Lou Merloni is joined by NBC Sports Boston Red Sox insider Evan Drellich and the two break down the past week of Red Sox news and results:

0:41 - The Red Sox are in the midst of their first slump all season and while Alex Cora doesn't seem too worried after losing three in a row to Tampa Bay, Evan and Lou can see where the club has fallen short lately.

4:40 - Evan and Lou go back and forth on their level of concern on a series of specific topics: The AL East division lead, Chris Sale’s health, Mookie Betts’ slump, Nathan Eovaldi’s poor performance and Matt Barnes losing his edge.

12:18 - Evan and Lou go around the horn, quickly discussing Players' Weekend, Michael Chavis and the Red Sox 2019 schedule, which was released this week.