# 2018 Boston Red Sox season

The 2018 Boston Red Sox season was the 118th season in the team's history, and their 107th season at Fenway Park. Under first year manager Alex Cora, the team finished with a 108–54 record, winning the American League East division title for the third consecutive season, and finished eight games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees. The Red Sox were the first MLB team to post 100 wins during the 2018 season, reaching that milestone for the first time since 1946; they were also the first team to clinch a berth in the 2018 postseason.
The team set a new franchise record for wins in a season by surpassing the prior mark of 105 that had been set in 1912; they also won the most games by any MLB team since the 2001 Seattle Mariners won 116. Mookie Betts finished the season with the Major League batting title, hitting .346, while J. D. Martinez finished second in the majors with .330. Betts also won a Gold Glove and the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. Closer Craig Kimbrel became the fastest player in history to reach 300 career saves, finishing the season with 333.
The Red Sox entered the postseason as the top seed in the American League, and defeated the Yankees in four games in the Division Series. They then defeated the defending champion Houston Astros in five games in the Championship Series, advancing to the World Series where they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.
The team was later accused of electronic sign stealing. An investigation into the allegation stated that the sign stealing was "limited in scope and impact," but nonetheless resulted in the suspension of a team video replay operator and the loss of a second-round draft pick in the 2020 draft for the organization. Regardless, the team has been considered the best MLB team of the 2010s, one of the best Red Sox teams ever, and one of the best baseball teams since the 1998 New York Yankees.

## Offseason
### October 2017

* On October 11, the Red Sox announced that John Farrell would not return as the team's manager for the 2018 season.
* On October 22, the Red Sox announced that Alex Cora, who spent 2005–2008 with the club, had signed a three-year deal to become the new manager of the team.
* On October 25, it was reported that the Red Sox received approval from the Boston Landmarks Commission to add premium seating next to both dugouts. The seats, later branded the Jim Beam Dugout, became available for the 2018 season, at per-game prices starting at $12,500 for 25 guests.
* On October 26, the Cleveland Indians hired pitching coach Carl Willis and the Chicago Cubs hired hitting coach Chili Davis and third base coach Brian Butterfield.

### November 2017

* On November 2, the Red Sox named Carlos Febles as their third base coach; Febles has been in the Red Sox organization since 2007, and most recently was manager of the Portland Sea Dogs. The same day, the Red Sox named Ron Roenicke as bench coach; he previously managed the Milwaukee Brewers (2011–2015) and most recently was third base coach of the Los Angeles Angels.
* On November 4, Tim Hyers was named hitting coach of the Red Sox; he was previously with the team from 2013 through 2015 as minor league hitting coordinator, then spent 2016 and 2017 as assistant hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
* On November 8, the Red Sox named Dana LeVangie as their pitching coach; LeVangie has been with the Red Sox since 1991; he was a minor league player (1991–1996), bullpen catcher (1997–2004), and a scout (2005–2012) before joining the coaching staff.
* On November 13, the Red Sox hired Craig Bjornson as their bullpen coach; Bjornson had been in the same role with the Houston Astros for the 2014 though 2017 seasons.

### December 2017

* On December 18, the Red Sox re-signed first baseman Mitch Moreland to a two-year, $13M contract.

### January 2018

* On January 22, it was reported that the safety netting at Fenway Park would be extended down both foul lines; to Section 79 in left field and to Section 9 in right field.

### February 2018

* On February 5—"Truck Day"—equipment for spring training left Fenway Park for JetBlue Park at Fenway South.
* On February 14, pitchers and catchers had their first workout at spring training.
* On February 18, the Red Sox re-signed IF Eduardo Núñez to a one-year, $4M deal.
* On February 19, the team had its first full squad workout at spring training.
* On February 22, the team played exhibition games against the Northeastern Huskies and the Boston College Eagles; the Red Sox won both games, by scores of 15–2 and 4–2, respectively.
* On February 23, the team played its first Grapefruit League game, against the Minnesota Twins; the Red Sox won, 4–3.
* On February 26, the Red Sox announced they signed OF/DH J. D. Martinez to a five-year, $110M deal.
* On February 28, the Red Sox announced that they had filed a petition with the City of Boston to change the name of Yawkey Way—the street where the main entrance of Fenway Park is located—to its original name, Jersey Street. The change was approved in April 2018, and the name reverted in May 2018.

### March 2018

* On March 24, the Red Sox traded IF Deven Marrero to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
* On March 27, the team played its final spring training game, defeating the Chicago Cubs, 4–2.

## Regular season
### Opening Day, March 29 at Tampa Bay Rays

The 2018 regular season began on March 29, 2018, against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Manager Alex Cora named Chris Sale as the Red Sox opening day starter opposite Chris Archer. The Red Sox built a 4–0 lead through seven innings, including an inside-the-park home run by Eduardo Núñez. Sale pitched six innings, giving up just one hit and walking three, while striking out nine. After Matt Barnes held the Rays scoreless in the seventh inning, Joe Kelly and Carson Smith gave up a total of six runs in the eighth inning, allowing Tampa Bay to take a 6–4 lead. Rays closer Álex Colomé pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the save.

