The Red Sox mounted a comeback win over the Guardians, but Roman Anthony exited with an oblique injury he called "definitely worse" than a recent day-to-day back issue. The timeline for his return is unclear. Since being called up, Anthony has hit .292/.396/.463 with a 138 wRC+, making him Boston's most consistent second-half hitter, and losing him could hinder their chase of a 2.5-game deficit to the Blue Jays. Aaron Judge hit his 43rd homer to tie Yogi Berra for fifth in Yankees history and now stands three homers shy of Joe DiMaggio for fourth. Kyle Tucker appears to have rebounded after a slump; since returning on Aug. 21 he is batting .364/.462/.727 but he also exited with an injury.
The Red Sox mounted an impressive comeback win in their game against the Guardians yesterday, but the mood was dampened by the fact that budding star Roman Anthony exited the game due to an oblique injury. After the game, Anthony spoke to reporters (including Tim Healey of the Boston Globe) and noted that this oblique injury is "definitely worse" than the day-to-day back injury he dealt with a few weeks ago. It's unclear what sort of timeline for return to action Anthony might be facing.
Aaron Judge rounded out the month of August in a big way by crushing his 43rd homer of the season on Sunday. That blast, as noted by MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, pushed Judge into a tie with Yogi Berra for fifth place in Yankees history. Judge's next blast will not only give him sole possession of fifth place in franchise history - it'll leave him just three homers shy of surpassing the great Joe DiMaggio, who sits fourth with 361 round-trippers.
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