The Red Sox will send Lucas Giolito to the mound. At 6-2 with a 3.97 ERA, Gioito has rebounded nicely after a poor first month. But the last two outings have resulted in some slippage, as he’s allowed nine earned runs over the last 9.1 innings.

PORTLAND — Payton Tolle has been with the Portland Sea Dogs for just over a month. If Sea Dogs manager Chad Epperson had gotten his way in spring training, it would’ve been longer.

The Boston Red Sox have until Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m. to bolster their bullpen to make a push for the playoffs.

As the Red Sox seek to bolster their rotation, they’ve reportedly gotten on the phone with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Craig Breslow has maintained that the Red Sox will add at the trade deadline. If so, how could that look? To discuss the deadline and set up a crucial week for the club, Red Sox beat writer Jen McCaffrey hosted a live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Tuesday afternoon. Here are five key questions that were asked and answered during the chat.

Keirsey broke open a scoreless game in the third inning with his second home run of the season, after which he noted he felt Paddack’s absence as he came back to the dugout and noticed the starting pitcher wasn’t waiting on the top step as usual to place the team’s celebratory helmet on his head.

Brooks Lee hit a two-run single off Jordan Hicks in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox after a 90-minute rain delay

Jordan Hicks was ready to pitch the ninth, but had to wait out wind and rain. When the game resumed 90 minutes later, he, predictably, wasn't sharp.