#### Opening Day lineup

| 50 | Mookie Betts | RF |
| 16 | Andrew Benintendi | LF |
| 13 | Hanley Ramírez | 1B |
| 28 | J. D. Martinez | DH |
| 2 | Xander Bogaerts | SS |
| 11 | Rafael Devers | 3B |
| 36 | Eduardo Núñez | 2B |
| 19 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF |
| 7 | Christian Vázquez | C |
| 41 | Chris Sale | P |
July :
July
July 1, at New York Yankees (cont.)
In the third and final game of the series, the Yankees jumped on David Price early, scoring six first-inning runs. Price went 3+1⁄3 innings, allowing five homers and eight runs. The Yankees had six home runs, including three from Aaron Hicks, as they defeated Boston, 11–1.
Red Sox lost the series 1–2 (13–19 runs)
July 2–July 4, at Washington Nationals
In the opening game of the series, Rick Porcello drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the second inning; he pitched six innings, limiting the Nationals to two runs on seven hits, and got the win, his tenth of the season. Boston's other run in the 4–3 final came on a Mookie Betts home run, with Craig Kimbrel notching his 25th save of the season. In the second game of the series, the Red Sox had a pair of three-run home runs from Eduardo Núñez and Xander Bogaerts, plus a two-run shot from J. D. Martinez, en route to an 11–4 win. On Independence Day, the third game of the series was scoreless through six innings, until Boston score twice in the seventh and once in the ninth, for a 3–0 victory to complete the sweep. Jackie Bradley Jr. had two RBIs, while Eduardo Rodríguez captured his 10th win of the season.
Red Sox won the series 3–0 (18–7 runs)
Andrew Benintendi went 8-for-11 with seven runs scored in the July 6–8 three-game series.
July 6–July 8, at Kansas City Royals
In the series opener, the Red Sox scored four runs in the first, and another four in the second, jumping out early in what would be a 10–5 win. Mookie Betts, J. D. Martinez, and Xander Bogaerts each homered, while Chris Sale improved his record to 9–4. Tyler Thornburg, acquired by Boston in December 2016 and out for the 2017 season due to surgery, made his Red Sox debut. The second game of the series was tied at four after five innings; the Red Sox then outscored the Royals 11–0, with Royals catcher Drew Butera facing six batters to record the final Boston out in the ninth, for a 15–4 final. Andrew Benintendi had a home run and a double, going 2-for-2 along with four walks, batting behind Betts who went 4-for-6. David Price had a no decision, leaving after 4+2⁄3 innings, with Heath Hembree picking up the win after pitching 1+1⁄3 hitless innings in relief. In the final game of the series, Rick Porcello allowed nine hits in seven innings, but held the Royals to three runs and got the win, improving his season record to 11–3. Boston's three-run seventh inning was the difference in the 7–4 final score. Benintendi was 4-for-5 at the plate, while Craig Kimbrel recorded his 27th save of the year.
Red Sox won the series 3–0 (32–13 runs)
July 9–July 11, vs. Texas Rangers
The Red Sox' winning streak was extended to seven games with a 5–0 victory in the opening game of the series. Boston's runs came on a Steve Pearce two-run homer in the first, and a J. D. Martinez three-run homer in the eighth. Eduardo Rodríguez improved his record to 11–3 for the season. In the middle game of the series, the Red Sox sent nine men to the plate in a five-run third inning, and won again, 8–4. Boston used six pitchers in the game, with reliever Matt Barnes getting the win; Héctor Velázquez, making a spot start, left after three innings. A 4–2 Boston win in the final game of the series completed the sweep, with Chris Sale improving his record to 10–4 for the season. Xander Bogaerts was 3-for-4 at the plate including a triple.
Red Sox won the series 3–0 (17–6 runs)
Xander Bogaerts hit his third grand slam of the season on July 14.
July 12–July 15, vs. Toronto Blue Jays
In the opener of a four-game series, Boston scored all but one of their runs in the fourth inning as they defeated Toronto, 6–4, extending their winning streak to ten games. Mookie Betts hit the team's eighth grand slam of the season, in a 13-pitch at bat—a full count plus seven pitches fouled off—as he went 2-for-4 with five RBIs. With a 66–29 record, the Red Sox reached 37 games over .500 for the first time since 1949. Boston's winning streak came to an end in the second game of the series, a 13–7 loss to Toronto. The two teams used a total of 13 pitchers, as both starters only retired a combined 15 batters. Betts was 3-for-4 at the plate—raising his average to .357 for the season—along with a walk, two RBIs, and two runs scored. The third game of the series went to extra innings, after Boston scored the tying run in the bottom of the ninth on back-to-back doubles by Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. In the bottom of the tenth, the Red Sox loaded the bases on an error, a single, and an intentional walk. Bogaerts then hit a walk-off grand slam to win the game, 6–2. It was Bogaerts' third grand slam of the season and the Red Sox' ninth. Boston won the final game of series, 5–2, with Bogaerts again homering and Craig Kimbrel getting his 30th save of the season. The Red Sox reached the All-Star break with MLB's best record (68–30, a .694 winning percentage) and a 4+1⁄2 game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.
Red Sox won the series 3–1 (24–21 runs)
July 17, All-Star Game at Nationals Park
In an 8–6 American League win in 10 innings, four of the five Red Sox all-stars played in the game. Mookie Betts started in right field and was 0-for-3 at the plate, while J. D. Martinez started at DH and was 1-for-2. Chris Sale was the AL starting pitcher, striking out one and allowing one hit in an inning of work. Mitch Moreland was 2-for-3 after entering the game at first base. Closer Craig Kimbrel did not play.
July 20–July 22, at Detroit Tigers
The one and only run in the first game of the series came in the top of the first inning, when Steve Pearce drove in Andrew Benintendi. It was the Red Sox' first 1–0 win since the second game of the season. David Price pitched 6+1⁄3 scoreless innings for the win, with Craig Kimbrel getting the save. Boston fell to Detroit in the second game of the series, 5–0, despite outhitting the Tigers, 8–7. Starter Brian Johnson took the loss, although both runs he allowed in five innings of work were unearned. The Red Sox won the series' final game, 9–1, with Jackie Bradley Jr. going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, while Chris Sale improved his record to 11–4.
Red Sox won the series 2–1 (10–6 runs)
July 23–July 24, at Baltimore Orioles
A 5–3 win in the first game of the series gave Boston a 71–31 record, reaching 40 games over .500 for the first time since their 1949 season. Rick Porcello pitched six scoreless innings for the win, while Mitch Moreland hit his 12th home run of the season. For the second game of the series, the Red Sox activated Drew Pomeranz from the disabled list; he took the mound for the first time since May 31. Pomeranz allowed four runs in 4+2⁄3 innings, taking the loss as Baltimore prevailed, 7–6. Trailing 7–3 after five innings, Boston scored twice in the eighth and once in the ninth to nearly force extra innings. J. D. Martinez had two home runs, increasing his total to 31 for the season; Blake Swihart and Mookie Betts had one each. The third and final game of the series was postponed, due to rain. The Red Sox had jumped out to a 5–0 lead—including home runs from Betts, Martinez, and Andrew Benintendi—in two innings of play before the game was halted; however, those statistics are discarded, as the game will be replayed from the start.
Red Sox split the series 1–1 (11–10 runs)
Nathan Eovaldi, seen here in 2012, got the win in his Boston debut on July 29.
July 26–July 29, vs. Minnesota Twins
Minnesota won the first game of the series, 2–1, with two late runs after Boston had gone out to a 1–0 lead in the second inning. The Red Sox threatened in the bottom of the ninth, loading the bases with two outs, with Twins closer Fernando Rodney striking out Jackie Bradley Jr. to complete the save. In the second game of the series, Boston took a 2–0 lead in the fifth inning via a Bradley Jr. home run. The Twins got back one run in the seventh, and then scored two runs off of closer Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the ninth, to take a 3–2 lead. Rafael Devers forced extra innings with a home run in the bottom of the ninth, and Mookie Betts opened the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off home run, giving the Red Sox a 4–3 win. Boston won the third game of the series, 10–4, with Rick Porcello improving his record to 13–4 for the year. Five Red Sox batters had two hits each, including J. D. Martinez who hit his 32nd home run of the season. Boston won the final game of the series, 3–0, with Martinez going 2-for-4 and driving in all three runs. Recently acquired starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi made his Red Sox debut, allowing four hits in seven innings while striking out five and issuing no walks.
Red Sox won the series 3–1 (18–9 runs)
July 30–July 31, vs. Philadelphia Phillies
The first game of the series was tied 1–1 at the end of five innings, with no further scoring until the bottom of the 13th, when Blake Swihart drove in Eduardo Núñez for a 2–1 victory. All of Boston's hits came from the bottom four spots in the order, which went a collective 7-for-19. Philadelphia won the second and final game of the series, 3–1. Newly acquired second baseman Ian Kinsler made his Red Sox debut and went 1-for-4. Xander Bogaerts drove in Swihart for Boston's only run.
Red Sox split the series 1–1 (3–4 runs) :
August :
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Andrew Benintendi's extra-inning RBI in the fourth game of the series completed the Red Sox' sweep of the Yankees.
August 2–August 5, vs. New York Yankees
In the first game of the four game set, the Yankees jumped out to an early 4–0 lead, only to see Boston score the next 10 runs, including eight in the fourth inning, en route to a 15–7 final. Much of the offense came from the top third of the Red Sox order: Mookie Betts was 4-for-4 plus two walks, Andrew Benintendi was 3-for-6 with three RBIs, and Steve Pearce was 3-for-5 with six RBIs; all three of his hits were home runs. Pearce joined Kevin Millar and Mo Vaughn as the only Red Sox players to have a three-homer game against the Yankees. In the second game of the series, Rick Porcello allowed only one run and one hit in a complete game effort, improving his record to 14–4 as the Red Sox won, 4–1. Alex Cora had been ejected in the bottom of the first inning, his first ejection as Boston manager, after taking exception to warnings issued to both dugouts. Boston then scored three runs, with two coming on a Pearce homer. Ian Kinsler had to leave the game due to injury, and was later placed on the disabled list; Betts replaced him at second base for several innings, his first time playing the position since 2014. Boston won the third game of the series, 4–1, with Nathan Eovaldi allowing no runs and three hits in eight innings. Mitch Moreland and J. D. Martinez both hit home runs. The Red Sox completed the four-game sweep in a 10-inning, 5–4 win that was broadcast on Sunday Night Baseball. A Betts solo home run put Boston ahead in the fifth inning; however, New York capitalized on a Xander Bogaerts error in the seventh inning to go ahead, 4–1. With that score, Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman came on in the bottom of the ninth, but struggled, striking out two and walking three. With the bases loaded, a Martinez single cut the lead to 4–3. A Bogaerts grounder then drew an errant throw from Yankees third baseman Miguel Andújar, allowing Jackie Bradley Jr. to score the tying run. The game went to extra innings after Moreland struck out, with Matt Barnes retiring the side in order in the top of the 10th. In the bottom of the 10th, Sandy León hit a two-out single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Betts was intentionally walked, and Tony Renda made his Red Sox debut as a pinch runner for León. Benintendi then singled to center, scoring Renda, to secure the win and complete the sweep.
Red Sox won the series 4–0 (28–13 runs)
August 7–August 9, at Toronto Blue Jays
The first game of the series found Toronto leading, 3–1, when Boston scored four in the top of the eighth, including three on a J. D. Martinez home run, to take a 5–3 lead. Toronto then forced extra innings, with a run each in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings. In the top of the tenth, Boston scored five runs, via homers by Mitch Moreland and Jackie Bradley Jr. Toronto could only answer with two runs, for a 10–7 final and fifth consecutive Red Sox win. In the series' second game, Boston jumped out to a 4–0 lead after three innings, ultimately winning 10–5. Rafael Devers hit a home run in his first game back from the disabled list. Boston's winning streak then ended at six games, as Toronto won the final game of the series, 8–5. Rick Porcello gave up seven runs in four innings, taking the loss. Martinez hit his 35th home run of the season, while Mookie Betts' ninth inning homer completed the cycle, the first of his career and first of the 2018 MLB season.
Red Sox won the series 2–1 (25–20 runs)
J. D. Martinez was the first player to reach 100 RBIs in the 2018 MLB season.
August 10–August 12, at Baltimore Orioles
In a game with 33 total hits, the Red Sox out-slugged the Orioles, 19–12, in the first game of the series. Trailing 8–5 after five innings, Boston scored six runs in the sixth, three in the seventh, and five in the eighth. Drew Pomeranz, pitching out of the bullpen, got the win, while Brock Holt went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Holt, Xander Bogaerts, and Andrew Benintendi each homered. J. D. Martinez had two RBIs, giving him 101 for the season. The second game of the series—the first game of a day-night doubleheader to make-up a July 25 rainout—was won by Boston, 5–0. David Price pitched six shutout innings, while Jackie Bradley Jr. hit two home runs and Eduardo Núñez also homered. In the second game of the doubleheader, Boston used seven pitchers en route to a 6–4 win. Martinez hit two home runs, giving him 37 for the season, while Craig Kimbrel recorded his 34th save of the year. Boston won the fourth and final game of the series, 4–1, with Chris Sale recording the win in his return from the disabled list. Steve Pearce homered, and Kimbrel picked up his second save in two days.
Red Sox won the series 4–0 (34–17 runs)
August 14–August 15, at Philadelphia Phillies
Rick Porcello pitched seven innings, holding the Phillies to two hits and one run, as the Red Sox won the opener of a two-game set, 2–1. Boston's runs came on solo homers by Sandy León and pinch hitter Brock Holt. The Phillies won the second game, 7–4, their three-run seventh inning being the difference. Mitch Moreland had three RBIs on a bases-loaded double.
Red Sox split the series 1–1 (6–8 runs)
August 17–August 19, vs. Tampa Bay Rays
In the opening game of the series, Tampa Bay scored three times in the top of the first inning, but was held scoreless for the rest of the game, as Boston won, 7–3. Xander Bogaerts had two doubles and a triple, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. In the second game of the series, the Red Sox jumped out to a 4–0 lead after the first inning, in what would be a 5–2 win. J. D. Martinez hit his 38th home run of the season, and David Price improved his record to 13–6. Tampa Bay kept Boston scoreless in the closing game of the series, 2–0, as the Red Sox were held to two hits.
Red Sox won the series 2–1 (12–7 runs)
August 20–August 23, vs. Cleveland Indians
In their first series with the Indians during 2018, Boston lost the first game, 5–4, after building a 3–0 lead through two innings. The Indians had three home runs off of Red Sox starter Rick Porcello, who took the loss. In the second game of the series, Cleveland collected 13 hits en route to a 6–3 win, giving Boston their third consecutive loss for only the second time during the season, the first being in April. Starter Nathan Eovaldi took the loss. A five-run fourth inning helped Boston win the third game of the series, 10–4. Mitch Moreland had a home run, while Xander Bogaerts hit two. In the final game of the series, David Price pitched eight shutout innings, as the Red Sox won, 7–0. Boston sent 11 men to the plate in the fifth inning, scoring six times.
Red Sox split the series 2–2 (24–15 runs)
August 24–August 26, at Tampa Bay Rays
This three-game series was played on Players Weekend, when MLB players are allowed and encouraged to put nicknames on the back of their uniforms. For the opening game, the nicknames used by Boston's starting lineup were as follows:
OrderNo.PlayerNicknamePos.
150Mookie BettsMOOKIEDH
216Andrew BenintendiBENNYLF
325Steve PearceLATE LIGHTNING1B
428J. D. MartinezFLACORF
5 2Xander BogaertsBOGIESS
6 5Ian KinslerBOOTSIE2B
736Eduardo NúñezNUNIE3B
823Blake SwihartSWIC
919Jackie Bradley Jr.JBJCF
–76Héctor VelázquezCABEZONP
Boston out-hit Tampa Bay, 13–12, in the first game of the series, but lost, 10–3. All of Boston's hits were singles, and the team had 11 men left on base. J. D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts were each 3-for-5 at the plate. In the second game of the series, the Red Sox took a 1–0 lead in the second inning, but were then held scoreless as the Rays won, 5–1. In the closing game of the series, Boston was held to three hits, falling 9–1 to Tampa Bay, marking the first time the Red Sox were swept in a series during the season.
Red Sox lost the series 0–3 (5–24 runs)
August 28–August 29, vs. Miami Marlins
Eduardo Núñez hit his ninth home run of the season against the Marlins on August 29.
In the first game of the series, Boston took a 4–1 lead into the eighth inning, when Miami scored five runs off of the Red Sox bullpen. Trailing 6–4, Boston then scored three in the bottom of the eighth to retake the lead, 7–6. In the top of the ninth, the Marlins tied the game at seven, with a run off of closer Craig Kimbrel. The Red Sox then won the game in the bottom of the ninth when the Marlins were unable to turn a double play on an Eduardo Núñez ground ball, allowing J. D. Martinez to score on a throwing error. In the second and final game of the series, Boston trailed, 5–3, going to the bottom of the seventh, when they erupted for 11 runs on 12 hits. This marked the first time a major league team recorded hits on 12 consecutive at bats in a single inning. A walk and a sacrifice bunt occurred, but those are only considered plate appearances, not at bats. The sequence was: single, double, single, double, double, sacrifice bunt, triple, intentional walk, single, single, single, double, single, single, followed by a ground ball yielding a double play that ended the inning. The Red Sox sent 15 men to the plate, with five batters collecting two hits each. Tyler Thornburg recorded the win in relief, with the final score being 14–6. Both Eduardo Núñez and Mookie Betts hit home runs during the game.
Red Sox won the series 2–0 (22–13 runs)
August 30–August 31, at Chicago White Sox
In the opener of a four-game series, Boston fell behind, 4–0, until scoring nine unanswered runs; four in the seventh inning and five in the ninth inning. Ian Kinsler went 3-for-4, while Mookie Betts and J. D. Martinez both homered. Ryan Brasier notched his first MLB win, one of four Boston relievers who each pitched a scoreless inning. The second game of the series included a two-hour rain delay, as Boston was outhit by Chicago, 14–5, and lost the game, 6–1. Boston's only run was a homer by Andrew Benintendi. Xander Bogaerts was ejected for the first time in his career, following an eighth-inning strikeout. :

