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Willson Contreras

BOS 1st Baseman #40

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X-rays on the injured hand of Willson Contreras came back negative for any fractures on Thursday.

The 34-year-old slugger was removed from Thursday’s game against the Rangers after he was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning. Fortunately, he appears to have avoided any structural damage. He’s still a bit sore though, so it may depend on how he’s feeling on Friday before the Red Sox determine his availability for the weekend.
Trevor Story

BOS Shortstop #10

Trevor Story stunned the Rangers with a go-ahead three-run blast in the eighth inning on Thursday, propelling the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory.

The Red Sox entered the eighth inning trailing 3-1 but got something going as Wilyer Abreu drew a leadoff walk and Willson Contreras was plunked. two batters later, Story changed the game with his 394-foot (108.2-mph EV) three-run blast off of Jacob Latz. Story also singled in the game, finishing the night 2-for-4. The 33-year-old infielder is now slashing .246/.275/.360 with four homers, 28 RBI and five stolen bases in just 240 plate appearances on the season.
Wilyer Abreu

BOS Right Fielder #52

Wilyer Abreu walked, singled and scored a run as the Red Sox eked out a one-run victory over the Rangers on Thursday evening in Arlington.

Abreu worked a leadoff walk off of Jacob Latz in the eighth inning that fueled their three-run rally to flip the game in their favor. He scored on Trevor Story’s three-run homer. He has been solid and capable producer throughout the season for the Red Sox, slashing .254/.333/.459 with 24 homers, 74 RBI and eight stolen bases in his 648 plate appearances.
Garrett Whitlock

BOS Relief Pitcher #22

Garrett Whitlock closed out the Rangers on Thursday night, protecting a one-run advantage to tally his fourth save of the season.

Whitlock got Brandon Nimmo on a ground ball to first base to start the inning, then made things a bit more interesting as he issued a one-out walk to Wyatt Langford. He escaped trouble right away though, getting Jake Burger to ground into a game-ending double play. Whitlock has been excellent for the Red Sox this season, registering a 1.78 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and a 58/8 K/BB ratio over 50 2/3 innings, tallying seven wins and four saves in the process.
Sonny Gray

BOS Starting Pitcher #54

Sonny Gray logged a quality start in a no-decision against the Rangers on Thursday night, allowing three runs on three hits in his 6 1/3 frames.

Gray struck out six batters in the contest while issuing three free passes. He served up a solo homer to Josh Jung in the opening inning, then allowed the Rangers to scratch out a pair of runs in the second inning. He kept them off the board the rest of the way though, affording his club the opportunity to come back. Gray generated 16 swings and misses on 102 offerings in the game — six on his sweeper — while posting a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll head into his final start of the regular season against the Guardians on Wednesday with a 17-5 record, 2.82 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and a 146/45 K/BB ratio over 163 innings on the season.
Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70

The Red Sox have their starters for Saturday and Sunday listed as TBD.

Saturday would be Payton Tolle’s turn, following by Patrick Sandoval on Sunday, but it looks like the Red Sox might be tweaking things. Depending on what they do, they could be aiming to move Tolle ahead of Ranger Suarez as a potential Game 2 starter in their likely Wild Card series.
Ceddanne Rafaela

BOS Center Fielder #3

Ceddanne Rafaela (quad) hit off a Tajekt machine on Thursday before Triple-A Worcester’s game.

Rafaela has been sidelined since September 6th with a right quad strain. The Red Sox could try to get him into a game at Triple-A over the weekend before the season ends, but it appears that the center fielder is close to a return.
Braiden Ward

BOS Center Fielder

Chris Cotillo of MassLive reports that “the Red Sox are thinking about...carrying Triple-A speedster Braiden Ward in October.”

As Cotillo notes, “only six players have ever made their major league debut in the postseason, and none of them have been with the Red Sox.” However, Ward, who the Red Sox acquired this offseason for left-handed reliever Brennan Bernardino, has stolen 60 bases at Triple-A this season. He’s slashing just .243/.359/.357 in 437 plate appearances, so he would not be a major impact player for the Red Sox, but he could be an asset as a late-inning pinch runner.
Jake Bennett

BOS Starting Pitcher #64

Jake Bennett surrendered three runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings Wednesday against the Rangers.

Bennett averaged a season-low 91.8 mph with his fastball tonight. He got seven strikeouts anyway, and he gave up just five hard-hit balls. However, every one of those hard-hit balls turned into hits, as did three non-hard-hit grounders. Bennett will face the Guardians on Tuesday.
Mickey Gasper

BOS Designated Hitter #30

Mickey Gasper is on the bench for Wednesday’s game against the Rangers.

Gasper has been an unexpected revelation for the Red Sox, launching nine homers in 205 plate appearances. He’ll head to the bench with lefty-masher Jahmai Jones getting a chance to face Texas southpaw MacKenzie Gore in this one.