Red Sox Bench Slumping Stars, Seek Spark

On April 1st, the Boston Red Sox are hitting the brakes, six games in,

benching, slumping sophomore Roman Anthony, and a few regulars for their finale.

Against the Houston Astros, Anthony dazzled on opening day going three for four.

But since then, he's managed just one hit in his last 17 ad bats with 10 strikeouts.

The team sitting at one in four after dropping four straight.

Manager Alex Cora is mixing up the lineup to spark the slow starters,

giving Anthony company on the bench with Marcelo Mayet and Carlos Narveyes.

Mayer's won for 14 since earning a starting spot, and Narveyes is dealing with back spasms for a second day off.

Meanwhile, Garrett Crochet toes the rubber for his second start.

The Red Sox are scraping by with a team batting average of 208,

and fans are feeling the frustration as the squad hunts for rhythm.

Cora's banking on this rest day to reset minds and swings,

especially after high hopes for young sluggers like Anthony, who popped eight homers in.

71 games last year.

A few familiar faces return today, like Jaren Durand, Caleb Durvin,

and Isaiah Keiner-Faleffa, who went a combined two for 34 to open the rise.

Season.

The Astros hold a four and two mark and already smoked Boston 17 to three over the first two games of the series.

Cora's experiment could be the jolt they need, or just another tweak in a bumpy start.

Either way, I stay glued on how these kids bounce back from.

The bench, stay locked in with Boston Red Sox News today, AI-powered updates.

I'm Cora with the story.