## Postseason
### American League Division Series vs. New York Yankees

Boston entered the Division Series as the top seed in the American League, facing New York, the AL Wild Card Game winner. This was the first ALDS meeting between the teams (playoff structure before 2012 precluded teams in the same division from meeting before the Championship Series). After splitting the first two games at Fenway Park, the Red Sox won the next two games at Yankee Stadium, eliminating New York and sending Boston on to the ALCS.
The Red Sox' 16–1 defeat of the Yankees in Game 3, during a misty evening in The Bronx, included two historical footnotes. Firstly, the fifteen-run margin of victory for Boston accounted for the Yankees' worst-ever postseason defeat. The Red Sox failed to score in only the first, fifth, and sixth innings, and generated 7 of their 16 runs in the fourth inning, chasing starter Luis Severino and batting through the order. In addition, Brock Holt hit for the cycle, the first player ever to do so in an MLB postseason game, capping off his performance with a ninth-inning home run against catcher Austin Romine, brought in to pitch when the New York bullpen was overtaxed.

#### Game 1, October 5 at Fenway Park

Friday, October 5, 2018 7:32 pm EDT at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Boston | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Chris Sale (1–0) LP: J. A. Happ (0–1) Sv: Craig Kimbrel (1) Home runs: NYY: Aaron Judge (1) BOS: J. D. Martinez (1) Attendance: 39,059 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 2, October 6 at Fenway Park

Saturday, October 6, 2018 8:15 pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| New York | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Masahiro Tanaka (1–0) LP: David Price (0–1) Home runs: NYY: Aaron Judge (2), Gary Sánchez 2 (2) BOS: Xander Bogaerts (1) Attendance: 39,151 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 3, October 8 at Yankee Stadium

Monday, October 8, 2018 7:40 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 66 °F (19 °C), drizzle :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Nathan Eovaldi (1–0) LP: Luis Severino (0–1) Home runs: BOS: Brock Holt (1) NYY: None Attendance: 49,657 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 4, October 9 at Yankee Stadium

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:07 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 72 °F (22 °C), clear :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Rick Porcello (1–0) LP: CC Sabathia (0–1) Sv: Craig Kimbrel (2) Home runs: BOS: Christian Vázquez (1) NYY: None Attendance: 49,641 Boxscore |||||||||||||

### American League Championship Series vs. Houston Astros

Boston faced Houston in the Championship Series, a matchup of 100-win teams, and a rematch of the 2017 ALDS, which was won by Houston. After losing Game 1 at Fenway, the Red Sox won the next four games, including three played in Houston, to eliminate the Astros and advance to the World Series. Game 1 starter Chris Sale had a stomach issue during the week, which included brief hospital stay, and manager Alex Cora decided not to have him start Game 5. David Price started in his place and held Houston scoreless through six innings while allowing just three hits and striking out nine. It was Price's first win in 12 career postseason starts. Jackie Bradley Jr., who had nine RBIs in the series on three hits (a double and two home runs), was named ALCS MVP.

