Jen McCaffrey takes a look back at how the Red Sox have gotten to this unexpected place — first place, to be exact — a month into the season. (Jen McCaffrey; The Athletic)
Some savvy acquisitions from Chaim Bloom has certainly been part of the success story. (Jason Mastrodonato; Boston Herald)
Thursday’s game wasn’t quite on the same level of success, though, as they played in front of a full(ish) capacity for the first time this year. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)
One of the keys to that loss was a poor performance from Hirokazu Sawamura.