Locked On Red Sox

All good things must come to an end including the Boston Red Sox's five-game win streak.The Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of their series Monday night at Tropicana Field after the bullpen failed to protect the lead.NESN's Lauren Willand and Massachusetts Pirates team insider and WooSox production assistant Jake “Iggy” Ignaszewski look at Monday's loss and what went wrong (spoiler alert: the bullpen). The two also discuss how durable and reliable Michael Wacha has been as he recorded his 1,000th career strikeout.Lauren and Jake look to the future and who should be called up should Franchy Cordero miss significant time after he injured his ankle in the loss.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The wins kept rolling for the Boston Red Sox this weekend as they completed the four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park.Brayan Bello got his first win of his MLB career, Triston Casas made his highly anticipated debut and Trevor Story played a huge role in Sunday's win.NESN's Lauren Willand recaps the weekend series, talks about Casas and his call-up and what this means for Bobby Dalbec and Eric Hosmer. Lauren also dives into Story's last seven games since coming off the injured list and how much of a tear he's been on.Later, Lauren looks at Xander Bogaerts' race to the American League batting title and how important he is to this Red Sox team and why they need to do everything in their power to not let him walk this offseason. She also points to Bogaerts not being 100% healthy and how much of a strong season he's having for the Red Sox.As always, we end the show on the mental health minute!Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrenSupport us by supporting our sponsors

Rob Refsnyder, sleep-deprived and all, hit the walk-off single in the ninth inning to cap off the Boston Red Sox's comeback victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night at Fenway Park.NESN's Lauren Willand recaps the 9-8 win which saw the Red Sox entering the ninth inning down by three runs. Lauren looks at how the offense was resilient on a night they didn't get the best pitching performance from Rich Hill, who allowed four earned runs in his outing.Lauren looks at how good Alex Verdugo has been at the plate for Boston, as well.But it's not all good news. Lauren provides some discouraging injury updates on Tanner Houck, Nate Eovaldi and Eric Hosmer, but questions whether this will open the door even wider for Triston Casas to earn a call-up to the Red Sox.As always, Lauren ends the show with the mental health minute.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Boston Red Sox avoided the sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-5 win at Target Field on Wednesday night. Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam, J.D. Martinez hit a solo home run and Matt Barnes picked up the save.NESN's Lauren Willand recaps the 6-5 win and how an intense mound visit from Alex Cora to Matt Barnes may have helped the pitcher settle down in the win. Lauren looks at Matt Barnes' strong August and shows just how reliable he's been since returning from the injured list.Lauren also dives into an article written by MassLive's Chris Cotillo regarding Jarren Duran and his struggles with mental health and opening up to people and how he handled the criticism of his defense and his reaction to his own fanbase (remember when he told fans to not root for them when they make the playoffs?)Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Sox continue to make it tougher for themselves to get back in the playoff race as they extend their losing streak to three games after falling to the Twins on Tuesday. Kutter Crawford and the Sox bullpen struggle to hold down the Twins offense as they allow 10 runs. With September call-ups just one day away, the Sox could show fans a sneak peek of what the future team could look like with rosters expanding from 26 to 28.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider and WooSox Production Assistant Jake Ignaszewski breaks down everything that happened in the Sox loss to the Twins. Iggy looks at a few players that should be replaced by younger players in order to give those prospects the opportunity to show what they can do. Then Iggy gives his prediction on which players will be called up after rosters expand tomorrow and breaks down the impact they've had in AAA so far. Lastly, Iggy shares some updates from AAA such as Duran's first game back in Worcester and Bryan Mata's AAA debut.Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox &a

The Boston Red Sox were able to win their series against the Tampa Bay Rays this weekend, but Sunday's loss continued to highlight the issues Boston has faced of late and all season.NESN's Lauren Willand and Massachusetts Pirates team insider and WooSox insider Jake "Iggy" Ignaszewski wrap up the weekend series, share what they liked -- including Rich Hill's masterful performance in which he struck out a season-high 11 batters in seven innings in Saturday's win. The two also discuss Jarren Duran being optioned and why he should remain in Worcester even when September call-ups roll around.Lauren and Jake take some listener answers and read them on air and were able to react to Kaleb Ort and Zach Kelly being recalled to the Red Sox after Austin Davis and Hirokazu Sawamura were DFAd,As always, Locked On Red Sox ends on the mental health minute.Follow us on Twitter! @LO_RedSox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2022 Boston Red Sox have not been showing any signs of good offense of late, and that was more than apparent after getting swept by the Toronto Blue Jays.NESN's Lauren Willand has a little bit of a therapy session on this offense and just how ugly it's been -- including having the bases loaded with NOBODY OUT and being unable to score to win against the Blue Jays on Thursday. To make matters worse, Lauren provides offensive stats for Trevor Story (and a positive injury update on the second baseman!) that truly puts the offense into perspective.Lauren provides updates on Nate Eovaldi, Tanner Houck and James Paxton, who was shut down for the season after suffering a Grade 2 tear in his lat. Lauren gives you the details of his contract and what the Red Sox would be wise to do.Lauren also looks at Triston Casas and Connor Wong about being candidates for September call-ups and why it's okay we have yet to see Casas with the Red Sox.As always the show ends with the mental health minute!Follow us on Twitter! @lo