#### Game 1, October 13 at Fenway Park

Saturday, October 13, 2018 8:09 pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 50 °F (10 °C), clear :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| WP: Justin Verlander (1–0) LP: Joe Kelly (0–1) Home runs: HOU: Josh Reddick (1), Yuli Gurriel (1) BOS: None Attendance: 38,007 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 2, October 14 at Fenway Park

Sunday, October 14, 2018 7:09 pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 55 °F (13 °C), partly cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Matt Barnes (1–0) LP: Gerrit Cole (0–1) Sv: Craig Kimbrel (1) Home runs: HOU: Marwin González (1) BOS: None Attendance: 37,960 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 3, October 16 at Minute Maid Park

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 4:09 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas 63 °F (17 °C), roof closed :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: Nathan Eovaldi (1–0) LP: Joe Smith (0–1) Home runs: BOS: Steve Pearce (1), Jackie Bradley Jr. (1) HOU: None Attendance: 43,102 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 4, October 17 at Minute Maid Park

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7:39 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 65 °F (18 °C), roof closed :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Houston | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| WP: Joe Kelly (1–1) LP: Josh James (0–1) Sv: Craig Kimbrel (2) Home runs: BOS: Jackie Bradley Jr. (2) HOU: George Springer (1), Tony Kemp (1) Attendance: 43,277 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 5, October 18 at Minute Maid Park

Thursday, October 18, 2018 7:09 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 67 °F (19 °C), roof closed :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: David Price (1–0) LP: Justin Verlander (1–1) Sv: Craig Kimbrel (3) Home runs: BOS: J. D. Martinez (1), Rafael Devers (1) HOU: Marwin González (2) Attendance: 43,210 Boxscore |||||||||||||

### World Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

The Red Sox and Dodgers franchises met in the World Series for the second time; the first was a Boston win in 1916. Game 1 was highlighted by neither Chris Sale nor Clayton Kershaw making it through the fifth inning, and a pinch hit three-run home run by Eduardo Núñez, as Boston won, 8–4. Game 2 starter David Price held the Dodgers to two runs on three hits in six innings, while striking out five, picking up his second win of the postseason, as the Red Sox won, 4–2. Game 3 became the longest game in World Series history, both in innings (18) and by time (7 hours and 20 minutes). Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings in relief, allowing only two hits prior to a walk-off home run by Max Muncy for a 3–2 Dodgers win. Eduardo Rodríguez started Game 4, holding the Dodgers scoreless through five innings, but then yielding four runs in the sixth. The Red Sox stormed back with help from Mitch Moreland and Steve Pearce, scoring nine runs in the final three innings, winning the game, 9–6, for a 3–1 series lead. Game 5 started with three first-inning runs, with Boston holding a 2–1 edge. There was no further scoring until the Red Sox scored one run in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. Price, pitching on short rest, held the Dodgers to one run on three hits in seven innings. The game ended in a 5–1 final for Boston, the franchise's fourth World Series championship in 15 years. Price got the win, his second of the World Series and third of the postseason. Pearce had three RBIs on two home runs in the game, giving him a total of three home runs and eight RBIs in the series—he was named World Series MVP. The team's motto during the season, "do damage", became "damage done" upon their victory.

#### Game 1, October 23 at Fenway Park

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 8:11 pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 53 °F (12 °C), clear :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Matt Barnes (1–0) LP: Clayton Kershaw (0–1) Home runs: LAD: Matt Kemp (1) BOS: Eduardo Núñez (1) Attendance: 38,454 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 2, October 24 at Fenway Park

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 8:10 pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 47 °F (8 °C), cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: David Price (1–0) LP: Hyun-jin Ryu (0–1) Sv: Craig Kimbrel (1) Attendance: 38,644 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 3, October 26 at Dodger Stadium

Friday, October 26, 2018, 5:10 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, 78 °F (26 °C), clear :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Alex Wood (1–0) LP: Nathan Eovaldi (0–1) Home runs: BOS: Jackie Bradley Jr. (1) LAD: Joc Pederson (1), Max Muncy (1) Attendance: 53,114 Boxscore ||||||||||||||||||||||

#### Game 4, October 27 at Dodger Stadium

Saturday, October 27, 2018, 5:11 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, 74 °F (23 °C), clear :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Joe Kelly (1–0) LP: Dylan Floro (0–1) Home runs: BOS: Mitch Moreland (1), Steve Pearce (1) LAD: Yasiel Puig (1), Kiké Hernández (1) Attendance: 54,400 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 5, October 28 at Dodger Stadium

Sunday, October 28, 2018, 5:17 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, 77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| WP: David Price (2–0) LP: Clayton Kershaw (0–2) Home runs: BOS: Steve Pearce 2 (3), Mookie Betts (1), J. D. Martinez (1) LAD: David Freese (1) Attendance: 54,367 Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 17 Nathan Eovaldi 22 Rick Porcello 24 David Price 32 Matt Barnes 35 Steven Wright (Game 1) 37 Heath Hembree (Games 2–4) 41 Chris Sale 44 Brandon Workman 46 Craig Kimbrel 56 Joe Kelly 57 Eduardo Rodríguez 70 Ryan Brasier
Catchers: 3 Sandy León 7 Christian Vázquez 23 Blake Swihart
Infielders: 2 Xander Bogaerts 5 Ian Kinsler 11 Rafael Devers 12 Brock Holt 18 Mitch Moreland 25 Steve Pearce 36 Eduardo Núñez
Outfielders: 16 Andrew Benintendi 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. 50 Mookie Betts
Designated hitters: 28 J. D. Martinez :
American League Championship Series
Pitchers: 17 Nathan Eovaldi 22 Rick Porcello 24 David Price 32 Matt Barnes 37 Heath Hembree 41 Chris Sale 44 Brandon Workman 46 Craig Kimbrel 56 Joe Kelly 57 Eduardo Rodríguez 70 Ryan Brasier
Catchers: 3 Sandy León 7 Christian Vázquez 23 Blake Swihart
Infielders: 2 Xander Bogaerts 5 Ian Kinsler 11 Rafael Devers 12 Brock Holt 18 Mitch Moreland 25 Steve Pearce 36 Eduardo Núñez
Outfielders: 16 Andrew Benintendi 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. 50 Mookie Betts
Designated hitters: 28 J. D. Martinez :
World Series
Pitchers: 17 Nathan Eovaldi 22 Rick Porcello 24 David Price 31 Drew Pomeranz 32 Matt Barnes 37 Heath Hembree 41 Chris Sale 46 Craig Kimbrel 56 Joe Kelly 57 Eduardo Rodríguez 70 Ryan Brasier
Catchers: 3 Sandy León 7 Christian Vázquez 23 Blake Swihart
Infielders: 2 Xander Bogaerts 5 Ian Kinsler 11 Rafael Devers 12 Brock Holt 18 Mitch Moreland 25 Steve Pearce 36 Eduardo Núñez
Outfielders: 16 Andrew Benintendi 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. 50 Mookie Betts
Designated hitters: 28 J. D. Martinez :

## Season standings
### American League East

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 51‍–‍30 |
| New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | 8 | 53‍–‍28 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 18 | 51‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 35 | 40‍–‍41 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | .290 | 61 | 28‍–‍53 | 19‍–‍62 |

### Record against opponents

2018 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
| Boston | 16–3 | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 5–14 | 7–12 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 4–3 | 14–5 | — | 13–6 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | — | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| Houston | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–14 |
| Los Angeles | 5–1 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
| New York | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
| Oakland | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
| Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–9 | — | 6–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 7–13 |
| Texas | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Toronto | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 13–7 |
Red Sox vs. National League East :
| Team | ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH |
| Boston | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |

## Roster
### MLB debuts

Red Sox players who made their MLB debuts during the 2018 regular season:
* March 31: Bobby Poyner
* April 1: Marcus Walden
* June 7: Jalen Beeks

### Transactions

Notable transactions of/for players on the 40-man roster during the 2018 regular season:
* April 23: Pitcher Roenis Elías was traded to the Seattle Mariners for cash or a PTBNL; the Red Sox later received minor league OF/1B Eric Filia; however, he failed his physical and was returned to the Mariners, with cash considerations completing the trade.
* May 25: First baseman Hanley Ramírez was designated for assignment.
* June 28: OF/1B Steve Pearce was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league infielder Santiago Espinal.
* July 25: Pitcher Jalen Beeks was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.
* July 30: Second baseman Ian Kinsler was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels for Triple-A pitchers Ty Buttrey and Williams Jerez.

### Amateur draft

Boston's first 15 selections in the 2018 MLB draft, held on June 4–6, are listed below.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | B/T | Class | School | Sign date |
| 1 | 26 | Triston Casas | Infielder | L/R | HS JR | American Heritage School (FL) | June 14 |
| 2 | 64 | Nick Decker | Outfielder | L/L | HS SR | Seneca High School (NJ) | June 21 |
| 3 | 100 | Durbin Feltman | Pitcher | R/R | 4YR JR | TCU | June 14 |
| 4 | 130 | Kole Cottam | Catcher | R/R | 4YR JR | Kentucky | June 14 |
| 5 | 160 | Thad Ward | Pitcher | R/R | 4YR JR | Central Florida | June 15 |
| 6 | 190 | Devlin Granberg | Outfielder | R/R | 4YR SR | Dallas Baptist | June 14 |
| 7 | 220 | Jarren Duran | Second baseman | L/R | 4YR JR | Cal State Long Beach | June 14 |
| 8 | 250 | Elih Marrero† | Catcher | S/R | 4YR JR | St. Thomas University (FL) | June 21 |
| 9 | 280 | Brian Brown | Pitcher | L/L | 4YR SR | NC State | June 14 |
| 10 | 310 | Grant Williams | Second baseman | L/R | 4YR SR | Kennesaw State (GA) | June 14 |
| 11 | 340 | Nicholas Northcut | Pitcher | R/R | HS SR | William Mason High School (OH) | June 15 |
| 12 | 370 | Chase Shugart | Pitcher | R/R | 4YR JR | Texas | July 6 |
| 13 | 400 | Dylan Hardy | Outfielder | R/R | 4YR JR | South Alabama | June 15 |
| 14 | 430 | Nicholas Lucky | Second baseman | L/R | HS SR | Cocalico High School (PA) | DNS ‡ |
| 15 | 460 | Andrew Politi | Pitcher | R/R | 4YR SR | Seton Hall (NJ) | June 14 |
† Elih Marrero is the son of former MLB player Eli Marrero.
‡ Nicholas Lucky did not sign; he chose to attend Coastal Carolina.

