Locked On Red Sox - Daily Podcast On The Boston Red Sox

Masataka Yoshida has had a big second half of the season offensively for the Boston Red Sox. He had a big series over the weekend against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, and on today's show, Gabby tells you why his performance was so historic. She also discusses pitcher Rich Hill signing a minor league deal with the Red Sox, Liam Hendrik's first rehab assignment with the AAA Worcester Red Sox, and top prospect Kristian Campbell being called up to Worcester.

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Masataka Yoshida has had a big second half of the season offensively for the Boston Red Sox. He had a big series over the weekend against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, and on today's show, Gabby tells you why his performance was so historic. She also discusses pitcher Rich Hill signing a minor league deal with the Red Sox, Liam Hendrik's first rehab assignment with the AAA Worcester Red Sox, and top prospect Kristian Campbell being called up to Worcester.

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The Red Sox were walked off in the Bottom of the 9th Inning by the Astros in the series opener Monday night at Minute Mait Park.  Final Score: Astros 5.  Red Sox 4.  Yainer Diaz hit a solo Home Run off of Kenley Jansen to win it.  Astros are 4-0 on the season against the Red Sox.  Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida hit Home Runs in the win. The Astros have won 7 straight meetings against the Red Sox dating back to last season.    

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Walk-Off Bomb: Diaz homered off Jansen after Jansen had struck out Yordan Alvarez on 3 pitches for the 1st out in the 9th.  It's the 4th time this season that the Red Sox have suffered a walk-off loss.   

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Out of the Pen: Chris Martin was the 1st out of the Pen for the Red Sox Monday night.  Martin gave up 2 singles in the frame, but also struck out 3 to strand the 2 runners.  Martin got a strike out on Yainer Diaz on a pitch-clock violation.  He came back and struck out Jeremy Pena on 3 straight pitches.  

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Out of the Pen II: Lucas Sims took the hill in the 8th trying to preserve a 1-run lead. Sims issued a leadoff walk and the Sox then turned a double play up the middle.  Sims gave up a 2-out single Chas McCormick, who stole 2nd and scored the tying run on a single by Mauricio Dubon.  

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1st-Pitch Hacking: Jarren Duran got the Red Sox on the board immediately with a leadoff Home Run to leftfield on the 1st pitch of the game from Yusei Kikuchi.  It was Duran's 16th of the season, his 4th career Home Run to lead off a game and 2nd this year.  UPDATE UPDATE (Sox are 9-6 when Duran hits a HR this season Update for Monday!!!!).    

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In A Pinch- The managers were working in the 7th.  The Astros brought in right-handed reliever, Taylor Scott, with 2 righty-hitters due up.  Alex Cora called upon Masataka Yoshida to pinch-hit for Connor Wong.  Yoshida hit a 2-run Home Run the opposite way to give the Red Sox a 4-2 advantage. The Home Run was challenged on the field and confirmed on review.  It's the 6th Pinch-Hit Home Run of the season for the Red Sox.    

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Casas At The Dish: Tristan Casas started his 4th straight game since coming off the Injured List on Friday and went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts.  Casas 5-for-18 (5 Singles) in his 1st 4 games back in the lineup. 

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Tanner's Night: Tanner Houck entered his start Monday with the Red Sox losing his previous 5 starts.  Houck was staked to the early lead with the Sox scoring 2 in the 1st.  He got a groundball double play to end the 1st inning and did not allow a run over the 1st 3 Innings.  The Astros got 2 in the 4th to even the game at 2-2, but Houck came back and got the final 2 outs to strand a runner at 3rd base.  Houston got to within a run on a couple of hits and a sacrifice fly in the 6th Inning. Houck was done after 6 and left the game with a 4-3 lead. He would end up with his 4th No-Decision in his last 6 Starts.          

#89's Final Line- 6.0 IP. 7 Hits. 3 R. 2 ER. 0 BB. 8 Ks. 0 HR Allowed. 90 Pitches. 

