Devers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Rays, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Devers has been scuffling lately with just two hits over his last 21 at-bats, so he'll receive a rare day off to clear his head. Bobby Dalbec is getting a start at third base for Boston on Wednesday.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Homers again Sunday
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Devers went 2-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Sunday's loss against the Blue Jays.
Devers tied the game 2-2 in the top of the ninth inning with a homer off Erik Swanson, his 33rd of the season and his second is any many days. The 26-year-old Devers has been red hot of late, going 13-for-30 (.433) with three homers in his last nine games. Overall, he's batting .276 with an .876 OPS, 98 RBI and 87 runs scored through 614 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Enjoys big day in doubleheader
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Devers went 4-for-6 with two walks, a solo home run and two total runs across both games of a twin bill Thursday against the Yankees.
Devers reached base twice in the matinee and followed by going 3-for-3 with a walk in the nightcap. In the second contest, he slammed a solo homer to right field in the third inning for his 31st long ball of the campaign. Devers has reached base safely in six consecutive contests, going 10-for-20 with two homers, four RBI, seven runs and four walks over that span.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Joins elite company
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Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-2 loss to the Yankees in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. He did not start the nightcap but walked as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of a 4-1 loss.
Devers led off the fourth inning with his 30th home run and snapped a 19-game drought without going deep. With the homer, Devers entered an elite club in franchise history with three 30-homer seasons before the age of 27. He joined Hall of Famers Jim Rice and Ted Williams in that achievement.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Out for nightcap
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Devers is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Luis Urias will start at the hot corner, batting eighth.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Delivers four-hit performance
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Devers went 4-for-6 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 13-12 loss to the Orioles.
Devers' first four-hit game of the year marked his fourth multi-hit output in the last eight contests, and the 26-year-old is hitting .333 (12-for-36) with six doubles, three RBI, six runs and a steal during that span. However, he hasn't notched a home run in 18 games, leaving him stuck on 29 long balls on the campaign. Devers is now slashing .272/.343/.505 with 92 RBI and 80 runs across 580 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Draws start Monday
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Devers (wrist) will start at third base and bat second in Monday's game against the Astros, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Devers was held out of Sunday's loss to the Dodgers with a right wrist issue, but after precautionary X-rays returned negative, he's feeling good enough to rejoin the lineup one day later. Fantasy managers in weekly formats can feel comfortable inserting Devers in lineups as the Red Sox kick off a six-game week.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: X-rays come back negative
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Dodgers that X-rays on Devers' right wrist returned negative, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Devers was held out of the lineup Sunday after he was hit in the wrist by a pitch late in Saturday's 8-5 win, and he was sent in for X-rays for what appears to be mostly cautionary purposes. As anticipated, the X-rays revealed no structural damage to Devers' wrist, and Cora is hopeful that the star third baseman will return to the lineup for Monday's series opener versus the Astros.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Set for X-rays
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Devers, who is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, will undergo X-rays on his right wrist, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. "He's sore. So just stay away from him. We believe it's a day by day thing. So it makes sense to keep him out of the lineup and go from there," Cora said of Devers.
Based on Cora's characterization of the injury Devers sustained in the eighth inning of Saturday's 8-5 win when he was hit by a pitch, the third baseman may just be getting X-rays out of an abundance of caution. Luis Urias will cover third base Sunday in place of Devers, who could be back in the lineup Monday versus the Astros if his X-rays confirm that he isn't dealing with any structural damage to the wrist.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Scratched with wrist injury
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Devers was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers with an apparent right wrist injury, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Though Boston listed Devers in its initial lineup for the series finale, he'll end up getting a day to heal up after he was struck in the wrist by a pitch during the eighth inning of Saturday's 8-5 win. Devers was able to finish the contest but may be dealing with some swelling or soreness in the wrist a day later. Luis Urias will cover third base in Devers' stead Sunday.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Three hits, homer in win
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Devers went 3-for-4 with a double, a solo homer and two additional runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Yankees.