## Game log

| Red Sox Win | Red Sox Loss | Game Postponed | Clinched Playoff Spot | Clinched Division |
2018 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 108–54 (Home: 57–24; Away: 51–30) :
March/April: 21–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 11–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1March 29@ Rays4–6Pruitt (1–0)Smith (0–1)Colomé (1)Tropicana Field31,0420–1L1
2March 30@ Rays1–0Price (1–0)Roe (0–1)Kimbrel (1)Tropicana Field19,2031–1W1
3March 31@ Rays3–2Porcello (1–0)Kittredge (0–1)Kimbrel (2)Tropicana Field17,8382–1W2
4April 1@ Rays2–1Velázquez (1–0)Alvarado (0–1)Kelly (1)Tropicana Field14,2563–1W3
5April 2@ Marlins7–3Johnson (1–0)Richards (0–1)—Marlins Park11,1134–1W4
6April 3@ Marlins4–2 (13)Hembree (1–0)Guerrero (0–1)—Marlins Park14,9535–1W5
7April 5Rays3–2 (12)Poyner (1–0)Kittredge (0–2)—Fenway Park36,1346–1W6
8April 7Rays10–3Porcello (2–0)Faria (0–1)—Fenway Park31,8217–1W7
9April 8Rays8–7Smith (1–1)Colomé (0–1)Kimbrel (3)Fenway Park31,9798–1W8
10April 10Yankees14–1Sale (1–0)Severino (2–1)—Fenway Park32,3579–1W9
11April 11Yankees7–10Tanaka (2–1)Price (1–1)—Fenway Park32,4009–2L1
12April 12Yankees6–3Porcello (3–0)Gray (1–1)Kimbrel (4)Fenway Park36,34110–2W1
13April 13Orioles7–3Rodríguez (1–0)Tillman (0–3)—Fenway Park32,61011–2W2
14April 14Orioles10–3Velázquez (2–0)Cobb (0–1)Walden (1)Fenway Park33,58412–2W3
15April 15Orioles3–1Hembree (2–0)Bundy (0–2)Kimbrel (5)Fenway Park32,48913–2W4
—April 16OriolesPostponed (rain). Makeup date May 17.
16April 17@ Angels10–1Price (2–1)Ohtani (2–1)—Angel Stadium44,82214–2W5
17April 18@ Angels9–0Porcello (4–0)Skaggs (2–1)—Angel Stadium34,50815–2W6
18April 19@ Angels8–2Rodríguez (2–0)Tropeano (1–1)—Angel Stadium36,25316–2W7
19April 20@ Athletics7–3Velázquez (3–0)Graveman (0–4)—Oakland Coliseum23,47317–2W8
20April 21@ Athletics0–3Manaea (3–2)Sale (1–1)—Oakland Coliseum25,74617–3L1
21April 22@ Athletics1–4Treinen (1–1)Price (2–2)—Oakland Coliseum29,80417–4L2
22April 24@ Blue Jays3–4 (10)Clippard (3–0)Kimbrel (0–1)—Rogers Centre20,07017–5L3
23April 25@ Blue Jays4–3Rodríguez (3–0)Barnes (1–1)Kimbrel (6)Rogers Centre18,91418–5W1
24April 26@ Blue Jays5–4Sale (2–1)Estrada (2–2)Kimbrel (7)Rogers Centre23,57119–5W2
25April 27Rays3–4Snell (4–1)Pomeranz (0–1)Colomé (5)Fenway Park32,62019–6L1
26April 28Rays6–12Yarbrough (1–1)Price (2–3)—Fenway Park35,79519–7L2
27April 29Rays4–3Kimbrel (1–1)Colomé (2–3)—Fenway Park32,88820–7W1
28April 30Royals10–6Velázquez (4–0)Hammel (0–3)—Fenway Park31,31421–7W2 :
May: 18–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
29May 1Royals6–7 (13)Herrera (1–0)Johnson (1–1)Flynn (1)Fenway Park34,46621–8L1
30May 2Royals5–4Pomeranz (1–1)Duffy (0–4)Kimbrel (8)Fenway Park32,26722–8W1
31May 3@ Rangers5–11Minor (3–1)Price (2–4)—Globe Life Park22,34822–9L1
32May 4@ Rangers5–1Porcello (5–0)Colón (1–1)—Globe Life Park31,40423–9W1
33May 5@ Rangers6–5Kelly (1–0)Kela (2–2)Kimbrel (9)Globe Life Park35,72824–9W2
34May 6@ Rangers6–1Sale (2–1)Fister (1–3)—Globe Life Park28,36025–9W3
35May 8@ Yankees2–3Robertson (3–1)Hembree (2–1)Chapman (8)Yankee Stadium45,77325–10L1
36May 9@ Yankees6–9Holder (1–1)Barnes (0–1)Chapman (9)Yankee Stadium47,08825–11L2
37May 10@ Yankees5–4Kelly (2–0)Betances (1–2)Kimbrel (10)Yankee Stadium46,89926–11W1
38May 11@ Blue Jays3–5 (12)Gaviglio (1–0)Johnson (1–2)—Rogers Centre28,69526–12L1
39May 12@ Blue Jays5–2Price (3–4)Estrada (2–3)Kimbrel (11)Rogers Centre37,58827–12W1
40May 13@ Blue Jays5–3Velázquez (5–0)Biagini (0–2)Kelly (2)Rogers Centre37,88828–12W2
41May 14Athletics5–6Manaea (5–4)Porcello (5–1)Treinen (7)Fenway Park35,24928–13L1
42May 15Athletics3–5Mengden (3–4)Rodríguez (3–1)Treinen (8)Fenway Park34,90628–14L2
43May 16Athletics6–4Sale (4–1)Cahill (1–2)Kimbrel (12)Fenway Park34,94729–14W1
44May 17Orioles6–2Price (4–4)Gausman (3–3)—Fenway Park36,61530–14W2
45May 18Orioles4–7Cobb (1–5)Pomeranz (1–2)Brach (6)Fenway Park34,93530–15L1
46May 19Orioles6–3Porcello (6–1)Bundy (2–6)Kimbrel (13)Fenway Park34,19531–15W1
47May 20Orioles5–0Rodríguez (4–1)Hess (1–1)—Fenway Park35,55032–15W2
48May 22@ Rays4–2Sale (5–1)Faria (3–3)Kimbrel (14)Tropicana Field10,64233–15W3
49May 23@ Rays4–1Kelly (3–0)Colomé (2–5)Kimbrel (15)Tropicana Field10,19434–15W4
50May 24@ Rays3–6Snell (6–3)Porcello (6–2)Colomé (11)Tropicana Field12,46834–16L1
51May 25Braves6–2Rodríguez (5–1)Teherán (4–2)—Fenway Park37,00835–16W1
52May 26Braves8–6Wright (1–0)Freeman (1–2)Kimbrel (16)Fenway Park36,51036–16W2
53May 27Braves1–7Foltynewicz (4–3)Sale (5–2)—Fenway Park36,54336–17L1
54May 28Blue Jays8–3Price (5–4)Sanchez (2–5)—Fenway Park34,70037–17W1
55May 29Blue Jays8–3Porcello (7–2)Estrada (2–6)Kimbrel (17)Fenway Park33,38038–17W2
56May 30Blue Jays6–4Rodríguez (6–1)Gaviglio (2–1)Kimbrel (18)Fenway Park33,45139–17W3
57May 31@ Astros2–4McCullers (7–3)Pomeranz (1–3)Giles (10)Minute Maid Park30,65839–18L1 :
June: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
58June 1@ Astros3–7Cole (6–1)Sale (5–3)—Minute Maid Park37,24439–19L2
59June 2@ Astros5–4Price (6–4)Harris (1–3)Kimbrel (19)Minute Maid Park38,64040–19W1
60June 3@ Astros9–3Porcello (8–2)Morton (7–1)—Minute Maid Park33,43141–19W2
61June 5Tigers6–0Wright (2–0)Lewicki (0–1)—Fenway Park34,76242–19W3
62June 6Tigers7–1Rodríguez (7–1)Hardy (2–1)—Fenway Park35,18243–19W4
63June 7Tigers2–7Boyd (4–4)Beeks (0–1)—Fenway Park36,55643–20L1
64June 8White Sox0–1Covey (2–1)Sale (5–4)Soria (7)Fenway Park36,59343–21L2
65June 9White Sox4–2Price (7–4)Rondón (0–1)Kimbrel (20)Fenway Park36,67544–21W1
66June 10White Sox2–5López (2–4)Porcello (8–3)Soria (8)Fenway Park36,99844–22L1
67June 11@ Orioles2–0 (12)Hembree (3–1)Givens (0–3)Kimbrel (21)Camden Yards15,93445–22W1
68June 12@ Orioles6–4Rodríguez (8–1)Hess (2–3)—Camden Yards21,83746–22W2
69June 13@ Orioles5–1Sale (6–4)Ramírez (0–1)—Camden Yards17,21747–22W3
70June 14@ Mariners2–1Price (8–4)Hernández (6–6)Kimbrel (22)Safeco Field30,47948–22W4
71June 15@ Mariners6–7Cook (1–0)Barnes (0–2)Díaz (26)Safeco Field44,45948–23L1
72June 16@ Mariners0–1LeBlanc (3–0)Wright (2–1)Díaz (27)Safeco Field44,15148–24L2
73June 17@ Mariners9–3Rodríguez (9–1)Leake (7–4)—Safeco Field46,46249–24W1
74June 19@ Twins2–6Duke (3–2)Scott (0–1)—Target Field28,55049–25L1
75June 20@ Twins1–4Lynn (5–5)Price (8–5)Rodney (16)Target Field33,15349–26L2
76June 21@ Twins9–2Porcello (9–3)Gibson (2–5)—Target Field32,63150–26W1
77June 22Mariners14–10Barnes (1–2)Nicasio (1–4)—Fenway Park37,34251–26W2
78June 23Mariners2–7Leake (8–4)Rodríguez (9–2)—Fenway Park36,05151–27L1
79June 24Mariners5–0Sale (7–4)Gonzales (7–5)—Fenway Park36,27452–27W1
80June 26Angels9–1Price (9–5)Lamb (0–1)—Fenway Park37,36653–27W2
81June 27Angels9–6Barnes (2–2)Álvarez (3–3)Kimbrel (23)Fenway Park37,52154–27W3
82June 28Angels4–2Velázquez (6–0)Barría (5–4)Kimbrel (24)Fenway Park36,99255–27W4
83June 29@ Yankees1–8Sabathia (5–3)Rodríguez (9–3)—Yankee Stadium47,12055–28L1
