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Why Red Sox’s Friday game vs. Mets is suddenly not guaranteed to happen
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Boston Red Sox fans have been cautiously optimistic amid the squad's red hot start to the summer , but they have witnessed enough calamity in 2026, and in the 2020s for that matter, to know that misfortune can rock this franchise without warning. Fresh off sweeping the first-place Chicago White Sox , the American League East ballclub is still stuck in The Windy City due to a plane issue, per The Boston Globe's Tim Healey, and is therefore in jeopardy of missing its scheduled Friday night game versus the New York Mets .
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First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m. ET in Citi Field. The Red Sox have been nearly unbeatable in July, but they may have met their match on the tarmac. Hopefully, everything is in working order and the team can safely make its way to Flushing.
Handpicked franchise cornerstone Roman Anthony has not played since May 4 and last year's American League Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet has been sidelined since late April, but Boston is nevertheless gaining momentum in the Wild Card race. The Sox became the first squad in more than two months to win a road series in Rate Field and have now grabbed victories in 11 of their last 13 games.
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They are just two and a half games out of the final AL playoff berth, giving the fan base a drastically new outlook on the campaign. Despite still being well below .500, Boston (43-48) actually boasts the fifth-best run-differential in the Junior Circuit. A three-game series versus the last-place Mets (40-54) has the team nicely positioned for the All-Star break, but speed bumps could lie ahead .
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Slugging first baseman Willson Contreras is serving a five-game suspension after throwing his helmet during a benches-clearing brawl with the Washington Nationals , and he is also nursing a left foot contusion. Fellow All-Star Ranger Suarez and rookie Connelly Early are both on the 15-day injured list, which puts more stress on an erratic bullpen. Add in this traveling mishap, and it is easy to see how this upcoming series could present challenges for the visitors.
The Red Sox are overflowing with confidence, however. They brilliantly steered around adversity against the New York Yankees and White Sox, so perhaps a little trust is warranted. Fans will feel much better if and when their club lands in The Big Apple.
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