Dustin May on his first Red Sox start, Fenway Park atmosphere

Dustin Might on his first Purple Sox begin: After being acquired by the Purple Sox in a commerce deadline deal, right-hander Dustin Might made his debut with the workforce at Fenway Park in Wednesday’s 7-3 loss to the Royals. He went simply 3.2 innings, permitting six hits, three runs, and putting out 4.

Might, 27, was dealt to Boston by the Dodgers on July 31 for minor leaguers Zach Ehrhard and James Tibbs. He possesses good velocity (averaging a mid-90s fastball), and throws 4 pitches. Regardless of that, he’s struggled for many of 2025, posting a 4.85 ERA in 104 innings with Los Angeles previous to the deal.

Wednesday was a continuation for Might, as he was unable to maintain the Purple Sox seven-game successful streak going.

“Began off good. Then simply fell aside and the wheels fell off within the fourth,” Might instructed reporters, per MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. “Simply misplaced myself mechanically. It’s been a minute since I’ve been on the mound for some depth. However no excuses. It’s acquired to be higher.”

Having pitched for each the house and visiting workforce at Fenway Park during the last two weeks (he allowed 4 runs in 5 innings in a 4-3 Dodger loss to the Purple Sox on July 27), Might has scuffled in each current appearances at his new house ballpark.

Nonetheless, he mentioned he’s a fan of Fenway.

“I prefer it loads,” Might mentioned of the Boston ballpark. “I haven’t had a lot success in my two outings nevertheless it’s nice. Followers are nice, ambiance is implausible and I’ve acquired to pitch higher for them.”

An fascinating pitching tidbit that Might shared is Boston’s workers desires to reexamine his pitch utilization.

Particularly, Might famous that the utilization of his cutter may change from an early-count pitch to 1 that he may attempt to use to get outs.

“That they had the thought,” he mentioned of Purple Sox workers lobbying for a change in his pitch utilization. “In L.A., it was moreso simply use it as an affect however they prefer it was a weapon pitch and I sort of agree. It may be actually efficient. It’s simply acquired to be executed.”