84June 30@ Yankees11–0Sale (8–4)Gray (5–6)—Yankee Stadium47,12556–28W1 :
July: 19–6 (Home: 10–3; Away: 9–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
85July 1@ Yankees1–11Severino (13–2)Price (9–6)—Yankee Stadium46,79556–29L1
86July 2@ Nationals4–3Porcello (10–3)Scherzer (10–5)Kimbrel (25)Nationals Park39,00257–29W1
87July 3@ Nationals11–4Workman (1–0)Roark (3–10)—Nationals Park42,53158–29W2
88July 4@ Nationals3–0Rodríguez (10–3)Madson (2–4)Kimbrel (26)Nationals Park42,52859–29W3
89July 6@ Royals10–5Sale (9–4)Hammel (2–11)—Kauffman Stadium24,67360–29W4
90July 7@ Royals15–4Hembree (4–1)Adam (0–2)—Kauffman Stadium30,34761–29W5
91July 8@ Royals7–4Porcello (11–3)Fillmyer (0–1)Kimbrel (27)Kauffman Stadium28,44362–29W6
92July 9Rangers5–0Rodríguez (11–3)Minor (6–5)—Fenway Park36,75463–29W7
93July 10Rangers8–4Barnes (3–2)Gallardo (3–1)—Fenway Park36,88364–29W8
94July 11Rangers4–2Sale (10–4)Colón (5–7)Kimbrel (28)Fenway Park36,92065–29W9
95July 12Blue Jays6–4Price (10–6)Happ (10–6)Kimbrel (29)Fenway Park37,18266–29W10
96July 13Blue Jays7–13Petricka (1–0)Porcello (11–4)—Fenway Park37,01866–30L1
97July 14Blue Jays6–2 (10)Kimbrel (2–1)Rowley (0–1)—Fenway Park36,39067–30W1
98July 15Blue Jays5–2Workman (2–0)Stroman (2–7)Kimbrel (30)Fenway Park36,94068–30W2
99July 20@ Tigers1–0Price (11–6)Boyd (4–9)Kimbrel (31)Comerica Park33,81769–30W3
100July 21@ Tigers0–5Fiers (7–6)Johnson (1–3)—Comerica Park31,68269–31L1
101July 22@ Tigers9–1Sale (11–4)Hardy (3–3)—Comerica Park25,01270–31W1
102July 23@ Orioles5–3Porcello (12–4)Gausman (4–8)Kimbrel (32)Camden Yards16,88571–31W2
103July 24@ Orioles6–7Ramírez (1–3)Pomeranz (1–4)Brach (11)Camden Yards13,34271–32L1
—July 25@ OriolesPostponed (rain). Makeup date August 11.
104July 26Twins1–2Gibson (5–7)Barnes (3–3)Rodney (22)Fenway Park37,43971–33L2
105July 27Twins4–3 (10)Thornburg (1–0)Belisle (1–1)—Fenway Park37,27372–33W1
106July 28Twins10–4Porcello (13–4)Odorizzi (4–7)—Fenway Park36,79873–33W2
107July 29Twins3–0Eovaldi (4–4)Berríos (10–8)Kimbrel (33)Fenway Park36,78574–33W3
108July 30Phillies2–1 (13)Velázquez (7–0)Davis (1–1)—Fenway Park37,72275–33W4
109July 31Phillies1–3Arrieta (9–6)Pomeranz (1–5)Domínguez (11)Fenway Park37,81675–34L1 :
August: 18–9 (Home: 10–3; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
110Aug 2Yankees15–7Johnson (2–3)Holder (1–2)—Fenway Park37,31776–34W1
111Aug 3Yankees4–1Porcello (14–4)Severino (14–5)—Fenway Park37,23177–34W2
112August 4Yankees4–1Eovaldi (5–4)Adams (0–1)—Fenway Park36,69978–34W3
113August 5Yankees5–4 (10)Barnes (4–3)Holder (1–3)—Fenway Park37,83079–34W4
114August 7@ Blue Jays10–7 (10)Kimbrel (3–1)Giles (0–3)—Rogers Centre31,85580–34W5
115August 8@ Blue Jays10–5Johnson (3–3)Hauschild (1–1)—Rogers Centre36,79881–34W6
116August 9@ Blue Jays5–8Borucki (2–2)Porcello (14–5)—Rogers Centre28,41581–35L1
117August 10@ Orioles19–12Pomeranz (2–5)Castro (2–7)—Camden Yards23,64982–35W1
118August 11 (1)@ Orioles5–0Price (12–6)Yacabonis (0–1)—Camden Yards18,00383–35W2
119August 11 (2)@ Orioles6–4Kelly (4–0)Wright (3–1)Kimbrel (34)Camden Yards24,05184–35W3
120August 12@ Orioles4–1Sale (12–4)Cobb (3–15)Kimbrel (35)Camden Yards25,30385–35W4
121August 14@ Phillies2–1Porcello (15–5)Hunter (3–2)Kimbrel (36)Citizens Bank Park33,08186–35W5
122August 15@ Phillies4–7Hunter (4–2)Kelly (4–1)Domínguez (13)Citizens Bank Park35,26686–36L1
123August 17Rays7–3Johnson (4–3)Chirinos (1–5)—Fenway Park37,01287–36W1
124August 18Rays5–2Price (13–6)Glasnow (1–3)Kimbrel (37)Fenway Park36,65488–36W2
125August 19Rays0–2Beeks (2–1)Velázquez (7–1)Romo (16)Fenway Park37,24288–37L1
126August 20Indians4–5Kluber (16–6)Porcello (15–6)Allen (25)Fenway Park37,27488–38L2
127August 21Indians3–6Bieber (7–2)Eovaldi (5–5)Hand (29)Fenway Park37,18888–39L3
128August 22Indians10–4Barnes (5–3)Carrasco (15–7)—Fenway Park37,10789–39W1
129August 23Indians7–0Price (14–6)Plutko (4–4)—Fenway Park37,39690–39W2
130August 24@ Rays3–10Beeks (3–1)Velázquez (7–2)—Tropicana Field19,72390–40L1
131August 25@ Rays1–5Stanek (2–3)Porcello (15–7)—Tropicana Field25,69590–41L2
132August 26@ Rays1–9Snell (16–5)Eovaldi (5–6)—Tropicana Field23,44890–42L3
133August 28Marlins8–7Kimbrel (4–1)Steckenrider (4–3)—Fenway Park36,70891–42W1
134August 29Marlins14–6Thornburg (2–0)Conley (3–4)—Fenway Park36,62892–42W2
135August 30@ White Sox9–4Brasier (1–0)Vieira (1–1)—Guaranteed Rate Field18,01593–42W3
136August 31@ White Sox1–6Covey (5–12)Eovaldi (5–7)—Guaranteed Rate Field23,62593–43L1 :
September: 15–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
137September 1@ White Sox6–1Rodríguez (12–3)Rodón (6–4)—Guaranteed Rate Field22,63994–43W1
138September 2@ White Sox0–8Shields (6–15)Johnson (4–4)—Guaranteed Rate Field30,74594–44L1
139September 3@ Braves8–2Workman (3–0)Toussaint (1–1)—SunTrust Park40,39495–44W1
140September 4@ Braves5–1Porcello (16–7)Newcomb (11–8)—SunTrust Park35,33396–44W2
141September 5@ Braves9–8Workman (4–0)Minter (4–3)Kimbrel (38)SunTrust Park28,38697–44W3
142September 7Astros3–6Pressly (2–1)Kelly (4–2)Osuna (14)Fenway Park36,93097–45L1
143September 8Astros3–5Morton (14–3)Rodríguez (12–4)Osuna (15)Fenway Park36,68497–46L2
144September 9Astros6–5Kimbrel (5–1)Rondón (2–3)—Fenway Park32,78798–46W1
145September 11Blue Jays7–2Brasier (2–0)Tepera (5–5)—Fenway Park34,74799–46W2
146September 12Blue Jays1–0Price (15–6)Sanchez (4–6)Kimbrel (39)Fenway Park35,178100–46W3
147September 13Blue Jays4–3Workman (5–0)Barnes (3–3)Kimbrel (40)Fenway Park36,427101–46W4
148September 14Mets0–8Syndergaard (12–3)Cuevas (0–1)—Fenway Park37,117101–47L1
149September 15Mets5–3Porcello (17–7)Sewald (0–6)Kimbrel (41)Fenway Park36,611102–47W1
150September 16Mets4–3Workman (6–0)Lugo (3–4)Wright (1)Fenway Park36,526103–47W2
151September 18@ Yankees2–3Green (8–2)Workman (6–1)Britton (6)Yankee Stadium38,695103–48L1
152September 19@ Yankees1–10Severino (18–8)Price (15–7)—Yankee Stadium43,297103–49L2
153September 20@ Yankees11–6Wright (3–1)Green (8–3)—Yankee Stadium47,351104–49W1
154September 21@ Indians7–5Barnes (6–3)Bieber (10–5)Kimbrel (42)Progressive Field27,892105–49W2
155September 22@ Indians4–5 (11)Olson (2–1)Pomeranz (2–6)—Progressive Field35,095105–50L1
156September 23@ Indians3–4 (11)Tomlin (2–5)Cuevas (0–2)—Progressive Field27,879105–51L2
157September 24Orioles6–2Eovaldi (6–7)Bundy (8–16)—Fenway Park35,619106–51W1
—September 25OriolesPostponed (rain). Makeup date September 26.
158September 26 (1)Orioles19–3Price (16–7)Meisinger (2–1)—Fenway Park33,577107–51W2
159September 26 (2)Orioles3–10Scott (3–2)Barnes (6–4)Fry (2)Fenway Park34,445107–52L1
160September 28Yankees6–11Happ (17–6)Johnson (4–5)—Fenway Park36,779107–53L2
161September 29Yankees5–8Lynn (10–10)Rodríguez (12–5)Chapman (32)Fenway Park36,375107–54L3
162September 30Yankees10–2Rodríguez (13–5)Cessa (1–4)—Fenway Park36,201108–54W1 :
Reference: :

