Boston will enter the series in control of one of the AL’s three wild card slots. The Red Sox hold a slight lead over the Yankees for second place in the AL East. They possess a powerful lineup led by Trevor Story, Alex Bregman, Wilyer Abreu and Jarren Duran.

Preview the Aug. 18 matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

The Boston Red Sox had a scare on Sunday but it sounds like they will get a significant piece back in the lineup in preparation for their upcoming series agains

The Red Sox may see some relief help arriving soon in the form of Justin Slaten, who is ramping up after being out since June 1 with a shoulder/neck injury. He threw his third bullpen on Friday and is scheduled for a live batting practice session on Monday. If all goes well, his next step would be another live BP or a rehab assignment.

Roman Anthony continues to impress. The Boston Red Sox rookie phenom, the former No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, keeps doing things that no one, or very few players, have done before. The latest is this, via OptaStats:

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox infielder Marcelo Mayer said Sunday that he’ll have season-ending surgery on his right wrist. The 22-year-old Mayer injured the wrist in late July, got an injection to try and come back, but decided to have surgery. He said he has a tear that hadn’t improved with the anti-inflammatory injection.

Greenwell spent his entire 12-year MLB career with the Red Sox and in 2008 was inducted into the team’s hall of fame.

The Boston Red Sox have had questions at first base since Triston Casas suffered his season-ending knee injury. There have been questions about the position eve