Saturday’s 6-4 loss to the Red Sox seemed to fall on them, much like Friday’s 4-0 blanking against the Yankees in the opener. “Some early inconsistency that you come to expect a little bit,” manager Kevin Cash said. “But I’m confident we’ve got a group here that will work the kinks out and get in count control and be a little bit more efficient.”

Matt Moore is a decade removed from being an All-Star SP for the Rays, but the veteran has shown enough flashes as a RP that the Red Sox took a flier on him.

Yu Chang, a few years removed from his time with the Guardians, Rays and Red Sox, hit a home run in Chinese Taipei's loss to Spain on Friday.

Westbrook, 29, saw his first major-league action in 2024 with the Red Sox, producing a .584 OPS over 21 contests. He's likely to begin the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Durham, where he'll provide utility depth.