Buehler Bends, Bregman Bombs, and Boston Bags the Series
Sunday Brunch Served with a Side of Grit
Fenway Park hosted a matinee showdown that felt more like a playoff appetizer than a sleepy Sunday finale. The Red Sox edged the Dodgers 4–3, sealing the series win and sending Shohei Ohtani and his Hollywood entourage back to L.A. with nothing but a souvenir loss and a few bruised egos
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Walker Buehler, Boston’s resident rollercoaster, somehow managed to keep the game from spiraling into chaos. And Alex Bregman? He reminded everyone why he’s still the guy you want up when the lights are bright and the stakes are high.
Buehler’s Redemption Tour Makes a Pit Stop at Fenway
Let’s be honest: Buehler’s 5.72 ERA entering the game was the kind of stat that makes fans reach for the antacids. But on Sunday, he gave the Sox five innings of bend-but-don’t-break baseball. He allowed three runs on 4 hits, walked 5, and struck out 4. Not exactly Cy Young material, but enough to keep the Dodgers from teeing off.
The bullpen—yes, that same bullpen that’s been more volatile than Boston weather—held the line. Aroldis Chapman exited early with what Alex Cora diplomatically called “precautionary tightness,” but Bernardino, Weissert, Wilson and Hicks got the job done.
Bregman’s Fifth-Inning Fireworks
The turning point came in the bottom of the fifth. Roman Anthony tripled to deep left, scoring Abraham Toro and sending Fenway into a frenzy. Then Bregman stepped up and launched a two-run missile to center field, flipping a 3–1 deficit into a 4–3 lead that Boston never relinquished.
It was Bregman’s 13th homer of the season and he’s heating up at just the right time, and if this keeps up, the Sox might finally have a middle-of-the-order threat that doesn’t disappear in August.
Anthony’s All-Around Excellence
Roman Anthony didn’t just triple and score—he also drove in a run with a sac fly in the first and made a catch in the seventh that robbed Mookie Betts of extra bases. The kid’s got range, swagger, and a swing that’s starting to look like it belongs in October.
He finished the day 1-for-3 with an RBI. Not bad for a guy who started the season in Triple-A and now looks like a cornerstone piece.
Dodgers’ Star Power Fizzles
Ohtani had 2 hits—but the rest of the Dodgers lineup looked like they were still jet-lagged from Friday. Michael Conforto added a solo shot, and Mookie Betts drove in a run with a bloop single, but that was the extent of L.A.’s offense.
Freddie Freeman had an RBI along with Betts and Conforto.
Fenway Finds Its Voice
The crowd of 37,000 was loud, sarcastic, and fully caffeinated. They booed Ohtani like he’d stolen their lobster rolls, cheered Bregman like he was David Ortiz reincarnated, and gave Anthony a standing ovation that felt like a passing of the torch.
It was the kind of game that reminds you why baseball in Boston is different. It’s not just a sport—it’s a mood, a lifestyle, and occasionally, a therapy session.
Final Thoughts: Series Win with Swagger
The Red Sox are now 57–50, sitting just1.5 games out of the top Wild Card spot. They’ve won five of their last ten and finally look like a team that knows how to win close games. For the worst 9 game stretch of the season, the Red Sox go 4-5 which isn’t totally terrible considering the competition.
Next up: a three-game set against the Twins, who’ve been about as consistent as a coin flip. If Boston can carry this momentum into the week, we might be talking about playoff baseball before Labor Day.
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