Even though the Minnesota Twins had talks with the Boston Red Sox about Joe Ryan leading up to the trade deadline, one player whose name never came up in discussions was Roman Anthony.

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Michael Wacha (5-9, 3.38 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 95 strikeouts); Red Sox: Dustin May (6-7, 4.85 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 97 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -146, Royals +121; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep a seven-game home win streak going when they face the Kansas City Royals.