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A Look Ahead: The Red Sox and Astros continue their series Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.  Nick Pivetta opposes Ronel Blanco. Justin Verlander is expected to be activated from the Injured List and start the series finale on Wednesday.  Verlander has not pitched since June 9 and missed time because of neck stiffness.  Verlander is expected to be on a pitch count.  He has a 3-2 record and a 3.05 ERA in his 10 outings this season.    

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes: 

--The Sox have 12 Blown saves since the All-Star Break, most in the Majors.  

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After missing four months of the season with a torn rib cartilage, Triston Casas is back with the Boston Red Sox and helped the team pull off a four-game series split with the Baltimore Orioles. On today's show, Gabby breaks down the importance of Casas being back and why it's CRUCIAL for this team's playoff hopes. She also gives her main takeaways from the series in Baltimore, and discusses Tyler O'Neill's timely return.

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The Red Sox could not pull off the series win in Baltimore and had to settle for a series split with the Orioles with Sunday's 4-2 loss in the series finale at Camden Yards.  Rob Refsnyder hit a solo Home Run in the 9th, but the Red Sox could not draw any closer.  The Red Sox outhit the Orioles, 11-3, in the loss.               

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Streak is Alive: The Red Sox scored their only run of the game in the 8th inning and avoided being shutout.  Sox extend their streak to 66 straight games without being shutout.  The Red Sox were shutout 5 times through their 1st 57 games and the last time they were blanked came at Fenway against the Tigers on May 30th. 

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On the Board 1st: Kutter Crawford & Albert Suarez matched Zero's thru the 1st 4 Innings on Sunday.  The Orioles got on the board in the Bottom of the 5th against Crawford with Adley Rutschman hitting a solo Home Run to rightfield.  It was his 18th on the season.  Crawford came back and retired the next 3 hitters.          

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Crawford's Day: Crawford did not make it out of the 6th Inning.  He walked and hit the 1st 2 batters to start the inning.  The 1st of 3 runs in the home 6th scored on a fielder's choice and throwing error by Shortstop Ceddanne Rafaela.  Crawford was removed from the game and Bailey Horn entered and gave up a 2-run Home Run to Gunnar Henderson to make it 4-0.  

#50's Final Line-- 5.1 IP. 2 Hits. 3 R, 3 ER. 1 BB. 4 Ks. 1 Home Run allowed. (Loss, 8-10).

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Missed Opportunities: Red Sox had their opportunities against Albert Suarez and the Orioles bullpen but went 1-for-14 with RISP and left 11 Runners on Base.  The Sox left the bases loaded in the 8th inning.  Suarez turned in his 3rd straight scoreless outing with 6 scoreless and he notched his 6th win.  

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Mini Hit Streak: Masa Yoshida extended his hit streak to 6 in a row with a single in the 2nd Inning.  He also reached with another 2-out single in the 6th inning.  Yoshida has 21 hits over his last 13 Games (4 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBIs).  He also has 6 multi-hit games over his current 13-game strech.       

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Rough Day at the Plate: Tyler O'Neill playing in his 2nd straight game since being activated from the Injured List, had a rough day.  O'Neill went 0-for-4 with 4 strikeouts. He struck out with runners at 2nd & 3rd and no one out in the 8th Inning.  

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Updating The Home Run Battle:  The Orioles hit 2 more Home Runs in the series finale and now lead the Majors with 192.  The Orioles have hit 11 Home Runs in 10 games versus the Red Sox.  Red Sox pitchers have allowed 47 Home Runs over their last 23 Games & 60 Home Runs over their last 29 Games.    

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On To Houston: The Red Sox continue their road trip and open up a 3-Game Series against the Astros in Houston Monday night.  Tanner Houck goes in the opener for the Red Sox.  Boston's lost Houck's previous 5 outings.  He left his previous 2 starts against the Astros and Rangers with leads, but ended up no-decisions.  Houston hit 9 Home Runs and scored 23 Runs in taking all 3 from the Red Sox at Fenway (August 9-11).  Yusei Kikuchi makes his 4th start for the Astros.  He was acquired from the Blue Jays at the trade deadline.       

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

Red Sox are now (11-16) since the All-Star Break with Sunday's loss.

The Red Sox have lost the series finale in 4 straight series.      

