MLB2026

Boston Red Sox

Across two reviewed games, Boston's decisive scoring came on late home runs that either created or extended a lead.

2 reviewed games through Sep 18, 2026. This profile summarizes Upon Review's reviewed sample, not every games the team played.

What we keep seeing

Late home runs decided the sample

Moderate

Boston received a four-run, 11th-inning home run from Jarren Duran to take a 7-3 lead and a go-ahead, three-run homer from Trevor Story in the eighth.

vs Miami Marlins · Aug 25, 2026vs Texas Rangers · Sep 18, 2026

Double plays protected a narrow lead

Thin

With a 4-3 lead, Boston's relievers erased one-out baserunners with inning-ending double plays in both the eighth and ninth innings.

Extra-inning relief held the line

Thin

Alec Gamboa worked 1.1 scoreless relief innings across the 10th and 11th, stranding two inherited runners.

vs Miami Marlins · Aug 25, 2026

Strengths

Late lead protection

Thin

Boston preserved a 4-3 lead by turning inning-ending double plays after Texas placed a one-out baserunner in each of the final two innings.

Scoreless extra-inning relief

Thin

Alec Gamboa supplied 1.1 scoreless innings in extra innings and stranded two inherited runners.

vs Miami Marlins · Aug 25, 2026

Opponent plan

Deny

We do not have enough reviewed evidence to suggest this yet.

Attack

We do not have enough reviewed evidence to suggest this yet.

Avoid

We do not have enough reviewed evidence to suggest this yet.

What this sample cannot establish

Reviewed games