The Red Sox have good players and promise, but will need more than hope to get back into World Series contention.

The Minnesota Twins (81-73) and Boston Red Sox (76-78) meet Sunday for Game 1 of a doubleheader that will end a 3-game series. First pitch from Fenway Park is set for 12:35 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let'

The game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox scheduled for Saturday was postponed because of rain. A split doubleheader is planned for Sunday at Fenway Park, where the regularly scheduled game was moved from 1:35 p.

The end of this year’s hopes came slowly, stretched out by the competition’s inability to put together a run of their own. Detroit is the only club to get hot when it mattered. The Tigers forced themselves into the race by going 27-11 since Aug. 10.

The Red Sox are technically still alive in the AL Wild Card race. Realistically though, plan to have some free nights come October.

In the first inning of Sunday’s afternoon matchup with the Twins, Red Sox manager Alex Cora didn’t hold back as he let the umpires know exactly how he felt about a call. With one out, Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta threw to second in an attempt to pick off Byron Buxton.

Cora then emerged from the Sox dugout and exchanged words with third base umpire Alan Porter before voicing his frustrations to second base umpire Dan Merzel.

Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers said Sunday that he won’t need surgery and expects to be ready for spring training, a day after he was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflamma

The Boston Red Sox placed third baseman Rafael Devers on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with left shoulder inflammation. Devers left Friday night’s 12-inning loss to the Minnesota Twins in the top of the 11th.

Rafael Devers was placed on the 10-day IL with shoulder inflammation, likely ending the Red Sox third baseman's season.