The Red Sox swept the Yankees in a four-game series at Fenway Park, and it’s the kind of weekend that can change a season’s trajectory.
Boston took all four games from their rivals, continuing what’s been their first real hot streak of 2024. The Red Sox are still just 36-46 after a miserable start, but this sweep feels different.
It’s the pitching that’s driving this turnaround. Sonny Gray took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Sunday night, capping off what’s been a remarkable run for Boston’s rotation.
The starters have now put together 11 consecutive quality starts – at least six innings while allowing three runs or fewer. During that stretch, Red Sox starting pitchers have posted a 1.51 ERA.
Sunday’s finale showed the team’s newfound resilience. The Yankees forced extra innings and scored two in the top of the 10th, but Boston answered right back.
The Red Sox scored three in the bottom of the 10th, with Jarren Duran delivering the walk-off hit in a 5-4 victory.
“It meant a lot,” Duran said postgame, via MLB.com. “I feel like I’ve let this team down a lot this year, and that moment felt like I let a little bit off my shoulders. So, it was a pretty good feeling.”
There’s still about a month until the trade deadline, and the Red Sox will need to stay hot to avoid becoming sellers. They dug themselves quite a hole early in the season.
But nothing energizes Boston like sweeping the Yankees. For the first time all season, the arrow seems to be pointing up.
The question now is whether this rotation can keep dealing and if the offense can build on moments like Duran’s heroics. If both happen, this weekend might be remembered as the turning point.