### Postseason game log

Boston Red Sox 2018 Postseason Game Log (11–3) :
American League Division Series vs. New York Yankees (3–1)
#/DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesBox/ Streak
1October 5Yankees5–4Sale (1–0)Happ (0–1)Kimbrel (1)Fenway Park39,0591–0W1
2October 6Yankees2–6Tanaka (1–0)Price (0–1)—Fenway Park39,1511–1L1
3October 8@ Yankees16–1Eovaldi (1–0)Severino (0–1)—Yankee Stadium49,6572–1W1
4October 9@ Yankees4–3Porcello (1–0)Sabathia (0–1)Kimbrel (2)Yankee Stadium49,6413–1W2
Red Sox Win Series 3–1 :
American League Championship Series vs. Houston Astros (4–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesBox/ Streak
1October 13Astros2–7Verlander (1–0)Kelly (0–1)—Fenway Park38,0070–1L1
2October 14Astros7–5Barnes (1–0)Cole (0–1)Kimbrel (1)Fenway Park37,9601–1W1
3October 16@ Astros8–2Eovaldi (1–0)Smith (0–1)—Minute Maid Park43,1022–1W2
4October 17@ Astros8–6Kelly (1–1)James (0–1)Kimbrel (2)Minute Maid Park43,2773–1W3
5October 18@ Astros4–1Price (1–0)Verlander (1–1)Kimbrel (3)Minute Maid Park43,2104–1W4
Red Sox Win Series 4–1 :
World Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (4–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesBox/ Streak
1October 23Dodgers8–4Barnes (1–0)Kershaw (0–1)—Fenway Park38,4541–0W1
2October 24Dodgers4–2Price (1–0)Ryu (0–1)Kimbrel (1)Fenway Park38,6442–0W2
3October 26@ Dodgers2–3 (18)Wood (1–0)Eovaldi (0–1)—Dodger Stadium53,1142–1L1
4October 27@ Dodgers9–6Kelly (1–0)Floro (0–1)—Dodger Stadium54,4003–1W1
5October 28@ Dodgers5–1Price (2–0)Kershaw (0–2)—Dodger Stadium54,3674–1W2
Red Sox win World Series 4–1 :

### Grand slams

| No. | Date | Red Sox batter | H/A | Pitcher | Opponent |
| 1 | April 7 | Xander Bogaerts | Home | Jacob Faria | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 2 | April 10 | Mookie Betts | Home | Chasen Shreve | New York Yankees |
| 3 | April 11 | J. D. Martinez | Home | Masahiro Tanaka | New York Yankees |
| 4 | April 18 | Rafael Devers | Away | Tyler Skaggs | Los Angeles Angels |
| 5 | April 20 | Mitch Moreland | Away | Emilio Pagán | Oakland Athletics |
| 6 | April 30 | Xander Bogaerts | Home | Jason Hammel | Kansas City Royals |
| 7 | June 30 | Rafael Devers | Away | Sonny Gray | New York Yankees |
| 8 | July 12 | Mookie Betts | Home | J. A. Happ | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 9 | July 14 | Xander Bogaerts | Home | Chris Rowley | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 10 | September 28 | Steve Pearce | Home | J. A. Happ | New York Yankees |
| 11 | October 16† | Jackie Bradley Jr. | Away | Roberto Osuna | Houston Astros |
† postseason game

### Cycles

| No. | Date | Red Sox batter | H/A | Hit order | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | August 9 | Mookie Betts | Away | 1B (1st), 3B (2nd), 2B (4th), HR (9th) | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 2 | October 8† | Brock Holt | Away | 1B (4th), 3B (4th), 2B (8th), HR (9th) | New York Yankees | |
† Holt's cycle was the first in MLB postseason history.

### Ejections

| No. | Date | Red Sox personnel | H/A | Opponent |
| 1 | April 11 | Joe Kelly | Home | New York Yankees |
| 2 | June 13 | Chris Sale | Away | Baltimore Orioles |
| 3 | August 3 | Alex Cora | Home | New York Yankees |
| 4 | August 31 | Xander Bogaerts | Away | Chicago White Sox |
| 5 | August 31 | Rick Porcello | Away | Chicago White Sox |
| 6 | October 13† | Alex Cora | Home | Houston Astros |
† postseason game
Source:

### Alumni game

The team held an alumni game on May 27, before a home game against the Atlanta Braves; it was the Red Sox' first such game since 1993. Dwight Evans and Luis Tiant acted as managers, assisted by bench coaches Joe Morgan and Jim Rice, respectively. The four-inning exhibition was won by Tiant's team, as Julio Lugo hit a two-run homer off of Pedro Martínez for the only runs in the game. Other Red Sox alumni participating included Wade Boggs, Oil Can Boyd, Mike Greenwell, Bill Lee, Derek Lowe, Mike Lowell, and Troy O'Leary.

### Detailed records

American League :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. | Runs scored | Runs allowed |
| AL East |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 8–2 | 8–1 | 16–3 | .842 | 127 | 66 |
| Boston Red Sox | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New York Yankees | 7–3 | 3–6 | 10–9 | .526 | 116 | 102 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 6–3 | 5–5 | 11–8 | .579 | 72 | 80 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 9–1 | 6–3 | 15–4 | .789 | 108 | 77 |
| | 30–9 | 22–15 | 52–24 | .684 | 423 | 325 |
| AL Central |||||||
| Chicago White Sox | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | .429 | 22 | 28 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | .429 | 38 | 29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | .667 | 25 | 14 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | .833 | 53 | 30 |
| Minnesota Twins | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | .571 | 30 | 21 |
| | 10–7 | 9–7 | 19–14 | .576 | 168 | 122 |
| AL West |||||||
| Houston Astros | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | .429 | 31 | 34 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 49 | 12 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | .333 | 22 | 25 |
| Seattle Mariners | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | .571 | 38 | 29 |
| Texas Rangers | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | .857 | 39 | 24 |
| | 10–5 | 11–7 | 21–12 | .636 | 179 | 124 |
National League :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. | Runs scored | Runs allowed |
| Atlanta Braves | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | .833 | 37 | 26 |
| Miami Marlins | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 33 | 18 |
| New York Mets | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | .667 | 9 | 14 |
| Washington Nationals | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 18 | 7 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .500 | 9 | 12 |
| | 7–3 | 9–1 | 16–4 | .800 | 106 | 77 |

## Statistics

       Please note only the statistics from playing with the Red Sox are included in this list.

