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Red Sox Win 1–0 in a Game Where Offense Was Strictly Optional

Boston escapes in extras thanks to Yoshida, but only after nine innings of lifeless at-bats that made Casey Mize look like a superstar and turned Fenway into a graveyard for hitters

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James Dalfino
Apr 18, 2026
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There are wins… and then there are whatever the hell this was.

Your Boston Red Sox managed to escape Fenway Park with a 1–0 extra innings win over the Tigers, in a game that felt less like baseball and more like two offenses politely agreeing to not participate. Somewhere, a Little League game had more offensive creativity than this.

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