No line has posted yet for this one, days out with two full series still to play on both sides — the market will have a much clearer injury and roster picture by the time it does.
The Angels sold off at the deadline, moving controllable pieces and turning the last two months into a look at what the 2027 roster might feature. That's the frame for everything they do in Boston: wins and losses matter less than which arms and bats hold up under the workload.
Boston, meanwhile, is the opposite story — a club that climbed back into contention after a rough start, playing meaningfully better baseball since Chad Tracy took over as interim manager. They're 3-2 over their last 5 and have won 2 straight, holding position in a wild card race that's still bunched behind them.
Both teams have games to get through first — Los Angeles closes a set in Pittsburgh, Boston hosts Baltimore — before the two open a series Monday at Fenway and run it back Tuesday. Whatever happens in that opener, Tuesday's version of both rosters could look different by the time first pitch arrives.