Xander Bogaerts had four hits, Alex Verdugo doubled twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4

Struggling outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is dropped from the 40-man roster.

A disputed three-run homer by Salvador Perez caps Kansas City’s decisive rally against reliever Darwinzon Hernandez.

Houston snaps Boston’s modest three-game winning streak.

Rafael Devers has a double, a home run and two RBI as Boston beats Houston 2-1 for its third straight win.

San Diego will pick up as much as $43,566,713 of Hosmer’s salary as part of the trade with Boston.

The Red Sox got two minor leaguers for Christian Vázquez, who was the longest tenured member of the Red Sox.

Boston scores five runs in the fifth inning to win for just the fourth time in 17 games.

The Red Sox second baseman has been out since July 14 after getting hit by a pitch by Tampa Bay’s Corey Kluber.

Xander Bogaerts can opt out of his contract at the end of the season and has been the subject of trade rumors.