The Boston Red Sox continue to struggle against not only the Toronto Blue Jays but AL East opponents. Due to bad pitching and injuries, the Sox got pounded by the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the series after they scored eight runs in the third inning. With injuries continuing to pile up, the Red Sox's depth will be tested when they need to win games more than ever.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider and WooSox Production Assistant Jake Ignaszewski and NESN's Lauren Willand break down the tough loss vs the Blue Jays and explain what went wrong. Then they go into why it doesn't make sense that Franchy Cordero is still at first base and how injuries are putting the team in a tough position depth-wise. Then they share injury updates over the last day or so and explain how they will impact the team going forward.Lastly, they share some advice from what they've learned while working in the sports industry.Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lalalalaurrrren & @jakeiggySupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlin

The Boston Red Sox couldn't get it done this weekend against the Baltimore Orioles, only winning one of their three-game set to end the road trip.NESN's Lauren Willand recaps the weekend that was, touches on the Xander Bogaerts and Alex Cora ejections from Friday's loss and dives into why Bogaerts has to be better in a situation like that. Lauren touches on the bullpen not getting it done Sunday and reveals some discouraging news about Nate Eovaldi -- who was supposed start Tuesday night when the Red Sox return to Fenway Park to begin a series with the Toronto Blue Jays.The good news for the Red Sox is that Franchy Cordero made an impact Sunday after he was recalled from Triple-A Worcester, but the bad news is that he was recalled because Eric Hosmer was dealing with back spasms after he was removed from Saturday's game.As always Lauren ends the show on the mental health minute!Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lalalalaurrrren & @jakeiggySupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net h

The Boston Red Sox offense fell silent to the Pittsburgh Pirates and fell 8-2 on Thursday night as the Red Sox failed to complete the sweep at PNC Park.NESN's Lauren Willand recaps Thursday's loss and looks at how Bryan Reynolds was a Red Sox killer with two two-run home runs in the game. Lauren also dives into the offense and how it went cold on a getaway day. Later, Lauren provides a slew of injury updates, including a discouraging one on James Paxton who was pulled from his rehab start in the Florida Complex League after retiring the first two batters he faced.As always, Lauren ends the show on the mental health minute!Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lalalalaurrrren & @jakeiggySupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Liver Health FormulaNow it’s easy to rejuvenate your liver health and reignite your metabolism...Thanks to Liver Health Formula by PureHealth Researc

Red Sox get back to .500 and extended their winning streak to three games with a win against the Pirates. The offense helped out by scoring eight runs off the help of a big night by Christian Arroyo. Luckily the pitching side went smoothly with a quality start from Rich Hill and dominant innings from Brasier and Sawamura. Sox will look to sweep tomorrow night.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider and WooSox Production Assistant Jake Ignaszewski breaks down everything that happened in the victory against the Pirates and looks at how consistent Brasier and Samamura have been lately. Then Iggy shares an update on the return of James Paxton and explains the role he could play at the end of the season for the team.Lastly, Iggy shares fan thoughts on the game from Twitter and a mental health minute.Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lalalalaurrrren & @jakeiggyLiver Health FormulaNow it’s easy to rejuvenate your liver health and reignite your metabolism...Thanks to Liver Health Formula by PureHealth Research.

The Boston Red Sox continue rolling and started off the Pittsburgh Pirates series with a win withe help of a masterful performance from Nick Pivetta. The offense helped by scoring four runs in the first inning but the bullpen made it interesting like they always like to. Luckily Matt Barnes looked like the 2021 first-half version and shut the door. Kiké Hernández returned to the lineup while Matt Strahm is on his way back.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski and NESN's Lauren Willand break down everything that happened in the Red Sox's victory and discuss what quality performances by Barnes and Pivetta mean for the Red Sox. Then they look at the return of Kiké Hernández and how the Red Sox will use him now that he's back. With multiple players returning from injuries, that means moves are on the way but Jarren Duran is staying in the majors, for now, so Lauren and Jake discuss if that's the right move. Then Jake and Lauren share injury updates regarding Matt Strahm and Tanner Houck.Lastly, they

The Boston Red Sox have all the momentum in their favor as they get set to begin a new series with the Pittsburgh Pirates beginning Tuesday night on the road!NESN's Lauren Willand and Locked On Pirates host Ethan Smith not only do a crossover episode, they welcome Fansided editor and Girl at the Game founder Gabrielle Starr to the show!The trio talk all things baseball from the Field of Dreams game and who they'd like to see in it after viewership was way down, and preview the Red Sox-Pirates series. Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lalalalaurrrren & @jakeiggy & @lockedonpirates & @mpv_ethan & @gfstarr1Support us by supporting our sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a

