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Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson destroyed a ball for a grand slam in the Bottom of the 1st inning tonight in Great American Ball Park, the blast giving the Reds an early 5-0 lead. This, of course, came just a day after they were run ragged by a rebuilding Washington Nationals club 10-4 in the series opener at home, and it sure looked like the lineup – revamped by manager Terry Francona before the game – was finally there to put its foot down.

About that…

Despite handing the ball over to Nick Lodolo, who struck out the side in a brilliant Top of the 1st inning, the Reds completely imploded. Lodolo fumbled the lead almost as quickly as it was given to him, allowing a 4-spot in the Top of the 2nd fueled by a 2-run homer from Keibert Ruiz and later yielding a game-tying run in the Top of the 3rd to make this game square.

The Reds and Nats forged a stalemate for awhile thereafter, but the sad trombone fireworks were hardly over. Elly De La Cruz led off the Bottom of the 7th in a 6-6 game with a double, yet the Reds failed to drive him in. Then, in the Bottom of the 9th, Matt McLain similarly led off with a double, only for the Reds to a) botch a bunt attempt and b) also fail to get him around to score.

That sent the game into extra innings, where the fail horn kept right on a-honkin’.

Tony Santillan immediately served up a meatball to Daylen Lile, who smoked it for what feels like the 77th homer of the series for the Louisville, KY native. Santillan has now allowed 7 homers already this season in just 17.0 IP, and that’s going to make for a bad time for all parties involved.

Down 8-6 in the Bottom of the 10th, things once again got spicy for all the wrong reasons. Spencer Steer, who’s been mashing lately, worked a deep count off lefty reliever PJ Poulin before smashing a 102.7 mph laser that seemed to be a magnet to the yellow line atop the wall in LF. Before we had the chance to see if it was a homer, a double, an odd-bounce triple, or god forbid an inside-the-park homer, a fan reached over and caught the ball and the umpires rendered it a dead ball double.

WATCH: A wild moment here in extra innings of the #Reds game.

Spencer Steer hit what looked to be the game-tying two-run homer, but they review it and rule fan interference.

Nationals still lead 8-7 in the 10th.

Just a brutal break for Cincinnati.

(🎥: @Reds) pic.twitter.com/ApPq0CGKtC

— Joey DeBerardino (@JoeyDeBerardino) May 14, 2026

Replay could not overturn it, and what could have been the game-tying play – or a play that left a Red on 3B instead of 2B – was undone, and Cincinnati remained trailing at 8-7.

Despite Stephenson working a walk, Blake Dunn couldn’t pull off the magnificent this evening on the game’s final play, and the Reds fell in the kind of frustrating fashion that make you despise all fashions altogether.

The Rockies entered today struggling on offense. Losers of three straight, they had scored just four runs during that stretch. Last night they were humbled by one of the best pitchers in the league, and early tonight it looked like more losing was on the menu.

However, Mickey Moniak led a resurgent Rockies offense to a much needed victory despite a shaky and confusing start by José Quintana.

A unique start for José Quintana

Left-handed veteran José Quintana entered today’s game as a potential steady hand after doing well in his last three starts.

What followed was an… odd outing.

Quintana wasn’t at his sharpest, lasting just four innings. However, he did keep the game close enough for the Rockies to stage a comeback.

Quintana walked Oneil Cruz to leadoff the game in the first inning. With one out, Rockies fans were treated to something they had never seen before. Jake McCarthy recorded an unassisted double play in left field to end the inning. Per the Rockies, it was the first time such a play had happened in franchise history.

Per @EliasSports, Jake McCarthy's 7-unassisted double play was the first in Rockies history. https://t.co/gJTZJmyuR4

— Rockies Club Information (@RockiesClubInfo) May 14, 2026

Then things went off the rails was the second inning.

With one out, Quintana issued a double and back-to-back walks to load the bases. He then struck out the next batter on three pitches, and it looked like the Rockies might escape the jam with no harm done.