### Postseason batting

| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG |
| Andrew Benintendi | 14 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .268 |
| Mookie Betts | 14 | 62 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .210 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 14 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .224 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 14 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .200 |
| Rafael Devers | 11 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .294 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brock Holt | 8 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .259 |
| Ian Kinsler | 11 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| Sandy León | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| J. D. Martinez | 14 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | .300 |
| Mitch Moreland | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Eduardo Núñez | 8 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Steve Pearce | 13 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9 | .289 |
| Rick Porcello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Price | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Blake Swihart | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Christian Vázquez | 12 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .216 |

### Postseason pitching

| Player | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Matt Barnes | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Ryan Brasier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 1.38 | 8.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.61 | 0.81 | 22.1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Heath Hembree | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Joe Kelly | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 11.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.91 | 1.59 | 10.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Rick Porcello | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 1.11 | 15.1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| David Price | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.15 | 26.0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 23 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 1.10 | 10.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Chris Sale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 1.24 | 15.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| Brandon Workman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 10.00 | 1.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |

### Regular season batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; Ref. = Reference

#### Top ten batters shown. Qualified batters in bold.

| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG |
| Andrew Benintendi | 148 | 579 | 103 | 168 | 41 | 6 | 16 | 87 | 21 | 71 | .290 |
| Mookie Betts | 136 | 520 | 129 | 180 | 47 | 5 | 32 | 80 | 30 | 81 | .346 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 136 | 513 | 72 | 148 | 45 | 3 | 23 | 103 | 8 | 55 | .288 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 144 | 474 | 76 | 111 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 17 | 46 | .234 |
| Rafael Devers | 121 | 450 | 59 | 108 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 38 | .240 |
| Brock Holt | 109 | 321 | 41 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 37 | .277 |
| J. D. Martinez | 150 | 569 | 111 | 188 | 37 | 2 | 43 | 130 | 6 | 69 | .330 |
| Mitch Moreland | 124 | 404 | 57 | 99 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 68 | 2 | 50 | .245 |
| Steve Pearce | 50 | 136 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 22 | .279 |
| Rick Porcello | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
Rest of the position players :
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG |
| Dan Butler | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Heath Hembree | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brian Johnson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Ian Kinsler | 37 | 132 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | .242 |
| Sandy León | 89 | 265 | 30 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 15 | .177 |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | 37 | 65 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .246 |
| Eduardo Núñez | 127 | 480 | 56 | 127 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 7 | 16 | .265 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 |
| Brandon Phillips | 9 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .130 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 44 | 177 | 25 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 14 | .254 |
| Tony Renda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Sale | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Blake Swihart | 82 | 192 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 15 | .229 |
| Sam Travis | 19 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Christian Vázquez | 79 | 251 | 24 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 13 | .207 |
| Héctor Velázquez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5623 | 876 | 1509 | 355 | 31 | 208 | 829 | 125 | 569 | .268 |
Top 10 hitters determined by fWAR:

### Regular season pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Total runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; Ref. = Reference

#### Top ten pitchers shown. Qualified pitchers in bold.

| Player | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Matt Barnes | 62 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3.65 | 1.26 | 61.2 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 96 |
| Ryan Brasier | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | 0.77 | 33.2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.33 | 1.28 | 54.0 | 57 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 48 |
| Joe Kelly | 73 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.39 | 1.36 | 65.2 | 57 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 68 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 63 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 2.74 | 0.99 | 62.1 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 96 |
| Rick Porcello | 33 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4.28 | 1.18 | 191.1 | 177 | 97 | 91 | 48 | 190 |
| David Price | 30 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.14 | 176.0 | 151 | 75 | 70 | 50 | 177 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 27 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3.82 | 1.26 | 129.2 | 119 | 56 | 55 | 45 | 146 |
| Chris Sale | 27 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2.11 | 0.86 | 158.0 | 102 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 237 |
| Héctor Velázquez | 47 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.45 | 85.0 | 97 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 53 |
Rest of the pitching staff :
| Player | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Jalen Beeks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.79 | 2.37 | 6.1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| William Cuevas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.41 | 1.82 | 17.0 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 20 |
| Justin Haley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 1.70 | 7.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Heath Hembree | 67 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 1.33 | 60.0 | 53 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 76 |
| Brian Johnson | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.17 | 1.43 | 99.1 | 104 | 49 | 46 | 38 | 87 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6.20 | 1.78 | 74.0 | 88 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 66 |
| Bobby Poyner | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 1.12 | 22.1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Robby Scott | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 2.25 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Carson Smith | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.77 | 1.40 | 14.1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Tyler Thornburg | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 1.58 | 24.0 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 21 |
| Marcus Walden | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 1.16 | 14.2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Brandon Workman | 43 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.21 | 41.1 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 37 |
| Steven Wright | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.68 | 1.25 | 53.2 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 162 | 108 | 54 | 46 | 3.75 | 1.25 | 1458.2 | 1305 | 647 | 608 | 512 | 1558 |
Top 10 pitchers determined by fWAR:

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| J. D. Martinez | AL Player of the Week (May 14–20) | May 21, 2018 |
| Chris Sale | AL Pitcher of the Month (June) | July 2, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | All-Star Starting OF | July 8, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | All-Star Starting DH | July 8, 2018 |
| Chris Sale | All-Star Starting P | July 8, 2018 |
| Mitch Moreland | All-Star Reserve 1B | July 8, 2018 |
| Craig Kimbrel | All-Star Reserve P | July 8, 2018 |
| Xander Bogaerts | AL Player of the Week (July 2–8) | July 9, 2018 |
| Chris Sale | AL Pitcher of the Month (July) | August 2, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | AL Player of the Week (August 6–12) | August 13, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | AL Player of the Month (August) | September 4, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | 30–30 club | September 26, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | AL batting champion | September 30, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | AL RBI crown | September 30, 2018 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | AL Championship Series MVP | October 18, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | AL Hank Aaron Award | October 26, 2018 |
| Steve Pearce | World Series MVP | October 28, 2018 |
| David Price | Babe Ruth Award | November 2, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | AL Gold Glove RF | November 4, 2018 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | AL Gold Glove CF | November 4, 2018 |
| Ian Kinsler | AL Gold Glove 2B | November 4, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | Defensive Player of the Year RF | November 7, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | Heart & Hustle Award | November 8, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | Silver Slugger Award OF | November 8, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | Silver Slugger Award OF | November 8, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | Silver Slugger Award DH | November 8, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | AL MVP | November 15, 2018 |
| David Price | AL Comeback Player of the Year | November 20, 2018 |
| Dave Dombrowski | Baseball America Executive of the Year | November 26, 2018 |
| J. D. Martinez | Players Choice Awards, Player of the Year | November 27, 2018 |
| Mookie Betts | Players Choice Awards, AL Outstanding Player | November 27, 2018 |
* Alex Cora finished second to Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics for the AL Manager of the Year Award.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Kevin Boles |
| AA | Portland Sea Dogs | Eastern League | Darren Fenster |
| A-Advanced | Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Joe Oliver |
| A | Greenville Drive | South Atlantic League | Iggy Suarez |
| A-Short Season | Lowell Spinners | New York–Penn League | Corey Wimberly |
| Rookie | GCL Red Sox | Gulf Coast League | Tom Kotchman |
| Rookie | DSL Red Sox 1 | Dominican Summer League | Aly González |
| Rookie | DSL Red Sox 2 | Dominican Summer League | Fernando Tatís |
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## Allegations of electronic sign stealing

On January 7, 2020, The Athletic published a report alleging that the Red Sox broke MLB rules by using a video replay room during 2018 regular season games to decipher the signs of opposing catchers, according to three unnamed sources who were with the team that year. This news broke while the league was already investigating the Houston Astros for also allegedly stealing signs electronically during their 2017 season. Alex Cora, who managed the Red Sox in 2018, had served as bench coach for the Astros in 2017. MLB launched an investigation.
This was not the first time the Red Sox were investigated for alleged electronic sign stealing. During the 2017 season, they were fined by MLB for using an Apple Watch to relay stolen signs to hitters in games against the New York Yankees. On September 15, 2017, commissioner Rob Manfred had said in regards to the investigation into Boston's illicit use of an Apple Watch: "I have received absolute assurances from the Red Sox that there will be no future violations of this type."
On April 22, 2020, commissioner Manfred issued his report from the investigation, determining that the Red Sox replay operator had "utilized the game feeds in the replay room" to decode sign sequences but those actions were "limited in scope and impact", as the decoding only happened during some occurrences of the opposing team having a runner on second base and were not known to "then-Manager Alex Cora, the Red Sox coaching staff, the Red Sox front office, or most of the players". The video replay operator was suspended for the 2020 season and the team forfeited their second-round selection in the 2020 MLB draft. Cora was separately suspended for a year for his actions in the Houston situation.