The Red Sox didn’t arrive at Citi Field until 5:05 PM for a 7:15 scheduled first pitch—close enough to the wire that the game had to be pushed back to 7:50. Somehow that’s going to end up as a positive for this team? Because once Sonny Gray settled in and Anthony Siegler’s ball clanked off the left field foul pole, this game was effectively over. Who needs to get to the ballpark five hours early?
Gray went six innings, gave up five hits, one earned run, walked one, struck out three. Not his most electric outing—but he held a Mets lineup at bay long enough for the offense to take over, which is all you need from your starter on a short-turnaround travel night like this. The one earned run was forgivable. Everything else was exactly what this team needed. This is why he’s so valuable to the 2026 Boston Red Sox, such a workhorse.
Holding onto a tenuous 2-1 lead in the 7th, the Siegler two-run shot off the foul pole felt just lovely—a breath of fresh air that this game was more solidly in hand. After that, the Mets were playing for…who knows. Wilyer Abreu punctuated things in the ninth with a two-run shot of his own, because why not make your way towards the All-Star break with the bats alive? If only he could remember how to demolish righties too?
Brett Baty took Greg Weissert deep for a solo shot with two outs in the ninth to make it 6-2, which is about as cosmetic as a run gets. Put it in the footnotes.
Seven wins in a row. 15-5 in their last 20. They might actually be doing this.
Studs
Anthony Siegler (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 K)
The two-run homer off the foul pole was the kind of swing that changes the whole complexion of a game. One moment it’s anybody’s contest, the next it’s clearly Boston’s night. Siegler has been exactly what this lineup needed when he’s right, and tonight he was very right. The Apple TV broadcast (who weren’t completely terrible tonight) said Siegler is like a shot of caffeine for this team. He’s not wrong!
Also fun fact; only the second Navajo player ever in the MLB—only behind Jacoby Ellsbury!
Wilyer Abreu (3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K)
The ninth-inning exclamation point. Wilyer had been a little quiet lately so seeing the long ball from him tonight is a good sign heading into the break. Two runs driven in and a homer to close out the scoring. Easy yes from me. Also how about his arm keeping a runner from tagging from third in the eighth? Those are unseen moments that make a difference.
Sonny Gray (6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K)
Not a masterpiece, didn’t need to be. The Red Sox were navigating a travel saga before the game even started and Gray went out there and gave them six solid innings anyway. You would think that he didn’t fly ahead of the team to prep, things could go wonky. Not a chance for Sonny. Workmanlike and effective, and on a night like tonight, that’s the whole ask.
Duds
Romy Gonzalez (0-for-5, 4 K)
A golden sombrero on a night when the offense was otherwise humming is bad enough. But Romy also had a scorching line drive come off of the bat of Juan Soto in the eighth that was VERY EASILY going to be foul before it deflected off his glove and became a fair ball. The Mets didn’t bring anyone home that frame, which is the only reason we’re not having a much longer conversation here. Rough night.
Jarren Duran (0-for-4, 1 K)
A quiet one for the Angry Lizard. Credit where it’s due—he did successfully challenge a strikeout call and turn it into a walk in the 9th, which is smart baseball. The bat just wasn’t there tonight.
Connor Wong (0-for-3, 1 BB, 2 K)
He stole second in the fourth and was thrown out trying to score as the initial safe call had to be overturned on challenge—so we’ll give him that. The walk is something. But two strikeouts, a flyout to left to end the night with the bases loaded, and no RBI earns him a spot down here.
Play of the Game
Siegler’s home run off the foul pole. He’s such a firecracker.
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