Red Sox setup man Justin Slaten, initially scheduled for a live batting practice at Fenway Park on Monday, will instead begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday.

Boston Red Sox reliever Justin Slaten begins rehab while Wilyer Abreu’s calf injury puts his status in doubt for key AL East stretch.

Baltimore and Boston meet for a short two-game series in Boston. The season series is tied between the two teams at 4-4 through games. However, the Orioles have been the slightly hotter team recently at 4-1 over the last five games compared to the Red Sox who are 3-2.

The Boston Red Sox desperately need a new right-hander in their bullpen, and it appears they could get a good one back soon.

3) Red Sox starter Dustin May pitched 6 innings, allowing two runs, eight hits and two walks while striking out five. Gunnar Henderson crushed a 414-foot, 108 mph solo homer off May in the third inning, putting the Orioles ahead 1-0. Dylan Beavers’ RBI single in the fourth inning made it 2-0.

The Yankees/Red Sox rivalry has missed some pizzazz in recent years with Boston only making the MLB postseason once since winning it all in 2018. And yet despite Red Sox fans’ understandable frustrations with their team in that time, they’ve still won two championships more recently than the Yankees’ last one in 2009.

The Boston Red Sox made a shocking move when they traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, but the return has not looked great so far.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided a Marcelo Mayer update ahead of Friday's game against the Miami Marlins.