The loss — the Red Sox' second straight — dropped them to 2-2 on their homestand, in need of a victory on Tuesday to claim a winning record in this stretch at Fenway before heading to Yankee Stadium for the weekend.

Jovani Moran also struggled in last night’s game, and it’ll be his last Red Sox appearance for a while. The reliever was demoted to Worcester after the game, with Brennan Bernardino getting the call back up to the show. Bernardino threw four innings in his brief stint down the pike, allowing one run. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)

Cora has mixed and matched, maximizing a Red Sox roster that looks ticketed to return the franchise to the postseason for the first time since 2021.

It’s Tuesday, August 19 and the Orioles (57-67) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (68-57). Tomoyuki Sugano is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Walker Buehler for Boston. The Orioles hot streak continued with a 6-3 victory over the Red Sox on Monday night to take control of the two-game series.

Boston outfielder Wilyer Abreu went 2-for-3 with a home run against the Miami Marlins on Aug. 17th. For as good of a game as it was in the box score, Abreu had a scare. He was running the bases and tweaked his calf and was forced to leave the contest late.

Recently, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred noted that the league could realign geographically. FOX Sports outlined a plan that would group four major teams.

Boston is finalizing a contract with Nathaniel Lowe and could have him in the lineup before Monday’s game against the Orioles, according to major league sources. Lowe, a former Silver Slugger and Gold Glove winner, will be on a one-year major league deal for the rest of the season.