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The Red Sox made it back-to-back wins in Baltimore with a 5-1 win over the Orioles Saturday night at Camden Yards. Rafael Devers homered in his 2nd straight game and Brayan Bello picked up his 1st win since mid-July. The Sox have won 4 of 6 and are back to 8 games over .500. 

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2-Out Magic- The Red Sox went in front in the Top of the 7th and kept the lead for the rest of the night. Tristan Casas reached with a single and went 1st to 3rd on a pinch-hit Double from Masa Yoshida. Both scored on a 2-out, 2-run Single from Jarren Duran to make it 3-1. Rafael Devers launched a 2-run Home Run into the seats in rightfield in the 8th to give the Sox a 5-1 lead. ​ 

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The Pen: Lucas Sims worked out of a bases loaded jam in the Bottom of the 7th and preserved a 3-1 lead by getting Anthony Santander on a ground out. Chris Martin worked scoreless 8th Inning. Kenley Jansen closed the game out with a 1-2-3 9th Inning. Jarren Duran helped him out as he robbed Eloy Jimenez of a Home Run by going over the wall with his glove to bringing the ball back. 

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Pitcher's Duel to Start: Friday night, the Red Sox and Orioles combined for 22 runs & 31 hits. Saturday, after a rain delay of almost an hour and twenty minutes, Brayan Bello and Cade Povich matched zeroes through the 1st 5 Innings. Bello did not allow a hit over the 1st 5 Innings and retired 9 straight batters with a 1-2-3 5th Inning. He walked 3 and fanned 4 thru 5 Innings. Povich, called up earlier in the day from the minors, allowed 2 singles, no walks and struck out 5 thru the 1st 5 frames. 

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On the Board 1st: The Red Sox broke through against Povich in the 6th Inning. Ceddanne Rafaela led off with a single. Rob Refsnyder and Tyler O'Neill followed with singles and Rafaela scored the game's 1st run on O'Neill's knock. Sox ended up leaving 2 runners stranded in the 6th Inning. 

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He Got the Win: Bello picked up his team-leading 11th win of the season and his first since July 14th at home against the Royals. Bello took the mound in the Bottom of the 6th with a 1-0 lead, and he retired the 1st 2 hitters he faced. Gunnar Henderson hit a 2-out, solo Home Run to right-field for the O's 1st hit and run of the game. It was Henderson's 2nd Home Run of the series, his 4th this year against the Red Sox and his 32nd on the season. Bello gave up a single to Ryan O'Hearn after the Home Run but got Ryan Mountcastle on a strike out to end the inning. He would depart after 6 with a 3-1 lead. #66's Final Line- 6.0 IP. 2 Hits. 1 R. 1 ER. 3 BB. 6 Ks. 1 Home Run allowed. 

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Masa In A Pinch: Masa Yoshida continued his hot stretch at the plate with a pinch-hit Double in the 7th. He scored on Duran's 2-out knock that plated 2 runs. Yoshida has 19 hits over his last 12 Games (4 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBIs). ----- Updating The Home Run Battle: The Orioles hit 1 more Home Run in Game 3 of the series and now lead the Majors with 190. The Orioles have hit 9 Home Runs in 9 games versus the Red Sox. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 45 Home Runs over their last 22 Games & 58 Home Runs over their last 28 Games. 

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Sunday's Finale: The Red Sox hand the ball to Kutter Crawford for Sunday's series finale. Crawford retired 16 in a row to start his last time out on Tuesday against the Rangers at Fenway. He ended up allowing 4 earned runs and ended up with his 8th win. Albert Suarez, a right-hander, goes in Game 3 of the Series for the Orioles. Suarez pitching in the Big Leagues in 2024---had not pitched in the Bigs since 2017 with the San Francisco Giants. He has 7 scoreless outings as a starting pitcher this season. 1st pitch at 1:35 p.m. EST. 

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes: Red Sox are now (11-15) since the All-Star Break. Jarren Duran picked up his 30th stolen base of the season in the 7th Inning. Duran and David Hamilton have both stolen 30 bases on the season. 

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The Red Sox tagged Corbin Burnes for a career-high 8 earned runs and in the end managed to hold on for a 12-10 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards Friday night.  Red Sox avoided a 3rd straight loss and evened up the series at 1-1 with the win.  The Red Sox clubbed 4 Home Runs and never trailed at any point in the victory.    

