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MLB insider Jim Callis believes the Boston Red Sox are going to let go of minor-league position players, while holding onto pitchers, at the trade deadline.
MINNEAPOLIS — With the Red Sox just three outs away from a potential 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins, the threat of heavy rain and the potential for lightning forced a delay in the game in the middle of the ninth.
Hicks earned the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers, logging a strikeout and a walk across 1.2 scoreless innings.
In the fifth inning, Anthony drilled an opposite-field RBI triple against Dodgers starter Dustin May and Bregman followed by blasting a two-run homer over the Monster Seats to put the Sox ahead, 4-3.
The Red Sox might find themselves short on bullpen arms in Monday’s series opener against the Twins, in part because of a very turbulent flight to Minneapolis on Sunday night.
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Boston Red Sox hung on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Sunday for a series win. Rookie Roman Anthony added an RBI triple for the Red Sox, who captured their first series since the All-Star break. Boston had a 10-game winning streak entering the break.
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Over the Monster on MSNRed Sox 4, Dodgers 3: A gritty victory to close out a series winWe can only watch what this team does, but a win like todays for the Boston Red Sox there’s something worth investing in. He said postgame he was sitting on a fastball, not a sweeper. How lucky must he be that he stayed back as much as he did.
When Ceddanne (Rafaela) dove and touched second base, I mean that was probably the craziest I’ve seen this crowd this year so far."
The game-ending catcher's interference got all the attention, but the Boston Red Sox loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday also highlighted just how much this bullpen needs help after another Jordan Hicks meltdown.