The Sox want Gonzalez in the lineup against almost every lefty (Framber Valdez will pitch for Houston) and for good reason — entering Sunday’s action, Gonzalez had the third-highest slugging percentage against lefties this season, behind only Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh.

Gonzalez quickly responded when Boston faced an early deficit. The Red Sox followed suit with six straight unanswered runs. The post How Romy Gonzalez’s leadoff home run helped change Red Sox outlook on Saturday appeared first on Boston.

With the Red Sox facing a left-handed starter Saturday, manager Alex Cora has Roman Anthony batting third and lefty masher Romy Gonzalez hitting leadoff.

It’s part of the game. Something funny.” The post Red Sox, Astros don’t provide much explanation on what led to benches-clearing moment appeared first on Boston.com.

After a rocky start coming out of the All-Star break, the Red Sox are suddenly streaking again, winners of four straight and six of their last seven. Boston enters Sunday in second place in the AL East, having passed the Yankees both for that spot and for the first wild card position in the American League.