They finished with 93 wins and 69 losses, the same record as their previous season, two games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees.

Reigning AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello made his first opening day start of his career, going 6 1⁄3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits in the win.

April 3–6, vs. Pittsburgh In his Red Sox debut, Chris Sale struck out seven Pirates batters in his 7 shut-out innings.

Chris Sale went 7 2⁄3 innings, striking out 10 Tigers and allowing only two runs in the final game of the series, but that was enough for Detroit.

Red Sox lost the series 1–3 (14–17 runs) April 11–12, vs. Baltimore Drew Pomeranz went 6 innings of one-run ball in his season debut.

In the second game of the odd two-game series against a division rival, Steven Wright was pulled after 1 1⁄3 innings, giving up 8 runs on as many hits.

Mookie Betts scored the go-ahead run from first on a Hanley Ramírez double, but the close play at the plate was successfully challenged.

On Patriots' Day, the Red Sox played their traditional 11 am game and quickly scored four runs in the first two innings, after Tampa Bay took a two-run lead in the first.

The bullpen kept the Rays off the scoreboard and Craig Kimbrel struck out the side for his sixth save of the season.

Red Sox won the series 3–1 (18–19 runs) April 18–20, in Toronto Brian Johnson outpitched Marcus Stroman in a game where both teams connected for 27 hits.

Rick Porcello allowed three unearned runs but received no run-support and the Red Sox where shut out for the first time this season.

The save streak of Craig Kimbrel ended on 25 on a lead-off home run by Kendrys Morales, he eventually got the win, striking out five of the seven batters he faced.

Dustin Pedroia had to leave the game in the eighth, after a controversial slide with his raised cleats into second base by Manny Machado.

Matt Barnes was ejected in the eighth on would be retaliation pitch against Machado, which hit his bat just inches away from his head.

Red Sox won the series 2–1 (15–13 runs) Composite line score April *Extra innings without runs are not displayed May 1–4, vs. Baltimore Mookie Betts got plunked by a 95-mph Dylan Bundy fastball in the first game of the series, but no warnings were issued and there weren't any further actions by either team.

Orioles reliever Donnie Hart threw a pitch at Andrew Benintendi's head but was not ejected nor disciplined for his action.

Later in the game, Adam Jones was ejected for arguing balls and strikes with homeplate umpire Sam Holbrook.

After Boston extended the lead to four, Sale struggled in the fifth and the Twins tied up the game, only to give up a two-run home run to Sandy León which barely left the park.

Craig Kimbrel was again summoned from the bullpen in a non-save situation, with the go-ahead run at first and one out in the bottom of the eighth.

He struck out Eric Thames, allowed an infield hit and the runner from second advanced to third on a wild pitch.

Kimbrel struck out the side on a total of nine pitches to secure the win—it was the third immaculate inning in Red Sox franchise history.

With the Orioles leading by 13 runs, position player Mitch Moreland pitched the ninth inning for Boston, with Hanley Ramírez entering the game to play first base, resulting in loss of the designated hitter.

However, with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Young batted in his (former) seventh position in the order, which is an illegal player re-entry.

† Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played AVG qualified batters: Benintendi, Betts, Bogaerts, Bradley, Moreland, Ramirez

= Reference Top 10 pitchers determined by fWAR:[91] † Started game in CF due to injury of Mike Trout Source:[123] Ian Cundall, a writer and analyst for SoxProspects.com, published an article on September 15, 2020, titled 2017 Draft Retrospective: The Picks this piece, he provided an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the selections made by the Boston Red Sox during the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft.

The article likely assessed the performance and development of the players chosen in that draft, examining their progress within the Red Sox organization and their impact on the team’s minor league system.

The retrospective review would have included insights on which draft picks met expectations, which players exceeded projections, and which selections may not have panned out as originally hoped.

The article was published on SoxProspects.com, a well-regarded website dedicated to covering the Boston Red Sox’s minor league system, providing scouting reports, player rankings, and draft analysis.

The piece was accessed and cited on November 5, 2020, indicating that it continued to serve as a valuable resource for baseball analysts and fans interested in the development of Red Sox prospects from the 2017 draft class.