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Red Sox take on the Rangers after Wong's 4-hit game

The Boston Red Sox play the Texas Rangers after Connor Wong had four hits against the Rangers on Friday

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Connor Wong hits an RBI single | 08/02/2024 Connor Wong ties the score at 3 with an RBI single in the top of the 4th inning

AUGUST 3 • MLB.COM

Fuels offense in win Wong went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI in Friday's 11-6 victory over the Rangers.

Impact The Boston backstop posted his third four-hit game of the season with this effort, knocking four singles. After batting just .211 (16-for-76) in July, this performance was a welcome sight for Wong since he may have to compete for playing time with the recently acquired Danny Jansen. Overall, Wong is now slashing .304/.366/.450 with 10 homers, 39 runs scored and 37 RBI across 320 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE

Day off Wednesday Wong is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mariners, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Impact Wong had caught each of the previous five games for the Red Sox, so he will get some rest during Wednesday's afternoon tilt. Danny Jansen is behind the dish.

JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong's RBI double | 07/29/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JULY 30 • MLB.COM

Goes deep Sunday Wong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Yankees.

Impact Wong was on the latter end of back-to-back solo home runs by he and Rob Refsnyder for the team's only two runs of the evening. Wong's home run set a new season-best for him with 10, and he needs two more RBI to surpass the 36 he had last year. The 28-year-old is having a productive year despite not having an everyday role, slashing .297/.362/.446 with 20 extra-base hits, 35 RBI, 35 runs, five steals and a 20:65 BB:K in 307 plate appearances. Wong will have a new running mate behind the dish for the rest of the season after the Red Sox traded for Danny Jansen from the Blue Jays and designated Reese McGuire for assignment.

JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Breaking down Connor Wong's home run | 07/28/2024 The data behind Connor Wong's home run

JULY 29 • MLB.COM

Refsnyder and Wong go back to back over the Monster | 07/28/2024 Rob Refsnyder and Connor Wong drill solo home runs over the Green Monster in the bottom of the 4th against the Yankees

JULY 29 • MLB.COM

Connor Wong's solo homer (10) | 07/28/2024 Connor Wong launches a solo home run to left to go back to back with Rob Refsnyder as the Red Sox cut their deficit to 4-2

JULY 29 • MLB.COM

Carlos Rodón pitches Yankees past Red Sox 8-2 in Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s debut

Carlos Rodón pitched into the seventh inning, Gleyber Torres hit a two-run single in New York’s three-run first and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2 to win a series for just...

JULY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Connor Wong's RBI groundout | 07/24/2024 Connor Wong grounds out to third base to drive in a run in the top of the 8th inning

JULY 25 • MLB.COM

Exits starting nine Wong is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Colorado.

Impact Wong had started each of the last four games, so it's no surprise to see him begin Wednesday's afternoon contest on the bench. Reese McGuire will catch for the Red Sox.

JULY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong's game-tying solo home run (9) | 07/22/2024 Connor Wong hits an opposite field game-tying home run in the top of the 8th

JULY 23 • MLB.COM

Idle Friday Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Friday's game versus the Dodgers, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact Wong will take a seat for the first game of the second half after also sitting down during the final two games before the All-Star break. Reese McGuire will once again draw the start behind the plate and bat ninth.

JULY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Getting rest Sunday Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact Wong will get two straight days off to close out the Red Sox's pre-All-Star-break schedule, as Reese McGuire gets another nod behind the plate in the series finale. Despite his limited usage this weekend, Wong remains entrenched atop the depth chart at catcher after producing a .309 batting average and .812 OPS through 269 plate appearances on the season.

JULY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Getting breather Saturday Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Impact Wong went 0-for-4 with a strikeout during a loss in Friday's series opener, and he'll now take a seat after making five consecutive starts. In his place, Reese McGuire will start behind the plate and bat eighth.

JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Scores three times in win Wong went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Athletics.

Impact Wong walked and scored in the first inning, belted a solo home run in the third, then singled and scored on Masataka Yoshida's home run in the sixth. Wong's home run was his eighth in 68 games, one shy of the career-high nine he hit in 2023 over 126 games. The catcher's .826 OPS is 156 points higher than what it was over his first three MLB seasons.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong isn't an All-Star, but he's played like one for the Red Sox Wong has put up All-Star numbers. His .314 BA would be fourth in the majors if he had enough at-bats to qualify.

JULY 12 • NYTIMES.COM

All-Star Tanner Houck limits A's to 2 hits in 6 innings, Red Sox win 7-0

All-Star pitcher Tanner Houck limited Oakland to two hits in six innings and Connor Wong, Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida homered to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 7-...

JULY 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The distance behind Connor Wong's home run | 07/11/2024 The data behind Connor Wong's home run

JULY 12 • MLB.COM

Connor Wong's solo home run (8) | 07/11/2024 Connor Wong homers on a fly ball to left-center field, giving the Red Sox a 4-0 advantage in the 3rd inning

JULY 12 • MLB.COM

Connor Wong's solo home run (8) | 07/11/2024 Connor Wong homers on a fly ball to left-center field, giving the Red Sox a 4-0 advantage in the 3rd inning

JULY 12 • MLB.COM

Not starting Saturday Wong isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact After putting together a 17-game hitting streak, Wong has gone 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over his last two games. He'll get a breather Saturday while Reese McGuire starts behind the dish, batting seventh.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Saturday Wong isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact After putting together a 17-game hitting streak, Wong has gone 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over his last two games. He'll get a breather Saturday while Reese McGuire starts behind the dish, batting seventh.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Exits starting nine Wong is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Miami.

Impact Wong extended his hit streak to 17 games in Wednesday's win over the Marlins, but he'll take a seat for Thursday's matinee. Reese McGuire will be behind the plate for Nick Pivetta.

JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE