Christopher Smith

Two pitches later, Greg Allen belted a two-run homer against Rick Porcello to give the Indians a 5-3 lead. The Red Sox lost 5-4 here at Fenway Park.

Boston Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez dominated in his rehab start for Double-A Portland on Monday, hurling 4 scoreless innings against New Hampshire.

Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said he doesn't anticipate Dustin Pedroia returning this season but he's not ruling it out either.

Since the MLB trade deadline, Boston Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier has allowed only one run in 8 innings (eight outings). He has walked one and struck out 11.

Ex-Red Sox prospect Jalen Beeks, who Boston traded to the Rays for Nathan Eovaldi on July 25, hurled 4 scoreless inning as the first reliever out of the Tampa bullpen.

Red Sox's Steven Wright threw a two-inning bullpen Saturday. Alex Cora said it would not surprise him if Steven Wright went on a rehab assignment next week.

Red Sox manger Alex Cora played under Terry Francona here in Boston from 2005-08. Francona told Cora back then he'd be a big league manager someday.

BOSTON --  Mitch Moreland and Ian Kinsler are not in the Red Sox lineup Sunday as Boston looks for a three-game sweep of the Rays here at Fenway Park.  Steve Pearce will play first base and bat third. Brock Holt...

Carlos Gomez tried to bunt with one out in the third. Red Sox's Brock Holt charged and fired a strong, off-balance throw to record the inning's second out.

Chris Sale said the pain is a little less and he has more range of mobility than when the Red Sox placed him on the disabled list July 31 with the same injury.

David Price will start for the Boston Red Sox and Sandy Leon will catch him. Price has a 1.71 ERA in the six starts Leon has caught him this year.

Red Sox's Blake Swihart threw out Kevin Kiermaier attempting to steal second base during the seventh inning Friday. He's 3-for-5 throwing out base stealers this year.

Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts leads the major leagues in both extra-base hits (23) and slugging percentage (.786) with runners in scoring position.

Brian Johnson retired 11 straight from the final out of the first inning to the first out of the fifth inning. He also retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced.

Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. continued to make a strong case to win the 2018 American League center field Gold Glove. He made a leaping catch in left-center field.