BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Deven Marrero #16, Brock Holt #12 and Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox pretend to call balls and strikes during batting practice before a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mookie Betts; Brock Holt; Deven Marrero
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox throws during batting practice before a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mookie Betts
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Boston Red Sox Manager John Farrell and President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski talk before a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Farrell; David Dombrowski
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Dustin Pedroia #15 of the Boston Red Sox catches a fly ball during the first inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dustin Pedroia
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Jackie Bradley Jr. #25 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after hitting an RBI single during the third inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jackie Bradley Jr.
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Hanley Ramirez #13 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after grounding out during the third inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Hanley Ramirez
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after grounding out during the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** David Ortiz
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox waits on deck during the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** David Ortiz
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: A young fan catches a foul ball during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Koji Uehara #19 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after allowing a go ahead solo home run during the eighth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Koji Uehara
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 22: Manager John Farrell of the Boston Red Sox argues a home run call with umpire Dana DeMuth during the eighth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox on June 22, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Farrell; Dana DeMuth
I’m finally finding time to catch up on the end of the Red Sox homestand from last week. It’s been a whirlwind couple of days of travel, and as I write this post from a hotel room in San Diego, I am feeling exhausted. I have time to kill before a red eye flight back to Boston, so I’m trying to get up to speed on lingering work so I can sleep on the plane tonight.
