Did the Boston Red Sox gain ground or lose ground in the playoff race on Saturday? There's really no right answer. What the Red Sox did, however, was take care

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees are ahead of Boston in their division still, leading to the team's most likely scenario of playing in a wild-card game. The final few weeks of the regular season will be about the Red Sox locking in the wild card position they've held most of the season.

While the Red Sox have fallen into a slump at the worst possible time, the Cleveland Guardians continue to make life uncomfortable for Boston baseball fans.

Boston plated seven runs in the eighth inning on their way to an 11-7 victory, beginning a critical weekend series for the Sox in Tampa Bay.

The Philadelphia Phillies are contemplating a significant roster upgrade by potentially replacing Alec Bohm with Boston Red Sox star Alex Bregman. Bre

The Boston Red Sox eliminated Tampa Bay from postseason contention with an 11-7 win over the Rays on Friday night.

To claim a spot, the Guardians — winners of seven in a row who have 10 games left — would need to outpace the Red Sox by three wins the rest of the way. Facing the Twins, Tigers and Rangers, that’s possible as Boston takes on Tampa Bay, Toronto and Detroit. If the Red Sox go, say, 6-3, Cleveland would have to go 9-1.

The radar gun at Fenway Park flashed 100 mph when Red Sox 22-year-old lefty Payton Tolle struck out AL Rookie of the Year front-runner Nick Kurtz swinging to end the fifth inning. “I saw it. I was like,