Pirates catcher Henry Davis hit the ball sharply, but a diving stop by third baseman Kyle Karros looked to have the inning over. Karros threw to second instead of first without recording an out and a run scored. Edouard Julien then initiated a rundown that should have ended at home plate. Nick Gonzales veered into Quintana and pushed him, but Quintana was called for obstruction, and the run was granted.

This allowed the Pirates to take a 2-0 lead.

Quintana looked to be in trouble again in the third when he gave up a double and two singles to let the Pirates score another run, but a well-executed double play helped keep the damage to a minimum. Quintana then pitched a scoreless fourth inning, but his night was done.

Bats arrive fashionably late, but with gusto

You’d be forgiven for thinking you were watching a repeat of last night’s game over the first four innings.

Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller had been perfect through four innings. With a three-run deficit, the Rockies needed to get something going to avoid further déjà vu.

TJ Rumfield kicked off the fifth inning with a single for the first of five straight hits. Single-single-single-double-single. Suddenly the game was tied with no outs and runners still on base.

Then came along Mickey Moniak. The Birthday Boy.

Moniak slugged a three-run home run—the first of the season for the Rockies—to complete a six-run fifth inning and give the Rockies the lead. He would continue to hit well throughout the game with a double later on and a bases-clearing triple in the top of the ninth. Moniak finished a single shy of the cycle with five RBIs in a 3-for-5 evening.

His seven games with multiple extra-base hits is tied for the league lead and his 12 home runs is a team high for the Rockies.

TJ Rumfield also continued to play a substantial role. The rookie first baseman went 3-for-4 and scored twice. He also hit his sixth home run of the season in the top of the eighth. Rumfield leads all rookies in three-hit games this season.

The bullpen locked it down

Antonio Senzatela—who’s resurgence is still one of the best Rockies stories so far this season—pitched three almost-perfect innings in relief of José Quintana. He gave up just one earned run on one hit: a solo home run by Ryan O’Hearn off a fairly well-located pitch inside right on the hands. It was the first home run Senzatela has allowed this season. He also struck out two batters and allowed no walks.

Jaden Hill, who has quietly been one of the Rockies’ better relievers this season, lowered his ERA to 3.60 thanks to a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. Lefty Brennan Bernardino wrapped things up in the ninth on nine pitches to seal the Rockies’ victory.

Coming Up Next

The Rockies will wrap up their road trip tomorrow morning with an early 10:35 AM MDT start time.

Chase Dollander—once again sans opener—will take the mound for the Rockies with righty Carmen Mlodzinski going for the Pirates.

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Turns out there is still plenty of room for the human element even with Major League Baseball’s Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System. 

Now, it is all in the interpretation.  

Just ask Brett Baty. The New York Mets infielder slightly raised his right hand in the sixth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field. He never touched his helmet, though it looked like he was going to touch the bill, not tap it.  

It didn’t matter. Homeplate umpire Junior Valentine saw the arm go up and immediately signaled for a challenge. Baty argued, but Valentine didn’t budge. The strike stood, the Mets were out of challenges.  

The reviews on SNY showed very clearly Baty never touched his helmet. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza came out to argue, it still didn’t matter. It was the umpire’s discretion.  

The Mets are out of ABS challenges tonight after home plate umpire Junior Valentine determined Brett Baty called for a review.

Baty never touched his helmet. pic.twitter.com/rusKZJIxpq

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 14, 2026

Sound familiar? 

That was the reasoning on Sunday when home plate umpire Carlos Torres denied a challenge from the Orioles and another from the A’s.  

Under MLB rules, only the pitcher, catcher or batter can initiate a challenge. They have two seconds to signal for a challenge. The umpires have discretion to deny requests that do not meet those standards.  

It isn’t Baty’s first issue with ABS. Earlier this season he became the first batter in major-league history to have a bases-loaded walk overturned to an inning-ending called third strike by the challenge system.  

Now he has a burned challenge he never asked for to go with it.  

The ABS system was designed by MLB to eliminate human errors. Seven weeks in and human error is still part of the game.  

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brett Baty loses ABS challenge he never made in weird ump decision

In March, we got ahead of things with way-too-early 2026 MLB All Star Game roster predictions. With that pace, it’s just about time to chat about the potential moves you’re expecting or hoping to see by the early August trade deadline.

