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The Red Sox host the Mariners in a 4:10 p.m. Fenway Park rubber match; after Tuesday’s 9-6 loss, Boston can still secure the series, aided by a strong home stretch, while Patrick Sandoval is 0-5 with a 3.04 ERA in nine career starts against Seattle.
Boston erased a 2-0 deficit with a three-run bottom of the ninth at Fenway, capped by Wilyer Abreu’s grounder to first that produced the decisive run after a throwing error by the catcher allowed Eli White to score; Wyatt Olds earned his first major-league win in relief for the Red Sox.
Tidwell pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings with a career-best seven strikeouts and Smith fired three innings of high-leverage relief, but San Francisco could not hold a late lead as the Giants dropped a 3-2 walk-off to the Red Sox at Fenway, highlighting both a bright future for young pitchers and ongoing bullpen woes.
Rafael Devers returned to Fenway Park as a Giants player to a mixed crowd reaction—boos when his name was announced, followed by applause after a first-inning homer and a video tribute—before the Red Sox won 6-4. The night underscored the lingering ambivalence about his Boston exit and trade to San Francisco last year, with teammates reflecting on the complicated legacy as Devers declined comment after the game.
Ketel Marte left Friday’s game with knee soreness and did not report to Fenway Park on Monday, sending him back to Phoenix for a knee MRI and placing him on the restricted list amid unclear communication. The Diamondbacks recalled Jose Fernández to fill the roster, shuffled the lineup, and fell 11-1 to Boston as Marte’s status remained unresolved, with the team navigating past similar restricted-list episodes while pursuing postseason positioning.
The Diamondbacks placed Ketel Marte on the restricted list after he did not show up for Monday’s game in Boston, although he traveled with the team. Jose Fernandez was recalled to replace him. Players on the restricted list receive no pay and do not accrue MLB service time until reinstated, and the move comes amid Marte’s ongoing absences during a playoff chase.
Boston staged a remarkable 12-11 win over Chicago in 13 innings at Fenway, using eight relievers and a walk-off single from Caleb Durbin after Nick Sogard scored the winning run; the victory caps a sweeping stretch and a 31-5 run since June 25, leaving the Red Sox a half-game back of the AL wild-card lead and fueling calls that it may be one of the greatest regular-season games ever.
Dan Shaughnessy chronicles the Red Sox’s astonishing late-season surge, climbing from 14 games under .500 to playoff buzz with a 31-5 run since June 25, a 21-4 July, and an eight-game win streak. Sparked by bold moves like trading for Adley Rutschman and a scrappy lineup of overachievers, Boston evokes the 1967 Cardiac Kids and the 1988 Sox while musing on whether momentum really exists, and fans are riding a wild summer all the way to the edge of October contention.
Caleb Durbin delivered a walk-off single in the 13th to cap a five-deficit comeback as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 12-11 at Fenway, completing an eighth straight win in a wild 4-hour-23-minute thriller.
Zac Brown Band surprised more than 37,000 fans at Fenway Park by giving away a free two-person cruise on Margaritaville at Sea, a prize worth about $40 million. Fans claimed their cruise by texting a code before the deadline; sailings are planned for 2027. The giveaway supports the band’s Love & Fear tour and Margaritaville at Sea as sponsor, with the Beachcomber ship featuring a dedicated “Same Boat” space. The Fenway show also marked the band’s 15th consecutive sold-out performance at the venue.
Zac Brown Band announced the biggest giveaway in live entertainment at Fenway Park: a free cruise for two for every attendee, a promotion valued at roughly $40 million. Eligible fans can choose a 3- to 7-night sailing from Miami, Tampa, or Palm Beach between now and Oct. 2027, with onboard meals included but alcohol not; however winners must pay taxes, fees, gratuities, and their own airfare to Florida, and should consider a pre-cruise hotel. Booking must be completed by Oct. 31, 2027, for travel by Oct. 30, 2027; no Form 1099 is expected due to IRS thresholds, but confirm with a tax pro.
The Zac Brown Band announced at their Fenway Park show that every attendee would receive a cruise trip as a surprise giveaway, turning the concert into a stadium-wide prize event.
Zac Brown Band surprised the Fenway Park crowd after its 15th straight sold-out show by giving every attendee two cruise vouchers for Margaritaville at Sea’s new Beachcomber ship, with about 37,000 fans eligible, marking the largest giveaway in Fenway history and tying to the ship’s January debut.
At Fenway Park on Aug. 2, Zac Brown Band surprised a 35,000-strong crowd by gifting each person a two‑person Margaritaville at Sea cruise, valued at more than $40 million and billed as the largest audience giveaway in live entertainment history; fans can redeem the cruises on select Margaritaville at Sea sailings over the next year as the Love & Fear tour continues, with four cruises per show aboard the Beachcomber debuting in 2027.
Boston rode a 15-game win streak to a Fenway Park record-tying moment, but the rally era ended with a 5-1 loss in the nightcap of a doubleheader. At 52-49 they sit in a wild-card spot yet seven games behind the division-leading Rays, meaning they must win series and spark more offense to sustain any postseason momentum. The piece places the streak in historical context, notes energized fans and notable attendees, and questions whether this revival can be lasting.