Red Sox make Marcelo Mayer decision
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Marcelo Mayer’s opposite-field RBI double cut Boston’s deficit to 3-2. It left his bat at 108.7 mph. Ceddanne Rafaela then connected on a 1-2 slider outside of the zone and dropped it into center field for a go-ahead two-run double to make it 4-3 Red Sox.
BOSTON — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (51-45) lose their starter to injury in the second inning — but come back and win their eighth-straight game, 5-4, on a Ceddanne Rafaela walk-off homer that cleared everything at Fenway:
If the Boston Red Sox do not send Marcelo Mayer back to Triple-A Worcester, Alex Cora's comments could explain that potential decision.