Devers opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo homer off Clarke Schmidt, his 29th long ball of the year and third in four games. The 26-year-old Devers feasted against Yankees pitching this weekend, going 9-for-13 (.692) with a pair of home runs in the three-game series. His slash line is up to .274/.347/.530 with 85 RBI and 69 runs scored across 499 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Homers, tallies three hits
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Devers went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Yankees.
Devers singled in each of his first two at-bats before crushing a solo homer in the top of the ninth, which served as the final blow to New York on the afternoon. It was the third baseman's second consecutive game with three hits, and he's now homered in two of his last three contests, racking up five RBI over that stretch to go along with four runs scored.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Sitting Sunday
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Devers isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
After going 3-for-7 through the first two games of the series, Devers will get a day off for the first time since mid-July. Luis Urias will shift over to third base in Devers' absence, allowing Pablo Reyes to start at second.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Mashes 26th homer
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Devers went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays.
His fourth-inning shot off Jose Berrios tied the score at 3-3, but Boston was never able to take a lead in the game. Devers has been locked in since the All-Star break, slashing .328/.394/.656 over his last 17 games with six of his 26 home runs on the season, as he closes in on the third 30-homer campaign of his career.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Three hits in Monday's loss
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Devers went 3-for-4 in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Mariners.
Boston had nine hits in the game, though Devers was the only Red Sox hitter with multiple hits. The third baseman had struggled to hit for much of an average in the first half of the campaign, but he batted .354 (29-for-82) in July to lift his season slash line to .266/.333/.519. He's added 25 home runs, 76 RBI, 57 runs scored and two stolen bases over 100 contests as one of Boston's most reliable players.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Golfs homer in win
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Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Atlanta.
Boston's bats had been quelled by Spencer Strider before Devers reached down for a pitch that Statcast indicated was 1.06 feet off the ground and sent it to the right field bleachers. It was the third-lowest pitch hit for a homer in MLB this year, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. The homer ignited the Red Sox, which plated five runs over the final three innings for a comeback win. Devers has hit safely in five straight, going 8-for-19 with two home runs during that span.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Cleared to start Wednesday
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Devers (calf) will start at third base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Devers missed the first two games of the series in Oakland with a tight right calf, but he looks like he'll try and give it a go Wednesday. Fantasy players planning to use Devers in DFS lineups may still want to keep close tabs on the Boston lineup leading up to the 3:37 p.m. ET opening pitch just to ensure he isn't a late scratch.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: May not start Wednesday
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Devers (calf) worked out prior to Tuesday's game, but he may not start Wednesday's series finale in Oakland, MLB.com reports.
With an off day coming Thursday, the Red Sox could make sure Devers is 100 percent when the team opens a homestand against the Mets on Friday. That the report indicates Devers may not start Wednesday suggests he could be available as a pinch hitter. Justin Turner has been filling in for Devers at third base.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Out with calf tightness
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Devers is out of the starting lineup Monday against Oakland due to right calf tightness and is being considered day-to-day, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.
Devers felt some tightness in his calf during Sunday's game and mentioned the issue to skipper Alex Cora after the game, per Mike Monaco of ESPN. The team is hopeful it'll be a one-day absence for Devers, who will likely be re-evaluated Tuesday morning to determine his availability for the second game of the series.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Goes yard Sunday
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Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a double in Sunday's 11-5 win over the Cubs.
Devers is 6-for-13 with three homers and two doubles in three games since the All-Star break, though that may be a product of facing Cubs pitching. The third baseman has five multi-hit efforts in 11 games in July, batting .395 (17-for-43) in that span. He's up to a .261/.330/.523 slash line with 23 homers, 73 RBI, 53 runs scored, two stolen bases and 22 doubles through 90 contests. He's added 22 points to his batting average since June 23, and that has led to overall improvements in his season-long production.
