2018 Boston Red Sox season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak
110 Aug 2 Yankees 15-7 Johnson ( 2-3 ) Holder ( 1-2 ) - Fenway Park 37,317 76-34 W1
111 Aug 3 Yankees 4-1 Porcello ( 14-4 ) Severino ( 14-5 ) - Fenway Park 37,231 77-34 W2
112 August 4 Yankees 4-1 Eovaldi ( 5-4 ) Adams ( 0-1 ) - Fenway Park 36,699 78-34 W3
113 August 5 Yankees 5-4 ( 10 ) Barnes ( 4-3 ) Holder ( 1-3 ) - Fenway Park 37,830 79-34 W4
114 August 7 @ Blue Jays 10-7 ( 10 ) Kimbrel ( 3-1 ) Giles ( 0-3 ) - Rogers Centre 31,855 80-34 W5
115 August 8 @ Blue Jays 10-5 Johnson ( 3-3 ) Hauschild ( 1-1 ) - Rogers Centre 36,798 81-34 W6
116 August 9 @ Blue Jays 5-8 Borucki ( 2-2 ) Porcello ( 14-5 ) - Rogers Centre 28,415 81-35 L1
117 August 10 @ Orioles 19-12 Pomeranz ( 2-5 ) Castro ( 2-7 ) - Camden Yards 23,649 82-35 W1
118 August 11 ( 1 ) @ Orioles 5-0 Price ( 12-6 ) Yacabonis ( 0-1 ) - Camden Yards 18,003 83-35 W2
119 August 11 ( 2 ) @ Orioles 6-4 Kelly ( 4-0 ) Wright ( 3-1 ) Kimbrel ( 34 ) Camden Yards 24,051 84-35 W3
120 August 12 @ Orioles 4-1 Sale ( 12-4 ) Cobb ( 3-15 ) Kimbrel ( 35 ) Camden Yards 25,303 85-35 W4
121 August 14 @ Phillies 2-1 Porcello ( 15-5 ) Hunter ( 3-2 ) Kimbrel ( 36 ) Citizens Bank Park 33,081 86-35 W5
122 August 15 @ Phillies 4-7 Hunter ( 4-2 ) Kelly ( 4-1 ) Domínguez ( 13 ) Citizens Bank Park 35,266 86-36 L1
123 August 17 Rays 7-3 Johnson ( 4-3 ) Chirinos ( 1-5 ) - Fenway Park 37,012 87-36 W1
124 August 18 Rays 5-2 Price ( 13-6 ) Glasnow ( 1-3 ) Kimbrel ( 37 ) Fenway Park 36,654 88-36 W2
125 August 19 Rays 0-2 Beeks ( 2-1 ) Velázquez ( 7-1 ) Romo ( 16 ) Fenway Park 37,242 88-37 L1
126 August 20 Indians 4-5 Kluber ( 16-6 ) Porcello ( 15-6 ) Allen ( 25 ) Fenway Park 37,274 88-38 L2
127 August 21 Indians 3-6 Bieber ( 7-2 ) Eovaldi ( 5-5 ) Hand ( 29 ) Fenway Park 37,188 88-39 L3
128 August 22 Indians 10-4 Barnes ( 5-3 ) Carrasco ( 15-7 ) - Fenway Park 37,107 89-39 W1
129 August 23 Indians 7-0 Price ( 14-6 ) Plutko ( 4-4 ) - Fenway Park 37,396 90-39 W2
The 2018 Boston Red Sox season was the 118th season in the team's history, and their 107th season at Fenway Park. Under first year manager Alex Cora, the team finished with a 108-54 record, winning the American League East division title for the third consecutive season, and finished eight games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees. The Red Sox were the first MLB team to post 100 wins during the 2018 season, reaching that milestone for the first time since 1946; they were also the first team to clinch a berth in the 2018 postseason. The team set a new franchise record for wins in a season by surpassing the prior mark of 105 that had been set in 1912; they also won the most games by any MLB team since the 2001 Seattle Mariners won 116. Mookie Betts finished the season with the Major League batting title, hitting .346, while J. D. Martinez finished second in the majors with .330. Betts also won a Gold Glove and the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. Closer Craig Kimbrel became the fastest player in history to reach 300 career saves, finishing the season with 333. The Red Sox entered the postseason as the top seed in the American League, and defeated the Yankees in four games in the Division Series. They then defeated the defending champion Houston Astros in five games in the Championship Series, advancing to the World Series where they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games. Based on these exploits, the team is considered the best MLB team of the 2010s, one of the best Red Sox teams ever, and one of the best baseball teams since the 1998 New York Yankees.