Even though we’re still a few months away, trade talk might not actually feel too premature. There has been a ton of buzz among Colorado Rockies fans over the past few weeks about potential trade candidates given the vision for the future that the front office is committed to and given strong performances from assets who might not be a part of that long-term vision.

A lot of the chatter has centered around Mickey Moniak, in particular. The former #1 overall pick has found his stride since becoming a Rockie and is having a career year. As a 28-year-old on a team working towards a rebuild, he’s right on the bubble of being a must-sell asset or being a veteran piece to complement a younger squad.

Will Mickey Moniak be a top name to watch for in the lead-up to this year's Trade Deadline?@jonmorosi | #MLBCentralpic.twitter.com/kOn7Kv8Rbo

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) May 12, 2026

Blake Street Banter put together a wonderful look at Moniak as a trade candidate or as a player to extend, breaking down his production and examining a potential return that could be expected for him. Mickey’s home and road splits may strongly influence what his value would be outside of Coors.

Trending further towards the “must-sell” side of the spectrum are a handful of older players, especially pitchers, who don’t align with the long term future of a club that’s still has a few years to go in the rebuild. There’s always a strong market for relief arms at the trade deadline, so Brennan Bernardino and Michael Lorenzen (both 34-years-old), as well as Antonio Senzatela (31), would make sense for the Rox to move. And, as fun as he’s been after signing with Colorado this offseason, the front office may see what they can get back for 36-year-old Tomoyuki Sugano. A handful of position players could be in the mix, as well.

In recent history, the Rockies have been quiet at the trade deadline (and that’s a vast understatement). They’ve held onto prospects that they valued much more highly than the rest of the league and saw their returns diminish as they fizzled out. They also held onto players at the end of their contracts and saw them walk in free agency.

If the front office’s transactions and comments are any indication of how they’ll move this club forward, we should expect more of a “strike while the iron’s hot” approach as we near August. There will be big decisions to make as the Rockies look to recoup value, clear the way for prospects, and continue the move forward.

Who do you expect to see moved by August 3rd? Who do you hope the Rockies lock up for a few more years? And what other big trade predictions do you have, not just for the Rockies but around the league? Let us know in the comments!

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As the Dodgers look to snap a four-game losing skid, Shohei Ohtani faces Robbie Ray.

Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Giants: pic.twitter.com/61xsrhlzzj

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 13, 2026

WEDNESDAY GAME INFO

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Giants
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium
• Time: 7:10 p.m. PT
• TV: SportsNet LA
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 (Spanish)

It was a bit of a quiet game to start tonight’s midweek matchup, but the Atlanta Braves pulled it off against the Chicago Cubs 4-1.

The first run was a solo-shot by Drake Baldwin in the bottom of the fourth, and the only run scored by the team until the bottom of the eighth.

The New York Mets experienced another scare with Juan Soto's health, but he seems to have escaped serious injury.

Soto exited Wednesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers in Queens in the seventh inning when MJ Melendez pinch hit for him. In the third inning, Soto had fouled a ball off his own leg that appeared to cause him considerable pain, but he remained in the game.

Soto, serving as the designated hitter, hit again in the sixth inning but grounded out to Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez.

MJ Melendez is pinch-hitting for Juan Soto in the 7th inning.

Soto fouled a ball off his ankle in the 3rd inning but completed his at-bat, and also took his at-bat in the 6th. pic.twitter.com/1BFVDufczS

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 14, 2026

He was then lifted in the seventh, finishing his night 0-for-3 with a strikeout. He was seen on the SNY broadcast back in the dugout following his removal from the game.

The Mets won Wednesday's game 3-2 in 10 innings on Carson Benge's walk-off single.

Juan Soto injury update

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that X-rays came back negative for Soto.

"So, we got good news there. He's day-to-day," Mendoza said.

Mendoza said the Mets would see how Soto was doing Thursday and determine if he can be in the lineup.

