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The 2026 Boston Red Sox have given their fans quite the ride over the past four months. After a rough start to the season that saw manager Alex Cora lose his job, they now find themselves on a 13-game winning streak and suddenly in a wild card spot. They’re also just seven games out of first place in the AL East. Is a division title in the cards?
On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about the historic run Boston has been on, including sweeping their rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays, this past weekend. They highlight how the Red Sox bullpen has been incredibly strong during this stretch, as well as the offensive contributions from Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Caleb Durbin.
Later in the show, Jake and Jordan discuss the surprising news that Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will put pitching on hold for the rest of the season as he battles a leg injury, and whether Pete Crow-Armstrong could overtake the Japanese star for the NL MVP award. They also break down the Toronto Blue Jays getting a reality check from the Chicago White Sox this past weekend, the Milwaukee Brewers sweeping the Miami Marlins and recap all the other action from around baseball.
1:15 – The Opener: Red Sox win streak
21:54 – We Need To Talk About: Ohtani steps off the mound
32:52 – PCA vs. Ohtani for MVP?
39:39 – How Sweep It Is: Brewers sweep Marlins
52:13 – Blue Jays get a reality check
55:32 – Field Report: Skenes guts it out vs. Guardians
1:01:56 – How Sweep It Is: Weekend recap
Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images
(Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
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