For the first time since 2017, the Red Sox have won the Marathon Monday game! The script of today’s game felt really similar to the whole series. Score early, hold on for absolute dear life. Credit goes to Aroldis Chapman for taking down the revenge at-bat for Bobby Dalbec—that looked weird seeing him in another uniform. Dalbec striking out felt like a little bit of poetry. In any case, a 13th win of the season feels really good to keep holding serve in the AL East.

Three Studs

Walker Buehler (Win, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K)

His first inning was rocky but once he settled down he was outstanding. It’s exactly the type of outing they need consistently from a middle of the order rotation guy.

Trevor Story (3-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored)

He may be the most consistent member of this Red Sox squad in 2025. Solid and contributing all the way around.

Kristian Campbell (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB)

A fantastic day at the dish for Campbell, who’s looking more and more comfortable at the big league level with every series come and gone.

Three Duds

Triston Cass (0-for-4)

I feel so bad for Triston because I know how much he’s beating himself up for it. He’s had a rough season so far and today was no exception.

Carlos Narvaez (0-for-4)

I don’t know if he has much competition right now between Blake Sabol and Yasmani Grandal warming up in Worcester, but today wasn’t a great day compared to the rest of the series for Narvaez.

Wilyer Abreu (0-for-3, 1 BB, 3 Ks)

Not a golden sombrero but a silver one? Maybe just a regular old straw hat one? Three Ks in the game isn’t pretty.

Play of the Game

A home run is flashy, but give me Campbell’s two-run single in the third. Any time you have the bases loaded, you have to take something from it—especially with what feels like a creeping issue with offense with RISP. Padding the lead for the victory is worthy of a game-making play.