Carlos Mendoza says x-rays were negative on Juan Soto's ankle and he's day-to-day pic.twitter.com/5bjP6a94kv

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 14, 2026

The injury update seems like positive news for the now 17-25 Mets. They floundered without their $765 million man when Soto was out from April 4-21, losing 12 straight games at one point.

This story was updated with new information.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Juan Soto injury update after he exits Tigers-Mets game early

The San Francisco Giants continue this four-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight.

Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters tonight’s game with a 2.76 ERA, 4.52 FIP, with 47 strikeouts to 18 walks in 45.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, in which he allowed one run on four hits with seven strikeouts and four walks in six innings.

He’ll be facing off against Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani, who enters tonight’s game with a 0.97 ERA, 2.52 FIP, with 42 strikeouts to nine walks in 37 innings pitched. His last start was in the Dodgers’ 2-1 loss to the Houston Astros on May 5th, in which he allowed two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Game #43

Who: San Francisco Giants (18-24) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (24-18)

Where: UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

When: 7:10 p.m. PT

Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area

National broadcast: n/a

Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM

After squeezing out a tight 2-1 win over the Red Sox in game one of this series, it was Boston’s turn to win on the margins. Trevor Story led the way with two fantastic plays in the 5-6 hole to prevent hits and he took Painter deep on a middle-middle sinker. Ceddanne Rafaela hit the big home run and the Phillies’ offense didn’t have much in the tank outside of a Justin Crawford home run.

Andrew Painter entered his eighth major league appearance with something to prove after getting crushed against the powerful Athletics offense. Luckily, the Boston Red Sox came into this game ranked 29th in wRC+, 28th in OPS, and 29th in home runs. There aren’t many opponents that look like an easier matchup on paper than this one for the rookie right hander, who entered this outing with a 6.89 ERA overall.

Painter looked the part of a solid back-of-the-rotation starter with five innings of one-run ball, a Trevor Story home run in the second inning. He seemed to a real rhythm right after that home run. He ended off the inning by striking out Caleb Durbin with Marcelo Mayer on second base. In the third, he generated two ground balls, one of them being a double-play ball from Willson Contreras.

His fifth and final inning of the night was his finest. He got Connor Wong to chase the tight slider for a strikeout, Caleb Durbin looked like a bad fisherman on the two-strike slider he swung at, and got Jarren Duran on an inside fastball.

Painter showed a different pitch mix in this one. In 62 pitches of work, he threw just 15 four-seam fastballs and six sinkers. He relied on sliders and sweepers to keep the Red Sox lineup off balance and generate more swing and miss. This also might help explain why Don Mattingly had a quick hook for him, with the potential that the Red Sox would be able to make a significant adjustment the third time through the order.

In that span, Sonny Gray matched the rookie pitch for pitch but could not record a shutdown third inning right after Boston took the lead. Justin Crawford worked a two ball count and got a 91 mph fastball right down the middle and put a fantastic swing on it to straightaway center field.

Number 2️⃣ for Justin Crawford! pic.twitter.com/OWhMQoFizy

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 13, 2026

The Phillies offense struggled to handle Gray’s mix outside of that. The sweeper and curveball kept the Phillies offense off-balance enough to produce some ugly swings. One stat that might symbolize the issues is that Gray got 4 whiffs on nine swings with his sinker. That is probably more about how he was mixing his pitches, and the Phillies offense rather than how nasty the pitch is.

It was a battle of the bullpen’s with Painter going five and Gray going six. The Phillies deployed Tanner Banks but he gave up a single to left handed hitting Wilyer Abreu. When Red Sox manager Chad Tracy elected to hit Ceddanne Rafaela for Masataka Yoshida, Mattingly countered with Orion Kerkering.

One thing you should probably not to do a hitter who takes big hacks and chases 36% of the time is throw a fastball right down the middle.

CLUTCH CEDDANNE. pic.twitter.com/yKhRJnhjDx

— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 14, 2026

That would be all for either offense as the bullpens handled the opposing lineups for the rest of the night. Justin Slaten and Garrett Whitlock worked scoreless seventh and eighth innings. Whitlock specifically made an impressive catch in foul territory to end that frame. It all set up for Aroldis Chapman to close out the ninth.

