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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Red Sox reactions: Baserunning blunder, early hole ends 10-game win streak
CHICAGO — Instant reactions from the Red Sox' 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday. 1) Boston's 10-game winning streak ended. The Red Sox dropped to 53-46 while the Cubs improved to 58-39. 2) Abraham Toro made an inexcusable baserunning mistake in the fifth inning. He singled to lead off the frame and moved to second base on Jarren Duran's walk. But he got doubled off second base for the first and second outs of the inning on Alex Bregman's 324-foot lineout to center field. Toro's error proved costly as Roman Anthony, the next hitter, walked. Had Toro remained on base, the Red Sox would have had the bases loaded down 3-1 with just one out. 3) Starter Lucas Giolito's 30-pitch first inning began with him walking the first two batters, then giving up a 389-foot three-run homer to Seiya Suzuki. It was 3-0 Cubs before Giolito recorded an out. The 31-year-old settled in and pitched four straight scoreless innings before giving up another run in the sixth. Giolito went 5 ⅓ innings, allowing four runs, five hits and two walks while striking out six. He recorded 14 swings and misses. 4) Roman Anthony's RBI two-out double (106.8 mph off the bat) in the third inning. Jarren Duran walked with two outs, then Alex Bregman singled ahead of Anthony. 5) Jarren Duran made a nice running catch on the foul line in left field and slammed into the unpadded wall for the final out of the fourth inning. See it here. 6) Former Red Sox pitcher Drew Pomeranz came on to face Anthony with runners at the corners and two outs in the seventh. He got the rookie phenom to line out to right field to end the inning. 7) The Red Sox and Cubs will play the second game of their three-game series Saturday at 7:15 p.m. eastern. Righty Brayan Bello (6-3, 3.14 ERA) will start for Boston opposite Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga (6-3, 2.65 ERA). It will air on FOX. More Red Sox coverage Red Sox' Brayan Bello explains what would be 'very disappointing' — and what matters to him What Boston Red Sox' Lucas Giolito 'hates' is backed up by statistics Boston Red Sox first baseman: 'I've got to put the blame on me' Red Sox' Alex Cora outlines plan for when Alex Bregman will play on road trip Red Sox' Alex Cora was at Coldplay show for viral incident during 'good' break Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Abraham Toro makes a great stop and toss
Abraham Toro makes an athletic stop behind the bag at first and tosses to Chris Murphy from the ground to get the out
New York Times
5 days ago
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- New York Times
Red Sox snap 10-game win streak as ‘bad decision' on bases squashes rally
CHICAGO — The All-Star break can offer a needed respite for some teams and an unavoidable obstacle for others. It proved to be the latter for the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Riding a 10-game winning streak entering the break, the Red Sox fell flat in Chicago, and the second half began with a 4-1 loss to the Cubs. A costly base-running mistake from Abraham Toro in the fifth squashed a potential Red Sox rally. With two on and no outs, Alex Bregman lined out to center, and Toro, caught off the second-base bag, was doubled off. Advertisement 'I have to put the blame on me,' Toro said. 'Being thrown out on a double play, that kills rallies. It was a bad decision.' During the club's longest winning streak since 2018, the Red Sox still made mistakes in the field and on the bases, but they weren't as costly with a relentless offensive approach and a stretch of solid starts from the rotation. On Friday, the Red Sox benefited from neither of those. Starter Lucas Giolito entered the break with a 0.70 ERA in his previous six starts, but he walked the first two batters he faced, then gave up a first-pitch homer to Seiya Suzuki to put the Red Sox in a quick 3-0 hole. Giolito settled down to silence the Cubs' bats through the sixth inning, putting together a decent line, but the early deficit set them back. 'That's a bad way to start the series and the second half,' he said. 'I've got to be a tone-setter, and I didn't do that.' As Giolito settled down, Boston's offense couldn't capitalize despite putting runners on base in the second through fifth innings. Toro's mistake in the fifth crushed their best chance at mounting a rally. Toro took full blame. 'I should have just froze there, and I took a couple steps, and next thing you know, it was too late to come back,' he said. Rookie Roman Anthony drove in the team's lone run on the day with a double in the third. It extended his hitting streak to 10 games, making him the youngest Red Sox hitter since Tony Conigliaro in 1965 with a hitting streak as long as 10 games. 10 game hitting streak.10th 2B on the season. — Red Sox (@RedSox) July 18, 2025 'He's a good at-bat,' Cora said. 'He's going to walk. He's going to hit the ball hard. We know that. And we're going to push him to face lefties and righties, and he's going to hit in the middle lineup.' In an attempt to keep their pre-break momentum flowing, the Red Sox held an impromptu optional workout Thursday night at an empty Wrigley Field. Nearly every hitter showed up, along with several pitchers needing to get work in. Advertisement Bregman, still working his way back to full speed after missing 43 games with a right quad injury, spurred the idea when he asked Red Sox coaches if he could hit Thursday and several other players asked to join. 