The Sox want Gonzalez in the lineup against almost every lefty (Framber Valdez will pitch for Houston) and for good reason — entering Sunday’s action, Gonzalez had the third-highest slugging percentage against lefties this season, behind only Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh.

Gonzalez quickly responded when Boston faced an early deficit. The Red Sox followed suit with six straight unanswered runs. The post How Romy Gonzalez’s leadoff home run helped change Red Sox outlook on Saturday appeared first on Boston.

With the Red Sox facing a left-handed starter Saturday, manager Alex Cora has Roman Anthony batting third and lefty masher Romy Gonzalez hitting leadoff.

BOSTON – Prior to the final game of the weekend series with Houston, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow took questions from reporters in the home dugout and offered some updates on a number of players in the organization. *Breslow said he was comfortable with some pitching options the organization has at Worcester.

When you talk to GMs around the game, they said it’s very tough to deal with the Red Sox and Craig Breslow in particular.” The post MLB insider claims ‘teams hate dealing with Red Sox,’ ‘very tough’ to make trades with Craig Breslow appeared first on Boston.

Several MLB teams made blockbuster moves at the Trade Deadline this season, but the Boston Red Sox weren't one of them. They did acquire southpaw pitcher Steven Matz (5-2, 3.44 ERA) from the St. Louis Cardinals and right-hander Dustin May (6-7,

After a rocky start coming out of the All-Star break, the Red Sox are suddenly streaking again, winners of four straight and six of their last seven. Boston enters Sunday in second place in the AL East, having passed the Yankees both for that spot and for the first wild card position in the American League.

Preview the Aug. 3 matchup between the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Houston Astros (62-48, first in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (60-51, third in the AL East) Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Colton Gordon (4-3, 4.74