The Boston Red Sox have all the momentum in their favor as they get set to begin a new series with the Pittsburgh Pirates beginning Tuesday night on the road!NESN's Lauren Willand and Locked On Pirates host Ethan Smith not only do a crossover episode, they welcome Fansided editor and Girl at the Game founder Gabrielle Starr to the show!The trio talk all things baseball from the MLB trade deadline to what fans want from Chaim Bloom and all things baseball.The best part? THIS IS JUST PART 1!Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lalalalaurrrren & @jakeiggy & @lockedonpirates & @mpv_ethan & @gfstarr1Support us by supporting our sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Boston Red Sox FINALLY won a series against an American League East opponent!The Red Sox took two of three from the New York Yankees this weekend, including a 3-0 shutout Sunday night at Fenway Park.NESN's Lauren Willand (new name alert!) and Massachusetts Pirates team insider and Worcester Red Sox production assistant Jake Ignaszewski recap the weekend series, how well Tommy Pham has fit in and what they liked from Matt Barnes, Garrett Whitlock and Ryan Brasier.Lauren and Jake break down the pitching, including Michael Wacha dazzling in his first start for the Red Sox since June 28.The duo wrap up the show on their mental health minute with Lauren talking about her recent wedding!Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lalalalaurrrren & @jakeiggySupport us by supporting our sponsors!BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did y

Red Sox fall to the Atlanta Braves two games in a row but did show some fight. Chaim Bloom also did an interview with Steve Perrault and answered a lot of questions about the future of the team and what's been happening this season.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski and Founder of Beyond the Monster & Co-Host of Obstructed View Chris Henrique break down the Braves game on Tuesday night and reacting to what Chaim Bloom said in an interview on the Inside the Monster podcast. Then Jake and Chris start questioning what could happen in the future of this team and discuss the importance of this offseason. Lastly, they debate whether the Red Sox should trade Chris Sale this offseason.Blue NileMake your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.Liver Health Form

Tuesday was a very busy day for the Red Sox as they received good news and bad news. Bad News Chris Sale, Tanner Houck, and Eric Hosmer are injured but luckily some good needs some players are on their way back. The team also made a minor league signing and saw Jackie Bradley Jr sign with the division rival Toronto Blue Jays.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski and Micah Storms aka BallparkBuzz break everything down that happened and give their reactions while doing their best to stay positive. Then they react to Jarren Duran's tough weekend and question his maturity. Lastly, with everything that's currently happening for the Red Sox, Micah and Jake share their thoughts on what has happened this season and explain their frustrations about the future with the Red Sox.Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lockedonfarm & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrnSupport us by supporting our sponsorsBlue NileMake your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anni

With the major league struggling, we look towards the future and get insight from Director of Scouting for Soxprospects.com Ian Cundell. Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski and Ian break down how the top prospects in the Red Sox system have been performing and how they added to their system during the trade deadline. Then Ian shares his assessment of the players the Red Sox picked in the draft a month ago and also look at how the 2021 draft picks are performing. Then Ian shares his thoughts on when the Red Sox will call up Triston Casas and who we should keep an eye on to make an impact next season.Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @lockedonfarm & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrnSupport us by supporting our sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineToday's Episode is brought to you by BetOnline. BetOnline has you covered this season with more props, odds an

There's been a lot of hype around the Red Sox #2 prospect Triston Casas over the last year and fans can't wait until he gets the call to the majors. Casas most likely would've made his debut this year if it wasn't for an ankle injury in May but luckily he's back on the field and continuing to develop.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski interviews Casas and asks him about his past relationship with Hosmer during high school and explains his reaction when he found out that Hosmer was traded to Boston. Then Casas shares what he figured out was the reason he was struggling after his ankle injury and breaks down why he's had so much success as of late. Lastly, Casas dives into his mental preparation and what he does to prepare mentally for the game.Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrnSupport us by supporting our sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit Link

Red Sox starting pitcher Michael Wacha started rehabbing from his right shoulder injury on Thursday night in Worcester and threw a masterful performance to help the WooSox combine for a no-hitter. This is the first no-hitter in history for the WooSox but the last time a Red Sox Triple-A team threw a no-no was in 2003 when Bronson Arroyo did it.Massachusetts Pirates Team Insider Jake Ignaszewski broke down Wacha's first rehab start and had the opportunity to ask him a few questions with some other media members after his outing. Wacha shares what the next steps are for him in his rehab, how he felt being back on the field after not pitching for a month and what helped him be so effective in his rehab appearance.Follow us on Twitter! @lo_redsox & @jakeiggy & @lalalalaurrrrnSupport us by supporting our sponsors!Blue NileMake your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five perc