Devers went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Arizona.
Devers returned to the lineup after missing the first two games of the series with a calf strain. The third baseman's 0-fer included two at-bats with with runners in scoring position. Devers has just two hits over the last 26 at-bats.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Returns to lineup Sunday
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Devers (calf) will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Devers was idle for the first two games of the series in Arizona while battling a sore left calf, but after he was able to run on the field without issue Sunday, he'll be cleared to enter the lineup for the finale. In his return to action, Devers will be looking to put an end to a 2-for-19 skid at the plate over his last five starts before he hit the bench with the injury.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Dealing with minor calf injury
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Devers is dealing with a left calf injury but hopes to return Sunday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
The injury explains why Devers is sitting for the second consecutive day Saturday against Arizona, and it may also partially explain his 2-for-19 stretch over his last five games. He's feeling better, however, so a trip to the injured list doesn't seem necessary.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Sitting again Saturday
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Devers is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
After getting a scheduled day of rest Friday, Devers will remain out of the lineup for a second straight contest Saturday. The 26-year-old went 2-for-19 with four strikeouts over his last five games, so the Red Sox will hope the multiple days of rest lead to better results for him moving forward. Justin Turner will draw the start at third base and bat third versus Arizona.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Gets night off Friday
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Devers is not in the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.
This appears to be a planned night off for Devers, who has fallen into a bit of a slump but still boasts 13 homers and 44 RBI through 49 games on the year. Justin Turner is covering third base and batting third Friday versus the Diamondbacks and right-hander Brandon Pfaadt. Masataka Yoshida will take a turn as Boston's designated hitter.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Clobbers two homers in win
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Devers went 2-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 6-1 win over the Padres.
Devers homered in back-to-back innings, going yard in the second and third. The infielder's first long ball put Boston up 1-0, while the second one drove in three runs, extending the lead to 6-0. The 26-year-old now has 13 homers on the year, tied for fourth in MLB.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Devers is not in the lineup Wednesday against Atlanta, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
This appears to be a routine day of rest for Devers, who's sitting on a .245/.299/.538 slash line with 11 home runs and 34 RBI through 36 games this season. Justin Turner will start at third base and bat third for Boston.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Hammers 11th homer
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Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Thursday's 11-5 win over the Blue Jays.
Devers provided a two-run double to cap Boston's five-run second inning, and he added a two-run homer as insurance in the eighth. The third baseman is 7-for-25 (.280) with two homers and seven RBI over his last six games. For the season, he's slashing .240/.291/.558 with 11 long balls, 31 RBI, 22 runs scored and eight doubles through 32 contests.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Goes deep early in win
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Devers went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-7 extra-inning win over the Guardians.
Devers launched his AL-leading 10th home run in the first inning to give Boston an early lead. The third baseman is on pace for 60 homers over a 162-game season. He appears to have a made a conscious decision to leave the park more often, which has come at the expense of batting average. Devers has career highs in launch angle (15.0) and flyball percentage (33.3) in his pursuit of the long ball but is hitting just .239 (.208 BABIP).
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Batting cleanup Friday
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Devers has moved down to the cleanup spot for the Red Sox in Friday's game versus the Guardians, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
He's batted second almost exclusively this season when both he and Masataka Yoshida are in the lineup, but the two will flip-flop Friday as Yoshida moves to the two-hole and Devers hits fourth. A .238 batting average and .282 on-base percentage for Devers thus far have been disappointing, but he's leading the American League with nine home runs.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Leads AL in homers
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Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-4 loss to Baltimore.
Devers is mashing to open the season and leads the American League with nine homers. His 16 extra-base hits are tied for most in MLB with Matt Chapman.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Swats eighth homer
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Devers went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss against Milwaukee.
Devers hadn't homered in his previous six games, his longest drought of the season. The third baseman brought the Red Sox within one run thanks to a sixth inning two-run shot. Devers has a .925 OPS this season, which would be a career high.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Homers again
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Devers batted cleanup and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a second run scored in Friday's 5-3 win over the Angels.
Devers adjusted to a new spot in the batting order by blasting his sixth homer in 13 games. Masataka Yoshida (hamstring) is the normal cleanup batter and has been unavailable the last three games, but he could return Saturday.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Getting day off
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Devers is absent from the Red Sox' lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.
It's a routine day off for Devers with Tampa Bay throwing left-hander Jeffrey Springs. Bobby Dalbec will be at the hot corner and bat fifth Thursday.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Homers twice, drives in five
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Devers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Saturday's 14-5 win over Detroit.
Devers unloaded on a Garrett Hill offering in the second inning with the bases loaded for a grand slam that gave Boston a 6-0 lead. The star third baseman hit his second homer of the day and fourth of the year in the seventh off Tyler Alexander. Devers is off to an excellent start with a slash line of .387/.406/.871 over eight games and 35 at-bats.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Snaps hitless skid
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Devers went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a second run scored in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Tigers.
Devers had gone 13 plate appearances without recording a hit before his fourth-inning solo shot snapped the string of futility. The homer was his second of the season. Despite that hit drought Devers has been productive at the dish, going 10-for-31 with three doubles, two homers and four RBI while scoring seven runs in seven contests.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Swats first home run
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Devers went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Pirates.
Devers hit his first home run of the season -- the first of three first-inning home runs -- but Boston pitching squandered an early advantage. Thus far, it's looking like Red Sox bats will carry the team, as only one starter has pitched into the fifth inning. Devers has done his part, hitting safely in all four games (8-for-19) with three extra-base hits, five runs scored and two RBI.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Accepts blame in loss
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Devers went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's 10-9 loss to Baltimore.
Devers offered his usual production from the two-hole, but he was the victim of a pitch-clock strikeout to lead off the eighth inning. The Red Sox were down 10-4 at the time but mounted a three-run rally after Devers' gaffe and left a runner on. There's no telling what the team might have done with an extra out and baserunner. The third baseman accepted blame when talking to Matt Ventour of MassLive.com, noting he's still adjusting to the new rules.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Returns to camp
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Devers returned to spring training Friday after the Dominican Republic was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
He went 2-for-16 with two walks and zero RBI over four games while serving as the designated hitter and cleanup hitter for Team D.R., as Manny Machado was the starter at third base. Devers will get his reps at third base over the final two weeks before the regular season kicks off. Prior to the WBC, Devers made 14 plate appearances in Grapefruit League play.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Likely No. 2 hitter
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Devers is expected to remain the No. 2 hitter in Boston's lineup, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora is adamant about separating Devers and Masataka Yoshida, a pair of lefty hitters. Since Devers, deemed as Boston's most dangerous hitter, prefers hitting second, Cora will likely leave him in that spot while slotting Yoshida in the middle of the order. Yoshida has appeared in two games this spring and slotted in at cleanup. In Devers' lone appearance, he's batted out of the two-hole.