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Tristan's Back- Tristan Casas was activated from the Injured List and back in the lineup for the Red Sox Friday night.  Casas singled in his 2nd at-bat in the 3rd Inning and scored in front of Rafael Devers, who wacked his 26th Home Run of the season to give the Red Sox a 4-1 advantage.  Casas started an inning-ending 3-6-3 Double Play in the Bottom of the 2nd. He ended up going 1-for-5 with 2 strikeouts on the night.  

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Kenley Closed The Door: Kenley Jansen struck out 2 and got a groundball out in working a 1-2-3 9th.  Jansen picked up his 23rd save of the season and the 443rd of his Big League career.  It was a bullpen night with the Sox using 8 pitchers.      

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On the Board First: Like in the opener Thursday night, the Red Sox got on the board 1st and wasted little time in scoring against Orioles starter Corbin Burnes.  Jarren Duran led off the game with an infield single and scored all the way from 1st on a Double from Wilyer Abreu.  Rafael Devers blooped a Double down the rightfield line and that scored Abreu to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead, 4 hitters into the game.     

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That's the Devers We Love:  Rafael Devers went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts on Thursday night and entered Friday with 2 Home Runs and 11 RBIs in his previous 24 Games. Devers found some real estate down the rightfield line for a hustle RBI Double in the 1st and then hit a 2-run blast in the 3rd.  

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Lead Lost- Sox went to the Bottom of the 3rd with a 4-1 lead, but Cooper Criswell gave up 3 straight extra-base hits and 3 runs total, all with 2 outs, that allowed the Orioles to even up the game at 4-4. Criswell gave up 2 more runs in the 5th and was charged with 6 earned runs over 3.1 Innings.  He gave up 9 hits and walked 4 hitters.  Bailey Horn entered in the 5th and struck out both hitters that he faced to strand 2 runners.      

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A Quick Response: Sox answered right back with 4 runs coming across in the Top of the 4th Inning.  Connor Wong had an RBI single, and Masa Yoshida followed with a 3-run Home Run.  All 4 runs in the inning came with 2 outs against Burnes. 

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Speed Guys Going Yard:  David Hamilton hit a 2-run Home Run and 2 hitters later Jarren Duran hit a solo Home Run in the 7th Inning.  Both came off of Craig Kimbrel.  Duran's Home Run, his 15th, made it 11-6 at the time.   

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Updating The Home Run Battle:  Orioles hit 1 more Home Run in Game 2 of the series and now lead the Majors with 189.  The Orioles have hit 8 Home Runs in 8 games versus the Red Sox.  Red Sox pitchers have allowed 44 Home Runs over their previous 21 Games & 57 Home Runs over their last 27 Games.    

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What's Next?: Brayan Bello goes for the Sox Saturday night in the 3rd game of the 4-Game Series.  According to reports, the Orioles will promote Lefty Cade Povich to make the start vs. Bello.  Red Sox are 4-1 in Bello's last 5 outings but he has 5 No-Decisions in those 5 outings.  Bellos last Win- July 14 at Fenway vs. the Royals.  Bello's last Loss- June 25 at home vs. Blue Jays.

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Something to Read: Players Weekend returning for the 1st time since 2019.  Wish players were wearing jerseys with nicknames like they have in the past, but that's been nixed this time around.  A big part of Players Weekend is recognizing those who helped with the journey to the Bigs.  Ian Browne, who covers the Red Sox for MLB.com, has this wonderful story on Ceddanne Rafaela and his parents.  

Link: Ceddanne Rafaela honoring parents on Players' Weekend (mlb.com)

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

As expected with Casas being activated, Dominic Smith was Designated for Assignment on Friday. My guy @TommyFreezePops does a nice job of explaining what the next week could be like for Dom.

Link: Triston Casas is back, Dom Smith DFA’d (audacy.com)  

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Tyler O'Neill missed his 13th straight game on Friday night.  It's expected that O'Neill will be activated from the Injured List and make his return to the lineup on Saturday.  

