MLB's top prospect, Roman Anthony, had better numbers against left-handers than right-handers in Triple-A this year, so why don't the Red Sox want him facing lefties?

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora explained why he chose to sit rookie infielder Marcelo Mayer for his team’s series opener against the New York Yankees despite hitting two home runs in his last game on Wednesday.

“Similar to Caballero the other day,” manager Alex Cora said. “They took a chance. They’re really good at what they do base running-wise. Volpe with the hop-hop and he goes. But Narvi, he made a great throw. He actually talked with Whit when he came in. Kind of like, ‘Hey, you have to mix up your looks and you’ve gotta be quick to the plate.’”

With the Boston Red Sox vastly underperforming expectations, one prominent Boston sports commentator predicts manager Alex Cora will be fired in the next month.

Campbell connected on a cutter from Yankees starter Ryan Yarbrough in the second inning and hit a ground-ball RBI single to right field to make it 1-0 Boston. He connected on a changeup (outside bottom corner of the strike zone) from Yarbrough in the third inning and hit it to the opposite field again, putting the Red Sox ahead 6-3.

Boston Red Sox i nfielder Kristian Campbell’s rookie season has hit a road bump. After totaling a .301 batting average with four home runs and a tremendous .902 OPS through April, the former Rookie of the Month is trying to rebound after a difficult May.