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In the game, Boston jumped out to an early 2–0 lead after two innings, only to fall behind 5–2 at the end of four, en route to a 7–5 defeat. Chris Sale gave up five runs in four innings for the loss, including a steal of home by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. For the Red Sox, Mookie Betts and Mitch Moreland both homered, while Dustin Pedroia was 1-for-4 in his first MLB game since May 2018. In the second game of this short series, Toronto led 5–3 after three innings and 6–5 after eight.
On October 11, the team claimed catcher Caleb Hamilton off waivers from the Minnesota Twins; in a corresponding move, outfielder Abraham Almonte was designated for assignment. The team entered the offseason with the status of several players, most notably Xander Bogaerts, unclear due to expiring contracts or opt-out clauses. The final game of the series was a 5–0 Yankees win, which eliminated the Red Sox from AL East title contention. Prior to the game, David Ortiz threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Regular season
Mitch Moreland and Rafael Devers added homers in later innings. Jackie Bradley Jr. and Chris Owings each homered for the Red Sox. This was Boston's final road game of the season; the team had an overall 46–35 record in away games. San Francisco built a 5–1 lead through four innings, which became a 5–5 tie at the end of the sixth. With no further scoring in regulation, the game went into extra innings. The teams traded runs in the 13th inning, and the Giants pushed across a run in the 15th inning, for a 7–6 win.
In Saturday's game, Tampa Bay starter Charlie Morton held Boston to two hits and no runs through six innings, as the Rays went on to a 2–1 win. An eighth inning homer by Mookie Betts was the Red Sox' only run. In Sunday's game, Red Sox starter Chris Sale allowed two runs in each of the first two innings , taking the loss in a 5–2 Rays win. The Red Sox were held scoreless in the first two games of the series, falling to the Athletics by scores of 7–0 and 1–0.
Rays 7, Red Sox 4: Series win secured
Boston completed the sweep with a 7–5 win on Thursday afternoon, using seven pitchers with Colten Brewer getting the win. Games ahead of Boston, as the Red Sox fell back to .500 (29–29) for the season. In the final game of the series, Boston led the entire way, with New York drawing no closer than 3–2 at the end of the fourth inning, en route to an 8–5 Red Sox win. Before the game, manager Alex Cora announced that Mookie Betts would be the team's leadoff hitter for the rest of the season, as he had been during 2018. In the third and final game of the series, Boston starting pitcher Héctor Velázquez was removed after 43 pitches in two innings.
Boston lost the opening inter-league game against Philadelphia, 3–2. All three Phillies runs came in the first inning, from a walk, two doubles, and a single. Both Red Sox runs came in the third inning, as Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer.
Left field options for the Yankees
The second game of the series was tied, 3–3, after four innings. The only further scoring was three runs by the Blue Jays, handing the Red Sox a 6–3 defeat. Vázquez hit his 13th home run of the season, Chris Sale saw his record fall to 3–8, and Xander Bogaerts had a golden sombrero for the first time in his career. In the final game of the series, a nine-run sixth inning and a pinch hit home run by Marco Hernández in the ninth gave Boston an 8–7 win. In the series' opener, the Red Sox fell behind, 4–1, at the end of four innings. At the end of seven, Toronto still led, 5–4, but Boston tied the game in the eighth, and the game went to extra innings.
Andrew Benintendi was 4-for-6 at the plate, only lacking a home run for the cycle. On Sunday, the Red Sox completed a series sweep with a 6–3 win. David Price improved his record on the season to 7–2, and Christian Vázquez hit his 14th home run of the year. The April 26 game was postponed due to rain, resulting in a day-night doubleheader being scheduled for June 8.
Chris Sale recorded the 2,000th strikeout of his MLB career. Rafael Devers became the latest MLB player to record six hits in a game; he was 5-for-5 in the first nine innings, and had his sixth hit in the 10th inning. The Red Sox won the third and final game of the series, 5–1. After a 12–4 loss in the season opener, the Red Sox came from behind to win the second game of the season, 7–6. Brian Johnson got the win in relief, with Matt Barnes picking up the team's first save of the season.
Christian Vázquez was the only Boston player with two hits, one of them a home run. Baltimore first baseman Chris Davis ended his streak of 54 consecutive at bats without a hit, going 3-for-5 with four RBIs. The third game of the series saw David Price hold the Orioles to three hits and no runs through seven innings, as the Red Sox won, 4–0.
This was the resumption of the suspended game from August 7, which was halted due to rain with no outs in the top of the 10th with no runners on base and the score tied, 4–4. The Red Sox allowed anyone under 18 years old to enter Fenway Park for free; all other tickets were only $5 each, with proceeds going to The Jimmy Fund. D. Martinez each homered, with Bogaerts going 3-for-4 with three RBIs. — Taylor Hall extended his points streak to four games and scored a goal in back-to-back games. Tomas Nosek notched a goal 19 seconds later to give the Bruins a cushion in the third period.
Boston's five-game winning streak ended as the team fell to 67–60 on the season. Philadelphia then swept the two-game series with a 5–2 win, despite the Red Sox outhitting the Phillies, 8–6. Rick Porcello took the loss and fell to 11–10 on the season. The opening game of the series was a 9–1 Boston win, as the Red Sox outhit the Orioles, 12–5.
The Yankees won the series' second game, 5–1, also mainly due to a four-run fourth inning. New York won the third game of the series, 10–5, scoring first and never trailing. Boston won the opener of the series, 9–6, in a game that included a two-hour rain delay. Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts each homered, their 16th and 17th of the season, respectively. The start of the second game of the series was delayed by rain for four hours. Boston then jumped out to an early 5–0 lead, and went on to win, 10–6.
A win by the Cleveland Indians while Boston's game was in progress eliminated the Red Sox from postseason contention. The second game of the series was again a 5–4 Rays win in 11 innings. Tied 3–3 after nine innings, Moreland homered for Boston to take a 4–3 lead in the top of the 11th.
Xander Bogaerts was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, in his first MLB game as a designated hitter. In the first game of the series, Minnesota took a 6–0 lead through the middle of the fifth inning. Boston closed to 6–4 at the end of the fifth, and to 6–5 at the end of the eighth.
It was the forwards’ 13th and third goal of the season, respectively. On January 30, the team signed RHP Jenrry Mejía to a minor league contract. Mejía was reinstated after spending three years out of baseball due to a permanent suspension for three failed drug tests. ■ Boston has two days off prior to playing the Yankees at London Stadium on June 29 and June 30, the first major league games to ever be played in Europe.
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