Checking in on the Red Sox AL East Rivals: Week One

By Daniel Fox | Apr 18, 2022

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 8: Manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox shakes hands with Manager Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees before the 2022 Major League Baseball Opening Day game on April 8, 2022 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 09: Joey Gallo #13 of the New York Yankees is tagged out at second base by Xander Bogaerts #2 of the Boston Red at Yankee Stadium during the second inning of the game on April 09, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images) /

Checking in on the Red Sox AL East Rivals

It’s never too early to scoreboard watch. With the Boston Red Sox projected to be in an absolute dogfight in the competitive AL East, every game in this division can make a difference. This will be the first of a weekly series evaluating the recent happenings in the best division in baseball.

As you’ll see, there are only three teams listed below, so I want to give a little love to the Baltimore Orioles. The perennial cellar dwellers haven’t hit a lick this season, but they combined to go 3-3 against the Brewers and the Yankees, two playoff teams from 2021, so hats off to them.

One final note before we get started: This series will usually only cover the previous week, but given that the season opened on a Thursday, I decided to cover the last 10 days instead of seven.

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