#RedSox 4, #Giants 0, final. Sox (17-13) have won three straight and 7 of 10.

Diving play by Valdez kept the tying run from coming to the plate. His defense has improved.

Wilyer Abreu's last 16 games: 22x58 (.379) with 8 walks, 11 XBHs, 13 R, 11 RBI.

Took his OPS from .311 to .917.

Alas, no triple play as O'Neill beat the throw to first.

Giants turn a 5-4-3 triple play that will be reviewed.

#RedSox seemingly in full control of this game. But 4x15 with RISP and have left 11 on base in 7 innings.

On Baseball: With less fanfare but more satisfaction, Mike Yastrzemski returns to Fenway Park:

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Carl Yastrzemski will not be at Fenway tonight. His grandson, Mike, is batting 8th for the Giants and starting in RF. Mike went to St. John's Prep.

Nick Ahmed (East Longmeadow HS and UConn Baseball) is batting 9th and playing SS.

Overcast day at the ballpark.

Cecil. He’s making a comeback.

Excited to announce a new podcast w/ the incomparable Alex Speier - 310 to Left. First episode just dropped: Theo Epstein is our first guest. Great convo about his role w/ FSG, MLB pitching health, and timetable for Sox to contend. Check it out!
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The Sox almost signed Wilyer Abreu as a 2-way player in 2016, but MLB hit them w/intl penalties and banned the Sox from signing players in 2016-17. Abreu signed with the Astros, and so playing for the Sox became a dream deferred - but now, fulfilled bostonglobe.com/2024/04/29/spo…

So they’re fixing the MLB uniforms. Great — now let’s restore the classic All-Star look, too. theathletic.com/5458916/2024/0…

#RedSox are 16-13, 5th best run differential in AL. Cooper and Grissom should be lineup upgrades. Pivetta and Bello on the mend. Devers raking since return.

Tough schedule in May. But some reasons for optimism, too. They've taken a lot of punches and are still standing.

If you like Albert Brooks, there's a terrific story in The Atlantic about him. If you don't, you should. Such a genius:

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#RedSox added 1B/OF Garrett Cooper to the active Major League roster. INF/OF Pablo Reyes DFA’d.

Rocco Baldelli on the Twins having an apparently lucky (and unrefrigerated) sausage.

Sox muscle past Cubs, 5-4.