5) The Red Sox’ home dominance shows no sign of abating. Saturday’s win upped their record to 16-2 over the last 18 games at Fenway and 18-3 in their last 21, dating back to June 30. Only the Toronto Blue Jays, who improved to 42-20 Saturday with a lopsided win over Texas Saturday, have a better home record in the American League.

The first inning was an action-packed affair that ended with our guys up by two. Roman Anthony drilled the very first pitch for a long single. He and Trevor Story both singled, stole second, and scored in the inning. Masataka Yoshida was responsible for the RBIs. Fun.

Boston builds a 7-0 lead, with the help of a Trevor Story three-run homer, and survives Miami's late comeback bid.

As a team, the Red Sox lead the major leagues in doubles. Anthony had one in the third inning Saturday, and it was of the hustle variety as the outfielder thought about stretching a line drive to the right-center gap as soon as he made contact. It was his 17th of the season.

The Red Sox will go into the last quarter of the season in playoff position. Can the club finish strong and make it back to the postseason for the first time since 2021?