The Boston Red Sox's third baseman gutted it out with two shoulder injuries as long as he could, but that came to an end on Friday night.

Afrer a setback during his rehabilitation outings, it looks like the Red Sox will wait until 2025 to debut a key addition to their bullpen.

Boston Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks (elbow) is likely to be shut down for the rest of the season according to Boston manager Alex Cora. "Basically where we're at right now we'll probably shut him down.

Red Sox right-hander Richard Fitts became the second pitcher in Major League Baseball history to accomplish a feat on Friday night against the Minnesota Twins (GameTracker). Fitts joined Cincinnati Reds lefty Andrew Abbott by beginning his big-league career with three consecutive scoreless starts of at least five innings,

The Tigers lost to the Orioles so Minnesota is once again one game ahead of Detroit for the last wild-card spot in the American League. Kansas City also lost to the Giants, so the Twins are just one game behind the Royals for the second wild card.

Rookie David Festa pitched well for the Twins, going five innings while giving up one run on four hits, three walks and striking out six. Minnesota's bullpen was the difference, as they went seven innings while giving up only one run off of five hits.