After being held to just two hits over eight innings, the Red Sox came through in the ninth with a walk-off win against Miami.

But don’t let that “second level” label fool you. Boston’s outlook has brightened considerably. In last month’s Stock Watch, ESPN gave the Red Sox just a 17.8% chance of making the postseason. On Tuesday, their playoff chances sat at 87.6%.

Boston Red Sox's Alex Cora cautioned his team against trusting trade deadline rumors, claiming some ESPN personnel 'made s--- up' during his time at the network.

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Despite surging as a collective in the month of July, sending their playoff chances soaring to 86.8 percent according to baseball reference, the Red Sox have struggled to get many individual stars to make an impression with the experts over at ESPN.

A massive New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox clash later this month will now be aired on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball."

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The Boston Red Sox traded for Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May on Thursday, according to ESPN. May, 27, is a back-of-the-rotation starter with a 6-7 record and a 4.85 ERA this season. He faced the Red Sox on Sunday, allowing four runs over five innings in a 4-3 Dodgers loss.

The Boston Red Sox picked up pitcher Dustin May in a trade deadline move from the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources told ESPN.

And then there were two. The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are the only teams remaining in the running for free agent left-hander Jon Lester, according to ESPN sources and multiple reports.

The Boston Red Sox and outfielder Roman Anthony agreed to an eight-year extension on Wednesday, with ESPN's Jeff Passan reporting the deal is worth $130 million.

The Red Sox just endured a brutal stretch of the schedule. Now as they make their big push to the postseason, things should get easier.