The Red Sox have won six straight to get back into the Wild Card mix, but will their winning ways continue against tougher competition before and after the All-Star break.

A soft portion of the schedule, plus two losses in a row from the Seattle Mariners, have the Red Sox in a tie for the third and final wild card spot.

There's a new Red Sox trade rumor that suggests one of their 2025 All-Stars could be headed out of Boston ahead of the trade deadline.

The Boston Red Sox could look to use one of their top talents, Jarren Duran, as a trade piece this season, with the San Diego Padres making sense as a fit.

An MLB insider floated a trade that could "give Boston arguably the top setup-closer combination in baseball."

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they face the Tampa Bay Rays. Boston is 49-45 overall and 28-20 in home games. The Red Sox have the sixth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .327.

There was a time in the old days -- like a couple of months ago -- when the Red Sox were seriously scuffling. They couldn’t hold late-inning leads when their closer, Aroldis Chapman, didn’t have the ball,

Speaking ahead of Boston’s game against the Rockies on Wednesday, Alex Cora confirmed that Alex Bregman will likely rejoin the Red Sox roster before the All-Star Break (July 14-17). “Yeah, he’s hitting right now. Feeling good,” Cora said of Bregman. “There’s a good chance he’ll be with us this weekend.”