Wilyer Abreu homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 to avoid a series sweep.

Ryan has been involved in trade rumors as the Twins have fallen out of the AL Central race behind the dominant Tigers. He enters the All-Star break with a 9-4 record and a 2.72 ERA. Ryan has 121 strikeouts in 109.1 innings pitched. He'd look great slotting in behind Crochet in the Red Sox rotation.

The Boston Red Sox signed Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million deal in the offseason. However, his deal allows him to opt out after the season.

The Boston Red Sox are taking a deliberate approach with Alex Bregman in his return from a quad strain. So far, everything is going smoothly. Bregman played in consecutive games on Friday and

Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman had to leave Friday afternoon's game against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning with a leg injury.

Alex Bregman is getting closer to returning. On Saturday, as he took another major step forward, he took stock of a scuffling Red Sox club that no longer has Rafael Devers and said he was "shocked ...