Chad Tracy on Trevor Story: "Hitting-wise, all activity is good. He can hit out on the field, do [batting practice] with us, do all the stuff. As he increases intensity with defensive work, lateral mobility, occasionally he’ll get some soreness. It’s just continuing to ramp up that intent and making sure we’re able to do that where he doesn’t have any reaction to that at all. Once we get to that point, we feel like he’s there, we can start having discussions about rehab."
Craig Breslow: “At times we’ve struggled to score runs. So, I think that’s a place where we’ll spend time. But until we know what teams are looking to do, and until we know what’s available, it’s really difficult to say like, ‘this is what we’re going to do.’”
- @ChrisCotillo
American players with multiple runner-up finishes at @TheOpen
Jack Nicklaus, 7
Cameron Young, 2
Phil Mickelson, 2
Ben Crenshaw, 2
Johnny Bulla, 2
Doug Sanders, 2
Payne Stewart, 2
Tom Watson, 2
Frank Stranahan, 2
Chad Tracy on Roman Anthony: "Still progressing, still doing all the things he’s doing, but nothing has really changed in status yet. We’re not going to resume hitting if there’s still discomfort in the hand. I’ve been in touch with Roman, texting with Roman. That’s a big piece of our lineup, and it would be great to get him back. I’m constantly in touch with him."
Xander Schauffele finishes T18 at the Open, meaning he has now finished T18 or better in 18 of the last 19 major championships.
Kept the streak alive, just.
Craig Breslow on the trade deadline: “While everyone’s looking for a declaration, that’s not always the most prudent path. Really, until you are faced with a decision that you either have to say yes or no to, you’re just collecting information.”
- @ChrisCotillo
Craig Breslow: “There’s the feeling that everybody’s pulling in the same direction, everybody’s in it for each other and everybody’s really just embodying what it means to be a team."
- @ChrisCotillo
Back at Fenway, where the Red Sox have a chance to win their 13th straight game — something they haven’t done since 1948 — and climb to two games above .500 for the first time this season