Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Today, we look at a game that came to symbolize the team’s limp…
Bob Osgood reflects on the Boston Red Sox's September 1, 2026 game against the Seattle Mariners, which he argues came to symbolize the team's late-season collapse. Starting pitcher Jedixson Paez struggled heavily on the mound, allowing eight earned runs and ten hits over 3 2/3 innings as Boston fell behind early and eventually lost 9-6.
Osgood criticizes the club's lack of bullpen urgency during the blowout, contrasting it with Boston's previous summer momentum. Although Paez later earned redemption with five shutout innings of relief in the Red Sox's final win of the season, Osgood views the September 1 defeat as the turning point that drained energy from Fenway Park.
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