page_title: 2015 Boston Red Sox season
section_title: August
hierarchical_section_title: 2015 Boston Red Sox season / Regular season / August
caption_attribution_description: Travis Shaw
context_page_description: The 2015 Boston Red Sox season was the 115th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the five-team American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 15 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. It was third last-place finish for the team in four years.
context_section_description: July 31 – August 2, vs. Tampa Bay cont.
  Game 2: Travis Shaw went 4 for 4 with five runs scored and two home runs (including his first major league long ball), a triple shy of the cycle. Joe Kelly was lights out giving up only one hit in the first three innings but then gave up eight hits and five runs in the next two+. Xander Bogaerts, also with four hits, and Rusney Castillo along with Shaw collected three RBIs each. Jean Machi made his Red Sox debut going two innings and earning the save. Both teams connected for 29 hits and 18 runs. Game 3: Junichi Tazawa gave up two runs in the eighth which put the Rays on top and the Red Sox could not come back. Wade Miley went 6 2/3 innings giving up two runs on five hits.
  Red Sox won the series 2–1 (21–16 runs)
  August 4–6, in New York (AL)
  Game 1: Henry Owens made his major league debut and allowed three runs on five hits in five+ innings of work. In the bottom of the seventh the bullpen collapsed and allowed a combined nine runs. This marked the tenth time Red Sox pitching allowed 10 or more runs this season. Game 2: Steven Wright took a shutout in the seventh and exited the game after the eighth with only one run allowed on four hits and struck out nine along the way. Koji Uehara earned the save. Boston's offense was provided by a home run off the bat of David Ortiz in the fourth and an RBI double by Alejandro De Aza, after Mike Napoli reached second base on a throwing error in the second inning. Game 3: Red Sox could only score once against struggling New York left-hander CC Sabathia. Eduardo Rodríguez allowed two runs in seven innings and was charged with the loss.
  Red Sox lost the series 1–2 (6–16 runs)
  August 7–9, in Detroit
  Game 1: Joe Kelly won back-to-back outings for the first time since the end of last season. Led by a three-hit, three-run performance by Rusney Castillo and a two-run home run from David Ortiz. With the bases loaded, Koji Uehara came into the game in the bottom of the ninth with one out and earned his 25th save of the season. Before the game Mike Napoli was a late scratch from the line-up and was traded to the Rangers for a player to be named later. Game 2: In a back-and-forth game, the Tigers took a one run lead in the bottom of the seventh and held onto it. David Ortiz homered in back-to-back games. Game 3: Jackie Bradley, Jr. drove in a career-high five RBI, including a bases loaded walk and a solo home run. In the top of the second, Boston scored twice without hitting the ball out of the infield. The game was close until Boston broke out in the top of the eighth on a bases clearing triple by Bradley and an RBI single by Brock Holt. Henry Owens went five innings, allowing one run on three hits.
  Red Sox won the series 2–1 (20–11 runs)
  August 11–12, in Miami
  Game 1: The Red Sox could not hang on to their 4–0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth. Steven Wright gave up two runs in five innings, both runners scored as inherited runners for Ryan Cook in his Red Sox debut in the sixth. With Koji Uehara expected to be out for the season Junichi Tazawa came into the game in the ninth with a one-run lead but gave up the tying run and the game headed into extra innings. Craig Breslow gave up the walk-off run in the bottom of the tenth. Mookie Betts had a three-hit night and collected two RBIs, Jackie Bradley, Jr. with two hits and two runs scored. Game 2: Boston tied the game at four in the fifth after being down 4–1. In the sixth inning, the pitching staff completely fell apart and the Marlins scored ten times off of Eduardo Rodríguez, who could not record an out in that inning, Ryan Cook and Robbie Ross, Jr.. David Ortiz went yard twice, only nine shy of a career 500 long balls.
  Red Sox lost the series 0–2 (10–19 runs)
  August 14–16, vs. Seattle
  
  Prior to the series, manager John Farrell announced that he was diagnosed with lymphoma and bench coach Torey Lovullo was named interim manager for the remainder of the 2015 season. Game 1: The Mariners scored first, which proved to be their only run of the game, and the Red Sox put 15 runs on the board. Travis Sh
caption: Travis Shaw (pictured in his Pawtucket uniform) hit two home runs, scored five times and drove in three on August 1 against the Rays. He later hit two home runs on August 14 against Seattle again and repeated his four-for-four on August 18 against the Indians.
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