It wasn’t easy for him, Kyle Schwarber walked on five pitches because Chapman couldn’t find the zone and took second base on a wild pitch. Bryce Harper and Adolis Garcia went down swinging. Mattingly elected to deploy Trea Turner, who wasn’t in the lineup to begin the same, for Brandon Marsh. While Marsh has been hitting lefties better than Turner this year, it did make sense to have a right handed hitter in that spot. Turner stood there for four pitches and walked down to first base.

Alec Bohm was the Phillies’ last chance and eventually had the chance to tie the game with a single. Schwarber and Turner ran a double steal to put runners on second and third.

On a one-two count, Bohm could not lay off on Chapman’s whiffle ball sinker and struck out to end the night.

After scoring 22 runs against the Rockies in three games at home, the Phillies have scored just three runs through the first two games of this series and their pitching just couldn’t save them tonight.

The 20-23 Phillies are supposed to play the final game of this series tomorrow night with Jesús Luzardo going against Ranger Suarez. The battle of who the Phillies let walk and decided to pay on a long term contract extension.

Mets outfielder Juan Soto is considered "day-to-day" after X-rays came back negative on his ankle/foot after he fouled a ball off his foot in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers.

"We got good news there," manager Carlos Mendoza said after the game. "He’s day-to-day so we’ll see how he comes tomorrow and whether he’s a player for us and in the starting lineup, but we’ll see."

Soto, who was DHing, left the game for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and was replaced by MJ Melendez with runners on first and third and two outs in a tie game.

The foul ball occurred in the third inning and after getting looked at by team trainers, Soto finished his at-bat by striking out against Framber Valdez. Soto was able to take his next at-bat in the sixth inning, grounding out softly to the pitcher, but after New York tied the game at 2-2 on Bo Bichette's single, Soto was replaced for Melendez.

"I was concerned as soon as he got hit because he got him pretty good there," Mendoza said. "We went out there and you could tell that he was in pain. And then just that second at-bat didn’t look right. And then when I saw the trainer came my way I knew something was up… So I’m glad that we got good news."

Soto finished the game 0-for-3, but the Mets ended up beating the Tigers, 3-2, in extra innings thanks to Carson Benge's first walk-off hit.

For the second time in as many nights, a Mets hitter left the team’s game early after suffering an injury in the batter’s box, as Juan Soto fouled a ball of his lower leg in the bottom of the third. The ball appeared to hit the front of his ankle and the top of his foot.

Serving as the Mets’ designated hitter tonight, Soto was able to remain in the game for a bit and take his at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. There was a point during that at-bat that his ankle didn’t look comfortable, though. And when his turn came up in the bottom of the seventh with runners on first and third, two outs, and the Mets having just tied the game at two, MJ Melendez was sent up to pinch hit for him.

Last night, Francisco Alvarez left the Mets’ game early after suffering an injury on a swing that turned out to be a torn meniscus in his right knee. Here’s hoping Soto just needs some ice and some rest and doesn’t end up on the Mets’ ever-expanding list of players on the IL.

The St. Louis Cardinals California vacation continues Wednesday night as Matthew Liberatore will start the game for St. Louis. J.T. Ginn will take the mound for the Athletics. First pitch at Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park is scheduled for 8:40pm central time and the game will be televised on Cardinals.tv.

The A’s are back at it looking to put an end to this two-game losing streak. At 21-20 the A’s are close to the .500 mark and would like to avoid hitting that threshold tonight. They’ll face the St. Louis Cardinals again in this one and with the Mariners just one game behind and on a two-game winning streak the Green & Gold need a win if they want to remain in pole position in the AL West.

Taking the ball for the home squad this evening in the middle game of the series will be right-hander J.T. Ginn. Coming off a horrible start, Ginn absolutely bounced back in a huge way his last time on the mound, pitching eight full innings of one-run baseball against the Phillies last week. That was clearly his best start of his young career as he punched out eight Philly batters with the only run coming off a solo home run to superstar slugger Kyle Schwarber. Nothing to be ashamed of there and plenty to be proud of his most recent outing. How will the young righty follow that performance up?