'I think it says a lot,' Trevor Story said. 'The boys are ready to just be together again. I think we missed each other, believe it or not. We're with each other every single day, but when you go through four days without it, it's like, 'Man, where are the boys at?'' Bench coach Ramón Vázquez scrambled to make sure the Red Sox could use Wrigley on Thursday night, and after he got the all-clear, he set up a bus for players after the team plane landed in Chicago. They took batting practice and ran through defensive drills for about two hours. 'It was good to get the guys together,' Rob Refsnyder said. 'I think the more I'm around, the more you can recognize really good groups of guys, guys that get along really well. And I think this group gets along really well. And it was good to kind of just hang out, get back to baseball.' Though the workout didn't have the immediate impact they'd hoped, that kind of chemistry Refsnyder and Story described is what sustains teams through good and bad stretches and can help them flip the page after a disappointing loss coming out of the break. One loss won't ruin the work it took the Red Sox to back into a more comfortable position in the wild-card race — they're currently holding the second American League wild-card spot — but it's a reminder of the tough schedule ahead. The Red Sox beat bad teams, like the Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies, during their win streak, but they also took four straight against a strong Tampa Bay Rays team to close out the first half. Still, the next 10 days see them facing even steeper competition, with three consecutive division-leading teams — the Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers — over the next nine games. Advertisement 'I don't get caught up in all that,' Cora said of the tough schedule. 'That's just for (the media) to decide. We're just here to play baseball.' Cora also thwarted the idea that his teams have faltered after the break the past two seasons. Boston surged into the break last year, only to go 4-8 heading into the trade deadline. 'It's a different team; we're in a different spot,' Cora said. 'Like I said, we just got to show up and play.' With Brayan Bello on the mound Saturday, the Red Sox will look to do just that. (Photo of Lucas Giolito: Kamil Krzaczynski / Imagn Images)
Newsweek
6 days ago
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- Newsweek
Red Sox Urged To Replace Underperforming First Baseman At Deadline
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Boston Red Sox lost Triston Casas to injury earlier this season, and with the trade deadline approaching, might have to jump back into the first base market. They have been utilizing a platoon of Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez, and while it was successful at first, Toro's recent appearances have seen his production plummet. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: Abraham Toro #29 of the Boston Red Sox walks to the field in the third inning of play against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June... ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: Abraham Toro #29 of the Boston Red Sox walks to the field in the third inning of play against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 23, 2025 in Anaheim, California. More Photo byCody Williams of FanSided is pushing for the Red Sox to make a move, considering Toro's drop in production since June 11. Toro is hitting .205 with just three extra-base hits in his last 25 games. If the Red Sox choose to move on from Toro at the deadline remains to be seen. They have needs elsewhere on their roster, primarily a second sure-thing starting pitcher to pair with Garrett Crochet. But if they are going to explore the market, they wouldn't be doing so in search of a big splash with Casas returning in the future. Josh Bell of the Washington Nationals could be a prime candidate to replace Toro, as he hits right-handers well and has consistent 20-home run power. Bell is a switch hitter, so if he were to get hot at the right time, he would eliminate the need for a platoon. While the Red Sox do not have to go looking for the biggest fish, they could still approach some of the higher-tier names on the market this trade deadline. Josh Naylor of the Arizona Diamondbacks is on an expiring contract and is being shopped by the team as it fades out of contention. The Red Sox could ride it out with Toro, but the team is setting up to have a shot at a magical October, and replacing Toro would push the team closer to World Series title contention. More MLB: Hall Of Fame Manager Says 'It's Easier To Win Now' In Today's Home Run Obsessed Game
Washington Post
12-07-2025
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- Washington Post
Red Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins says he's done for season after tearing right ACL
BOSTON — Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins said on Saturday his season is over after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee a night earlier. Covering first base in the second inning of Boston's 5-4 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, the 25-year-old Dobbins stepped awkwardly and limped after recording an out by making a catch on a throw from first baseman Abraham Toro.
