Right-hander Jordan Hicks continues to struggle, as he allowed two runs in the ninth inning on Monday. The 28-year-old now has a 6.61 ERA in 28 appearances this season and a 7.07 ERA in 15 outings since the Red Sox acquired him in the Rafael Devers trade. However, manager Alex Cora remained committed to Hicks in the postgame presser, via NESN.

The Red Sox were having another frustrating night with runners in scoring position. And then the rookie stepped to the plate.

The Red Sox can't afford to slip up right now, but failed to log a single hit with runners in scoring position in a frustrating loss to the Orioles.

It's Tuesday, August 19 and the Orioles (57-67) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (68-57). Tomoyuki Sugano is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Walker Buehler for Boston. The Orioles hot streak continued with a 6-3 victory over the Red Sox on Monday night to take control of the two-game series.

The Red Sox, mired in a series with their archrival Yankees with postseason implications, are discussing moving a two-time All-Star starter to the bullpen.

The Boston Red Sox have lost back-to-back games and are now third in the AL wild card standings heading into Game 2 against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday nig

Play was delayed due to a fire alarm during the eighth inning of a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.A fire alarm

BOSTON — Over the course of a long season, there are often multiple candidates for worst loss of the year. Only a few days ago, the Red Sox squandered a two-run lead with six outs to go. And the fact that they’ve been walked off 11 times on the road is a reminder that there’s plenty of competition for the title.