The Boston Red Sox's top two prospects, outfielder Roman Anthony and infielder Marcelo Mayer, have seemingly grown inseparable. Now, they'll be separated for at least a little while. Mayer, Boston's number-two prospect,

They took a 2-0 lead today in the first inning in Game 1 of a doubleheader, it began to pour again, Jarren Duran homered on Zach Eflin’s second pitch, and play was paused so the grounds crew could spread a drying compound on the field,

After third baseman Alex Bregman was moved to the injured list with a significant quad injury, the Red Sox immediately brought up top prospect Marcelo Mayer as his replacement. Mayer is one of the highest-ranked youngsters in all of baseball and there's reason to hope he can keep the team in the race while Bregman recovers.

A 10-game homestand, the longest of the season, represented an opportunity for the Red Sox to finally take a few steps in the right direction. A 5-1 loss against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday was hardly a surprise given this team’s season-long aversion to sustained success.

The Red Sox split the series, 2-2, against the last-place Orioles who are just 18-34. Boston dropped to a game below .500 (27-28).

Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman left Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox in the top of the fifth inning after taking a hard foul ball off his mask two innings earlier. In the third, Rafael Devers' foul ball slammed directly into Rutschman's mask.