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Red Sox Deploy Gray, Aim for Seventh Straight Series Win

7/31/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The Boston Red Sox will start Sonny Gray against the Sacramento Athletics, who will start Mason Barnett, as Boston seeks a seventh straight series win after a 23-5 July stretch.
Gray is 12-2 with a 2.78 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP.
Barnett makes his debut with a 4.74 ERA, 1.38 WHIP after surrendering 11 earned runs in 9.1 July innings, during which the A’s lost every game he pitched.

History

Historical Context

In 1903 the Boston Americans, later the Red Sox, won the inaugural World Series 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, securing the American League’s first championship and establishing the modern postseason. That breakthrough gave Boston a lasting winning culture, echoed today as ace Sonny Gray posts a 12-2 record and 2.78 ERA while the Red Sox chase a seventh straight series victory.

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Story summary

The Boston Red Sox will start Sonny Gray against the Sacramento Athletics, who will start Mason Barnett, as Boston seeks a seventh straight series win after a 23-5 July stretch.
Gray is 12-2 with a 2.78 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP.
Barnett makes his debut with a 4.74 ERA, 1.38 WHIP after surrendering 11 earned runs in 9.1 July innings, during which the A’s lost every game he pitched.

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