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Chase Shugart was optioned to Triple-A on Friday.  The 27-year-old made his MLB Debut when he entered the game out of the Red Sox bullpen in the 6th Inning Thursday night.  Shugart retired both hitters that he faced and struck out Jackson Holliday for his 1st strikeout in the Bigs.  Shugart gave up a run in the 7th and worked a scoreless 8th Inning.   

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With the Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon having taken place earlier this week, it's important to recognize the impact it makes on so many lives. On today's show, Gabby discusses Tom Caron and Brock Holt being named co-chairmen of the Jimmy Fund and why they're the perfect fit. She also reviews Wednesday's roster moves, like activating Jarren Duran from the Suspended List and sending Cam Booser to the Injured List, and talks about the dumpster fire bullpen.

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The Red Sox opened up their 7-Game Road Trip with a 5-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards Thursday night. The Orioles hit 2 Home Runs in the win and have won 6 of the 1st 7 meetings against the Red Sox this season. The Sox have lost 6 of 8. 

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On the Board 1st: Wilyer Abreu had the Red Sox 1st 2 hits against Orioles starter Zach Eflin. Abreu had a single in the 1st Inning and then got the Red Sox on the board 1st with a leadoff Home Run in the 4th Inning. It was Abreu's 2nd Home Run in the last 2 games and his 14th on the season. 

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O's Go Yard: The Orioles responded after Abreu's Home run and got on the board against Nick Pivetta in the home 4th. Gunnar Henderson smacked a 2-run Home Run to give Baltimore a 2-1 lead. It was Henderson's 31st Home Run on the year and his third this season against Red Sox pitching. Cedric Mullins added on to the Orioles lead with a solo Home Run in the 5th Inning off of Pivetta to make it 3-1. 

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Nick's Night: Nick Pivetta showed improved velocity in Thursday night's start. Pivetta gave up the 2 long balls and exited after 5 Innings with the Red Sox down, 3-1. According to Baseball Savant- Pivetta threw his 4-seam fastball 42 times (47%) in his outing and maxed out at 95.8. Average of 93.6. He got 1 swing & miss on his 4-seamer and 5 swing and misses on his sweeper. #37's Final Line- 5.0 IP. 3 Hits. 3 R. 3 ER. 1 BB. 6 K's. 5-8 with the Loss. 

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Updating The Home Run Battle: Orioles hit 2 more Home Runs in the series opener and now lead the Majors with 188. The Orioles have hit 7 Home Runs in 7 games versus the Red Sox. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 43 Home Runs over their previous 20 Games & 56 Home Runs over their last 26 Games. 

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Where Are the RBIs: Rafael Devers went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts on Thursday night. Devers has hit 2 Home Runs and has collected 11 RBIs over his last 24 Games. He had 16 RBIs in 12 Games prior to this current 24-Game stretch. 

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MLB Debut: Chase Shugart made his MLB Debut when he entered the game out of the Red Sox bullpen in the 6th Inning. Shugart retired both hitters that he faced and struck out Jackson Holliday for his 1st strikeout in the Bigs. Shugart gave up a run in the 7th and worked a scoreless 8th Inning. Shugart, 27, was drafted in the 12th round out of the University of Texas in 2018. The former Longhorn was with Triple-A Worcester in 2023 and again this season. 

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Minor League Mention: Plenty of talk this week with the Red Sox promoting Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kyle Teel to Triple-A Worcester. MLB Pipeline has updated their organizations Top 30 and the minors Top 100 Rankings. Link: Red Sox Top 30 prospects 2024 midseason update (mlb.com) 

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes: Tyler O'Neill missed 12th straight game on Wednesday night. Alex Cora said prior to Thursday's opener that O'Neill could make his return in Sunday's finale in Baltimore or Monday in Houston. 

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Triston Casas has long been awaiting his return to the Boston Red Sox roster, and he has gotten some good at bats down in AAA with the Worcester Red Sox. On today's show, Gabby is joined by MassLive WooSox reporter Katie Morrison-O'Day to discuss more about the timeline for Casas, the big WooSox debuts of Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel, and the timetable for Marcelo Mayer to make his Worcester debut.

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