Alex Bregman said his quad strain is similar to the one he suffered in 2021, when he missed over two months of action.

Bregman roped a single to left field in the fifth inning, rounded first base, then immediately called for the trainer and exited the game with a slight limp. Bregman told reporters on Saturday that he felt worse than expected. He subsequently underwent an MRI before being placed on the shelf.

Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 2-1 loss to Baltimore Orioles in Game 2 of a doubleheader Saturday at Fenway Park:

Even after years of envisioning what his MLB debut might be like, Marcelo Mayer never thought it would happen the way it did on Saturday.

Marcelo Mayer, Boston’s No. 2 overall prospect, was promoted to the Red Sox and needed to get a ride to Fenway Park to start against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

The Boston Red Sox, who entered Saturday at 26-26, will call up infielder Marcelo Mayer, 22, the No. 6 prospect in baseball and a central part of their future who they hope can play a role in their push for a postseason berth this year,

Sean Newcomb has been living every Massachusetts-born ballplayer’s dream over the past two months, but his time with the Red Sox may be winding down.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman will be out awhile with what manager Alex Cora called a significant right quad strain.

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Over time, Saturday could be remembered as the day the Red Sox called up star prospect Marcelo Mayer from the minors. But the Sox still had business to take of as Mayer made his way from Worcester to Boston for the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Orioles.