Sox Flop in the Desert: D-backs Spam 10-5, Boston’s Rally Crash-Lands

You had one job, bullpen—and the Diamondbacks threw a fiesta instead.

Your Boston Red Sox are now 78-64 and remain mired in third place in the AL East, trailing the Yankees in the wild-card hunt—and hoping “momentum” isn’t just a cruel joke whispered in Fenway locker rooms.

Game Recap: Diamondbacks 10, Red Sox 5 (September 5, 2025, in Phoenix)

Let’s look back at this un-fun circus:

• Early Disaster for Rookie Payton Tolle: The…