Here are 10 fun Sox games to watch right now
While the 2020 season is on hold, fans still have plenty of opportunities to satisfy their baseball cravings.
Every single MLB game from the past two seasons is available, for free, on MLB.TV. That equates to more than 4,800 games, including regular season and postseason, from 2018 and ‘19.
This dive into the archives is free to all users, on any supported device, with zero blackout restrictions. Simply visit MLB.TV for details or download the MLB App on your favorite device.
There is no shortage of viewing options, whether you prefer to relive the ups and downs of your favorite team’s season or discover something you might have missed the first time around. There are fantastic individual performances, dramatic October classics, and much more. There's also a large collection of classic games available on YouTube.
To help fans find a place to start amid those two seasons' worth of baseball, we’ve curated the top 10 games for each of the 30 teams. Here is a recommended viewing guide for the Red Sox.
1) April 8, 2018: Red Sox 8, Rays 7
This was the first hint that this eventual championship team would become special. Down, 7-2, with four outs left, the Sox stunned the Rays with six runs and six straight hits in the bottom of the eighth.
2) Sept. 5, 2018: Red Sox 9, Braves 8
With a big lead in the American League East, manager Alex Cora rested stars Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez. When the Braves built a 7-1 lead, it seemed like a lost getaway day for Boston. But that was before the Sox scored six in the eighth and two more in the ninth, going ahead for good on a two-run homer by Brandon Phillips, who was playing his first Major League game in nearly a year.
3) Aug. 5, 2018: Red Sox 5, Yankees 4
Call this the night the Red Sox unofficially wrapped up the AL East title with seven weeks left in the season, completing a four-game sweep of their rivals in wild fashion. Down, 4-1, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the Sox came back with a furious three-run rally against Aroldis Chapman, and then won it in the 10th on a seeing-eye single by Andrew Benintendi to increase the lead over the Yankees to 9 1/2 games.
4) May 8, 2019: Red Sox 2, Orioles 1
Chris Sale was at his magnificent best, walking none and striking out 14 over eight innings. But it almost wasn’t enough. Trey Mancini appeared to hit a walk-off homer for the Orioles in the bottom of the 11th, but Jackie Bradley Jr. prevented that from happening with one of the most amazing catches you’ll ever see. Benintendi put the Sox ahead to stay with a homer in the 12th.
5) July 12, 2018: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4
Pay attention in the bottom of the fourth inning, when Mookie Betts staged one of the best at-bats in recent memory. The star right fielder clubbed a grand slam to cap a 13-pitch at-bat against J.A. Happ. It was the longest at-bat that ended with a grand slam since 1992.
6) Aug. 13, 2019: Red Sox 7, Indians 6
Rafael Devers put together a surreal performance, going 6-for-6 with four doubles, becoming the first player in Major League history to record six or more hits and four or more doubles in one game. It was the most notable of the many epic games by Devers in the summer of 2019.
7) Aug. 2, 2018: Red Sox 15, Yankees 7
What a way to kick off a crucial four-game rivalry series. Journeyman (and eventual World Series MVP) Steve Pearce ripped three homers. The Sox scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth to send Fenway into a state of delirium.
8) Aug. 3, 2018: Red Sox 4, Yankees 1
Tensions flared between the rivals early when Luis Severino went high and tight on Mookie Betts in the bottom of the first after Rick Porcello had plunked Brett Gardner to open the game. Alex Cora became incensed at Severino and was ejected. Porcello fired an 86-pitch one-hitter to lead Boston to victory.
9) Sept. 20, 2018: Red Sox 11, Yankees 6
Call this a statement game for Betts on a night the Sox clinched their third straight AL East title -- doing it in enemy territory in the Bronx. Betts went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs, all but wrapping up the AL MVP Award he would win a couple of months later.
10) June 30, 2018: Red Sox 11, Yankees 0
How does an 11-0 romp make this list? Sale and Devers made it possible by having phenomenal nights. Sale allowed one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings. Devers went off, smashing a grand slam and scoring three times as part of a 5-for-5 night.
And here are some other games from around the league you might like:
Aug. 17, 2019: Brewers 15, Nationals 14
Christian Yelich homered -- No. 40 -- as part of a three-homer, four-run ninth inning for a 12-11 Brewers lead, only to see the Nationals come back to tie it up against Josh Hader. Yelich homered again in the 13th for a 13-12 lead, only to see the Nats come back again. Finally, in the 14th, the Brewers scored twice and this time held off another Nats surge.
June 27, 2019: Dodgers 12, Rockies 8
The Dodgers overcame a shaky Coors Field start from Walker Buehler (seven runs) with a six-homer onslaught -- two by Max Muncy -- for their 12th consecutive win over Colorado.
July 25, 2019: Orioles 10, Angels 8
The Orioles and Angels had been engaged in a marathon, 6-hour, 16-inning, back-and-forth affair when things went from simply weird to historic. That's because of who closed the game -- outfielder Stevie Wilkerson, who recorded a 1-2-3 bottom of the 16th throwing nothing but mid-50 mph floaters to record the first save by a position player in MLB history.
July 12, 2019: Rangers 9, Astros 8
The Rangers scored five runs in the last three innings to erase the Astros' 8-4 lead. The Rangers hit five home runs in this game, including three off Astros starter Gerrit Cole.
June 23, 2019: Pirates 11, Padres 10
Former manager Clint Hurdle called this “one of the best wins that I’ve watched in nine years here,” and it was a wild one. Down three in the ninth against a closer who hadn’t blown a save all season, the Pirates rallied to force extra innings. Down three again in the 11th, they battled back -- and then all of a sudden rookie shortstop Kevin Newman was at the plate, working a walk-off walk to cap the Bucs’ fourth straight win.