The Red Sox Daily Briefing — Morning Lineup, Thu, Oct 8, 2026

01 The Red Sox L 2-9 at NYY ▸

Wed Sep 30 · Yankee Stadium · 7:00 CT · Final L 2–9

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	1
New York	0	0	0	1	1	6	1	0	—	9	14	0

WPMax FriedLPSonny Gray

Three Stars

★ ★ ★

Willson Contreras

2-for-2 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 2 BB

Sonny Gray

4.2 IP · 6 H · 2 ER · 5 K

Nick Sogard

1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI

Key Plays

B4Luis García Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
B5Cody Bellinger singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Austin Wells scores. Ben Rice to 2nd.
T6Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Willson Contreras homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
B6George Lombard Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Spencer Jones scores.
B6Austin Wells out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nate Eaton. George Lombard Jr. scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 3rd.
B6Ryan McMahon grounds out softly, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Trent Grisham to 2nd.

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Red Sox Leaders

Cat	Leader	#
AVG	Rafaela CF	.285
OBP	Contreras 1B	.386
HR	Contreras 1B	27
RBI	Contreras 1B	81
SB	Duran LF	21

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Form Guide (Last 7 Days)

Hitters Heating Up (L7)

Contreras.376xwOBA.263 · 1 HR · .966 OPS
Gasper.353xwOBA.125 · 1 HR · .489 OPS
Abreu.346xwOBA.160 · 0 HR · .490 OPS
Anthony.341xwOBA.320 · 0 HR · .930 OPS

In the Icebox (L7)

Story.248xwOBA.130 · 1 HR · .492 OPS
Wong.281xwOBA.188 · 0 HR · .438 OPS
Rafaela.285xwOBA.300 · 0 HR · .618 OPS

Arms Dealing (L7)

Whitlock2.62xERA6.1 IP · 0.00 ERA · 7 K · 31.5% Whf
Chapman2.64xERA7.0 IP · 2.57 ERA · 13 K · 30.4% Whf
Guerrero2.68xERA7.0 IP · 3.86 ERA · 6 K · 24.1% Whf

In the Doghouse (L7)

Houck11.13xERA3.0 IP · 9.00 ERA · 1 K · 4.2% Whf
Paez8.21xERA3.0 IP · 18.00 ERA · 0 K · 21.7% Whf

02 The Stretch Season Pulse ▸

87–75 .537 11.0 GB 3rd AL East L1

Run Differential

+78

689 RS · 611 RA · Pythag: 91-71

Splits

Home41-40.506

Away46-35.568

vs RHP61-58.513

vs LHP26-17.605

1-Run21-21.500

Extras7-4.636

Day29-32.475

Night58-43.574

Last 105-5.500

Grass81-61.570

03 The Pressbox Roster · Transactions ▸

Recent Transactions

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated RHP Tanner Houck.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated LHP Raymond Burgos.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated RHP Jedixson Paez.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated DH Masataka Yoshida.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated 2B Anthony Seigler.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated SS Tsung-Che Cheng.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated LHP Tyler Samaniego.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated DH Romy Gonzalez.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated LHP Jovani Morán.

10-01Status ChangeBoston Red Sox activated RHP Tyron Guerrero.

Injured List

Injured 60-Day: P Eduardo Rivera; CF Eli White; P Johan Oviedo; P Justin Slaten; P Kutter Crawford; 1B Triston Casas; P Zack Kelly

04 Down on the Farm No games ▸

Worcester Red Sox

No game / not final

off day

76–67 · 5th

Portland Sea Dogs

No game / not final

off day

71–65 · 2nd

Greenville Drive

No game / not final

off day

59–70 · 5th

Salem RidgeYaks

No game / not final

off day

56–75 · 4th

Prospect Watch

#NamePosLvlLine

#1Payton TollePMLBDNP

#2Franklin AriasSSAAADNP

#4Kyson WitherspoonPA+DNP

#5Juan ValeraPA+DNP

#6Justin GonzalesOFAADNP

#7Jake BennettPMLBDNP

#9Marcus PhillipsPA+DNP

#10Anthony EyansonPA+DNP

#11Henry GodboutSSAADNP

#12Enddy AzocarCFADNP

#13Mikey Romero3BAAADNP

#14John HolobetzPAAADNP

#15Tyler UberstinePAAADNP

#16Hayden MullinsPAADNP

#17Miguel BleisRFAADNP

05 Today’s Slate Thu Oct 8 ▸

CLE @ CWS

7:00 CT

Messick vs Smith

TBS/HBO MAX · TBS/HBO MAX · TruTV · TruTV

06 AL East Rivals · Yesterday ▸

Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
Rays	98	64	.605	—	5-5
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5	5-5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0	5-5
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5	6-4
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0	4-6

Rivals · Yesterday

Rays W 4-3 at NYY

WP: Ian Seymour · LP: Max Fried

07 Wild Card Race The Playoff Line ▸

AL Wild Card2nd Wild Card7 games clear of the line

American League Wild Card

Team	W	L	PCT	WCGB	L10	STRK
WC1Yankees	93	68	.578	+13.5	5-5	W1
WC2Red Sox	87	75	.537	+7	5-5	L1
WC3White Sox	84	78	.519	+4	7-3	W1
Playoff Line
4Rangers	80	82	.494	4	4-6	L1
5Orioles	79	82	.491	4.5	6-4	L1
6Blue Jays	79	83	.488	5	4-6	W1
7Twins	77	85	.475	7	6-4	W1
8Tigers	76	86	.469	8	4-6	L1
9Mariners	76	86	.469	8	6-4	W2

In via the divisionTBCLEHOU

08 Around the League Oct 7 · 0 Notes ▸

News Wire

A quiet night around the league.

Yesterday’s Scoreboard

Away		Home		W	WP
CLE	9	CWS	3	CLE	Griffin
LAD	4	ATL	1	LAD	Henriquez
TB	4	NYY	3	TB	Seymour
MIL	3	SD	1	MIL	Ashby

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Standings — All Six Divisions

AL East

Team	W	L	GB
Rays	98	64	—
Yankees	93	68	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	11.0
Orioles	79	82	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	19.0

AL Central

Team	W	L	GB
Guardians	85	77	—
White Sox	84	78	1.0
Twins	77	85	8.0
Tigers	76	86	9.0
Royals	69	93	16.0

AL West

Team	W	L	GB
Astros	81	81	—
Rangers	80	82	1.0
Mariners	76	86	5.0
Athletics	64	98	17.0
Angels	62	100	19.0

NL East

Team	W	L	GB
Braves	94	68	—
Phillies	88	74	6.0
Marlins	80	82	14.0
Nationals	77	85	17.0
Mets	74	88	20.0

NL Central

Team	W	L	GB
Brewers	103	59	—
Cubs	89	73	14.0
Pirates	82	80	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	26.0
Reds	75	87	28.0

NL West

Team	W	L	GB
Dodgers	100	62	—
Padres	91	71	9.0
D-backs	86	76	14.0
Giants	65	97	35.0
Rockies	58	104	42.0

League Leaders

Batting

Cat	Leader	#
AVG	Yordan Alvarez HOU	.316
HR	Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC	45
RBI	Alec Burleson STL	116
SB	Nasim Nuñez WSH	49
OPS	Yordan Alvarez HOU	1.033

Pitching

Cat	Leader	#
ERA	Jacob Misiorowski MIL	1.80
SV	Bryan Baker TB	41
W	Sonny Gray BOS	18

09 This Day in Red Sox History Oct 8 ▸

No historical entries for today’s date.