“I mean, a long day in general,” Hicks told reporters. “But obviously I got fully hot [before the delay] and ran on the field and felt really good to go. Then they pulled the tarp, I came back in, sat for an hour, got hot again, and didn’t really have my legs and didn’t know where the zone was.”

With the MLB trade deadline looming, struggling Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara emerges as a potential trade target for the Red Sox, who could gamble on his upside despite a league-worst ERA.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora shared an update on injured relief pitcher Justin Slaten, who is progressing toward a return.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito offered his response to reports of a showdown from the Philadelphia Phillies slugger.

He leads baseball with 151 strikeouts and has issued just 34 walks. Detroit's Casey Mize, who is 9-2 with a 2.63 ERA on the season, is taking Crochet's spot on the American League roster.

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