Overview

• The sweep moves Boston to 75-60 and marks the club’s first time 15 games over .500 since 2021.
• The Red Sox sit 3.5 games behind the AL East–leading Blue Jays and hold a 2.5-game edge over the Yankees for a wild-card berth.
• Boston activated 27-year-old reliever Justin Slaten from the 60-day injured list to add late-inning depth and ease workloads for high-leverage arms.
• The bullpen leads the AL with a 3.39 ERA and a .224 opponents’ average, with Aroldis Chapman carrying a 0.87 ninth-inning ERA and a lengthy no-hit batter streak.
• Fangraphs now estimates a 94.4% chance that Boston reaches the postseason, reflecting the club’s post–All-Star surge.