On Sunday, the Red Sox officially entered the final two weeks of the 2025 regular season. Maintaining their hold on one of the American League’s three Wild Cards will be an uphill battle. Boston’s remaining schedule – Athletics at Fenway Park, a road trip to Tampa and Toronto, and a closing trio at home with the Detroit Tigers – is among the most difficult in Major League Baseball.
The Herald’s Red Sox reporters, Gabrielle Starr and Mac Cerullo, discuss the tightrope walk ahead.
Gabrielle Starr: I know I’ve said this at least once in one of our previous iterations, but this season has absolutely flown by. I feel like the All-Star break was five minutes ago, but also the Rafael Devers trade feels like it was years ago somehow. The remaining 12 games will probably be over in the blink of a