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Sogard went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 11-6 win over Texas.

Sogard, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, made his MLB debut. He got the start at second base over a slumping David Hamilton, but Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he plans to use Hamilton against right-handers going forward, Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Rafaela went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 11-6 win over Texas.

Rafaela stretched Boston's lead to 9-3 with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. It was his 13th home run, and he's chipped in 57 RBI as the team's nine-hole hitter. Rafaela has hit safely in 12 of 13 games coming out of the All-Star break, going 17-for-52 (.327).

Meyers went 0-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base Friday against the Rays.

Meyers didn't have a strong showing at the plate and is now hitting only .170 with four RBI and three runs scored across 13 games since the All-Star break. However, he managed his eighth stolen base of the season and first since June 26. Despite his struggles at the dish, Meyers has started 22 consecutive games in center field.

Judge went 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Blue Jays.

His first-inning shot off Kevin Gausman made Judge the first player in the majors this season to reach both 40 homers and 100 RBI, and he has a big lead in both categories -- Shohei Ohtani is second in home runs with 33, while Jose Ramirez is second in RBI with 91. Judge has been on an absolute tear since the All-Star break as he bolsters his case for a second AL MVP Award, posting a .404/.556/.809 slash line in his last 13 games with six homers, 12 runs and 16 RBI.

Stroman (7-6) took the loss Friday, surrendering seven runs on eight hits and a walk over 2.2 innings as the Yankees fell 8-5 to the Blue Jays. He struck out three.

Facing the team he spent the first five-plus seasons of his big-league career with, Stroman got tagged for three runs in the first inning and four more in the third before getting the hook. The veteran right-hander managed to avoid serving up a home run -- the first time he's done so in a Yankee Stadium start since May 3 against the Tigers -- but it was still another rough home outing for Stroman, who has a 5.34 ERA in 59 innings at home this year but a 2.83 ERA in 57.1 innings on the road. He'll try to turn things around in his next outing, which also comes at Yankee Stadium next week against the Angels.

Devers went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-6 win over the Rangers.

Devers had another multi-hit effort to extend a hit streak to nine games. In seven of those nine contests he's had multiple knocks, including nine doubles, one triple and two home runs. That power surge has driven his season OPS to 1.002 (fourth in MLB).

Abreu went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-6 win over Texas.

Abreu was involved early in the contest, delivering a two-run homer in the second inning and a run-producing single in the fourth. He's driven in nine runs over the last eight contests.

Serven went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in Friday's 8-5 win over the Yankees.

Batting ninth and getting another start behind the plate while Alejandro Kirk nurses a bruised elbow, Serven came through with a two-run single in the third inning. The hits and RBI were the 29-year-old's first since he was added back to the big-league roster July 28 following the Danny Jansen trade, but with Kirk not expected to miss much more time, Serven will likely return to the bench before the weekend is over.

Green struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his eighth save of the season in an 8-5 win over the Yankees.

Facing the top of New York's order, Green needed 16 pitches to sit down Alex Verdugo, Juan Soto and Aaron Judge in a very impressive performance. The right-hander appears set as the Blue Jays' closer for the rest of the season unless Jordan Romano is able to make a late return from arthroscopic surgery on his elbow, and Green has earned the role by posting a 1.84 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 16:5 K:BB through 14.2 innings since the beginning of July while converting all six of his save chances.

Gausman came away with a no-decision in Friday's 8-5 win over the Yankees, giving up five runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out two.

Two-run homers by Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe accounted for most of the damage off Gausman, as the 33-year-old right-hander saw his three-start win streak snapped. He exited after 4.2 innings and 93 pitches, and it perhaps shouldn't have been surprising that Gausman would take a step back after he tossed a complete game July 27 against the Rangers, especially considering how inconsistent he's been in 2024. He'll take 4.56 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 119:36 K:BB through 124.1 innings into his next outing, which lines up to come at home next week against the Orioles.