As the Boston Red Sox continue their quest to reach October, rookie Roman Anthony slugged a no doubt leadoff home run Wednesday night.

An hour and a half before first pitch, Roman Anthony walked around Fenway Park in a blue checkered suit rather than his normal batting practice attire. A special occasion calls for something fancier than baseball pants,

In a 4-3 win over the Orioles on Monday night, righthander Richard Fitts — the de facto replacement in this turn through the rotation for newly minted reliever Walker Buehler — exited in the sixth inning because of tightness in his right biceps.