The Athletics’ lineup this evening shakes out like this:

Debut day 🤩 pic.twitter.com/8w3SwQ9str

— Athletics (@Athletics) May 13, 2026

Tonight is going to be a memorable one. We have a big league debut this evening as outfielder Henry Bolte draws the start for his first big league game tonight manning center field. Manager Mark Kotsay is also clearly not afraid to throw the well-regarded Bolte into the middle of the lineup as he’ll be batting fifth tonight, right behind Brent Rooker, who will grab his glove and head to left field. Langeliers is DH’ing but in there and him ‘Bangeliers’ and Nick Kurtz lead things off atop the batting order. They’re followed by right fielder Colby Thomas, who is quietly on a decent 5-for-15 stretch with one homer. And as a right-handed hitter it helps that the opposing starter is a left-hander (lefty hitters Tyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler are on the bench tonight against a lefty, but they both could use the off day as a mental reset).

Bolte isn’t the only one making a debut this evening. Second base will be handled by journeyman infielder Michael Stefanic, who will be making his first big league appearance of the year. The light-hitting second baseman/third baseman has bounced around in recent years and didn’t hit much in his time with the Aviators (.250/.351/.355 with two homeruns), but the A’s don’t need him to be a star. Just hold down the fort when you’re in the lineup. He’ll be joined in tonight’s starting nine along with catcher Jonah Heim, who draws is second start with the A’s, and fellow infielders Zack Gelof (third base) and Darell Hernaiz (shortstop)

As for St. Louis’s starting pitcher tonight, it’ll be lefty Matthew Liberatore for them this evening as the fifth-year big leaguer will get the ball for his ninth start for the Cards. The 26-year-old has been uneven for the Red Birds through the first month-plus, posting four starts with one run allowed (plus another two-run showing), but also three outings where he’s yielded four or more runs. That adds up to a decent 4.07 ERA. The A’s will be hoping to get the lesser version of Liberatore in this one though he’s on a small roll with quality starts in his last two outings. He shut down the A’s in his lone start against us last season, pitching into the sixth inning while allowing no runs on just four hits in an eventual Cardinals win.

And the Cardinals will line up like this tonight:

Staying up late ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/teg1vez8xB

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 13, 2026

Mostly the same hitters in the top half that were in there last night, just some minor lineup adjustments. Let’s hope they messed up their mojo and aren’t able to put up another 6-spot in this one.

A win puts us two games over the .500 mark and assures that the team will remain in first place at least for one more day. If you’re scoreboard watching during the game the second-place Mariners are going up against fellow AL West rival Astros so we’re rooting for a Houston victory over our Seattle counterparts. Let’s go A’s!

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The Red Sox won a baseball game in which they didn’t obtain an early lead!!!!

If you want to learn more, continue reading!

STUDS

Willson Contreras: I’ve always been a fan of dudes who play good defense and hit, which isn’t exactly shocking information but there haven’t been very many of them around these parts over the last few seasons. Contreras is an absolute delight to watch, no matter if he’s making great defensive plays or trying to murder people on the other team.

Wilyer Abreu: #ILoveWilyerAbreu

Ceddanne Rafaela: I’ve got the sniffer out on why he didn’t initially start this game — swinging through a pitch above his head in the opening game of this series would have been enough to bench him for a night. Rafaela brushed that off, though, and bombed a pinch-hit home run that swung this game in the good guys’ favor.

CLUTCH CEDDANNE. pic.twitter.com/yKhRJnhjDx

— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 14, 2026

DUDS

Jarren Duran: It’s pretty clear at this point that he’s not the same leadoff hitter as in year’s past, so what is he good for?

Justin Crawford: I dislike that family…

“OH MY GOD HE DID IT” OF THE GAME

If you’re a loyal reader of this fine website, you probably stumbled across a certain story that called for Trevor Story to lose his job on Tuesday.

Story decided to stick it to that author and belt his first home run in nearly an entire month on Wednesday.

Monster shot for Trevor! pic.twitter.com/kwDcFO6fCt

— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 13, 2026

Of course…