Roman Anthony is swinging a bat without pain in the injured hand that has kept him out for most of the month, and he will attempt to hit an actual baseball off a tee. Garrett Crochet threw live batting practice and will do so again next week, with the goal of returning to the big league club without a rehab assignment. Garrett Whitlock slipped on the muddy Fenway mound, hyperextended his plant leg, and received a painkilling injection, with no update yet on whether he will avoid an IL stint. Mickey Gasper, Nick Sogard, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa are receiving regular playing time, with emphasis on taking good at-bats and working counts. Sogard’s sacrifice bunt came as the team has increased sacrifice bunts since the interim manager took over.
""They take good at-bats," the interim boss said. "You can see when they're in there and when you're watching, they know what a strike is, they know what a ball is, they'll go deep in the count, they get into hitters' counts, they'll use the off-side of the field. That sparks things when people see that.""
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