It’s Wednesday, July 23 and the Red Sox (54-49) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (58-43). Lucas Giolito is slated to take the mound for Boston against Jesús Luzardo for Philadelphia. The Phillies held the Red Sox to one run and held onto a 4-1 victory to follow up the 3-2 win in extra innings on Monday.

The Boston Red Sox are likely planning for the trade deadline and postseason. However, Alex Cora already has one eye on free agency.

The Boston Red Sox enter play on Wednesday at 54-49 and in possession of the third and final wild card spot in the American League, but fans are still intereste

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The Boston Red Sox skipper made his stance on the San Francisco Giants and their franchise slugger very clear.

The Red Sox were riding a 10-game winning streak at the All-Star break, but have lost four of five games since.

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies are both thick in the playoff race. Boston occupies the third wild-card spot in the American League thanks to a 10-game winning streak earlier this month.

The team rattled off an impressive win streak before hitting the All-Star break, then took a game from the juggernaut Chicago Cubs. Most recently, the Phillies needed extra innings and a catcher's interference fluke to defeat them, as starter Walker Buehler enjoyed an encouraging return to form.