In the seventh inning of last night’s ghastly loss to the Reds, Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a game changing, go-ahead, grand slam that nearly hit the Pod On Lansdowne studios after sailing Over The Monster — And yet, it was his at-bat the following inning that nearly proved even more disastrous for the Red Sox (and my mental well-being).

The Boston Red Sox may have an infield logjam on their hands soon. Alex Bregman is currently injured, but his return could complicate things.

Boston Red Sox infielder Marcelo Mayer was placed on the bereavement list. MLB.com’s Ian Browne shared that the expectation is that Mayer will return on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds. "Some updates from Alex Cora today: Alex Bregman has started baseball activities,