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.

The Red Sox are on the verge of adding some much-needed pop at first base, as the club is close to finalizing a deal with veteran free agent Nathaniel Lowe, a source told MLB.com. The team has not confirmed the agreement.

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.

The Nathaniel Lowe signing is good news for the Boston Red Sox on the whole, but certainly not for every individual on the roster. Major League Baseball is an i

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:

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 MLB playoffs are quickly approaching, and there has been a lot of movement in the wild card standings — and the playoff odds — in the last week. For the res

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.