekend, going 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run. |
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Sonny Gray Sonny Gray Notches league-leading 12th win
Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 5:54 PM
Gray (12-1) earned the win Sunday against the Rays, allowing one run on five hits and four walks in six innings. He struck out five.
Analysis: Despite issuing a season-high four walks, Gray's winning ways rolled on Sunday. The veteran right-hander extended his streak of quality starts to nine, giving up one run or zero on seven occasions during that period. Gray has a career-best 2.48 ERA to go with a 1.12 WHIP, 90:28 K:BB and an American League-high 12 wins over 101.2 innings in 2026. His next appearance is slated to come at home against the division-rival Blue Jays. |
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Dazzles for Portland
Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 9:36 AM
Eyanson allowed one hit and one walk while striking out eight over five scoreless innings for Double-A Portland on Saturday.
Analysis: Eyanson, who picked up the win in the MLB All-Star Futures Game last Sunday, made his first regular-season start since July 4. It was the ninth start in which he hasn't allowed an earned run and third time with at least eight strikeouts. The 21-year-old right-hander lowered his ERA to 1.19. Eyanson's mainly attacking hitters with a four-seam fastball, an offering that's increased from low-90s mph in college to high-90s and touches 100 in the pros, while mixing in a curveball and a 65-grade slider. |
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Jahmai Jones Jahmai Jones Makes immediate contribution
Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 9:00 AM
Jones started in left field and went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Rays.
Analysis: Jones made his first start since being acquired from the Tigers and took Ian Seymour deep in the second inning to wipe out an early Tampa Bay lead. That was his lone plate appearance, as Jarren Duran pinch hit for him in the fourth inning, when the Rays replaced Seymour with right-hander Kevin Kelly. Jones has a career .478 OPS against righties, but a .757 mark against southpaws. |
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Patrick Sandoval Patrick Sandoval Goes five innings in no-decision
Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 8:24 PM
Sandoval didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Rays, allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits and a walk across five innings. He struck out five.
Analysis: Sandoval gave up a pair of runs in the second inning before the Rays scored another three in the fourth, highlighted by a Victor Mesa homer. Overall, it was a step back for Sandoval after he allowed just one run across 4.1 innings in his Red Sox debut prior to the All-Star break. Should Sandoval get another start, he'd currently line up to face the Blue Jays at home. |
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Aroldis Chapman Aroldis Chapman Notches 21st save
Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 8:18 PM
Chapman earned the save in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Rays, working around two walks in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis: Chapman issued back-to-back two-out walks in the ninth, but managed to induce a groundout off the bat of Jonny DeLuca to close out Boston's one-run victory and log his 21st save this season. Chapman has now converted his last five save chances, allowing just one run on four hits and two walks across six innings in that span. His ERA is down to 2.05 across 30.2 innings this season with a 1.21 WHIP and 38:14 K:BB. |
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Wilyer Abreu Wilyer Abreu Two more homers Saturday
Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 8:12 PM
Abreu went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 7-6 win over Tampa Bay.
Analysis: Abreu put the Red Sox ahead 3-2 with a solo shot off Ian Seymour in the third inning before giving them the lead for good with a two-run blast off Garrett Cleavinger in the seventh. It's the second straight two-homer game for Abreu, who's up to 15 long balls this season. Overall, he's slashing .266/.338/.462 with 49 RBI, 49 runs scored and six steals across 413 plate appearances this year. |
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Jahmai Jones Jahmai Jones Making first start for Boston
Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 12:13 PM
Jones is in the starting lineup for the first time in his tenure with Boston against Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Analysis: After being traded by Detroit to Boston on Wednesday, Jones will start for the first time with his new team Saturday. With Detroit, the 28-year-old slashed .137/.219/.221 with two homers and seven RBI in 105 plate appearances. Jones will bat eighth and play left field against Tampa Bay on Saturday. |
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Jarren Duran Jarren Duran Idle Saturday
Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 12:09 PM
Duran is out of the lineup Saturday against Tampa Bay.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Duran will ride the pine for Saturday's matinee against the Rays, with left-hander Ian Seymour taking the mound. Jahmai Jones will take over in left field for Duran and bat eighth for Boston. |
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Justin Slaten Justin Slaten Earns another hold
Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 9:18 AM
Slaten struck out one and walked none over a scoreless eighth inning to earn a hold in Boston's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.
Analysis: Slaten held the lead for Aroldis Chapman to pick up the save. The former had a bumpy ride during the month of June (10.13 ERA) but appears to have stablized in July. Slaten earned a hold in his fourth consecutive appearance and remains a vital part of the setup crew along with Garrett Whitlock. Both relievers were considered potential closer fill-ins for Chapman when the Red Sox were projected to be sellers at the trade deadline, but Friday's doubleheader sweep of the Rays extended Boston's win streak to 11 straight and put them in a tie for the final wild-card spot. |
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Willson Contreras Willson Contreras Cracks solo homer in return
Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 9:09 PM
Contreras went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Boston's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.
Analysis: Contreras was in the lineup for the second game of Friday's twin bill after serving his five-game suspension. He didn't take long to make an impact, smacking a solo homer off Mason Englert in the first inning to the Red Sox a 3-2 lead. It was the 21st long ball of the season for Contreras, which leads the Red Sox and is tied for seventh-most in the American League. He's also up to a .925 OPS (over 368 plate appearances), which ranks fourth in the AL. |
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Aroldis Chapman Aroldis Chapman Fans two for 20th save
Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 9:03 PM
Chapman earned the save in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Rays, striking out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis: The Red Sox captured a 10-0 victory in the first game of Friday's doubleheader, but Chapman was needed in the nightcap to protect Boston's 5-3 lead in the ninth. The veteran southpaw shut the door on Tampa Bay with relative ease, needing just 13 pitches (11 strikes) to get through the inning while fanning two batters in the process. Chapman is up to 20 saves on the season (seventh-most in the majors) and has a 2.12 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 38:12 K:BB across 29.2 innings this season. |
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Eduardo Rivera Eduardo Rivera Runs up pitch count in Game 2
Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 8:56 PM
Rivera did not factor into the decision of the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Rays, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three across 2.1 innings.
Analysis: Rivera was given the nod to start in the second game of Friday's twin bill after a solid spot start against the Mets this past Saturday. He wasn't quite as good against Tampa Bay, as he gave up two runs in the first inning before yielding a solo homer to Junior Caminero in the third. Rivera ended up running his pitch count up to 64, resulting in the Red Sox relying on their bullpen the rest of the way. Ranger Suarez (groin) is on track to be activated from the 15-day injured list during Boston's upcoming series against Baltimore, so Rivera will likely head back to Triple-Worcester if such a move occurs. |
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