Red Sox 37-year-old lefty reliever Justin Wilson and Mets superstar Francisco Lindor aren’t strangers. Their fifth-inning matchup Monday marked the 14th time that they have faced each other and it ended up being a 10-pitch battle.

The Red Sox ended last week as the first team to go up against a current Cy Young Award winner in back-to-back starts, facing Chris Sale and the Braves on Friday at Fenway after taking on the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal on Wednesday.

The Red Sox bullpen navigated the final 13 outs of the contest to claim a victory over the Mets on a wind-swept night at Fenway Park

The Red Sox did all the little things right to beat the Mets, one of the best teams in baseball, in Monday's series opener.

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The chilly wind that blew over the Green Monster during Monday night’s game against the Mets left Fenway Park feeling more like October than May. It was postseason weather. With the season now a third over, the Red Sox rank as one of the biggest disappointments in baseball, a jumble of useful players who haven’t fit together well.