CHICAGO — Alex Bregman and Roman Anthony will hit back-to-back in the Nos. 2 and 3 spots of the Red Sox lineup Friday. Boston (53-45) opens the second half here at Wrigley Field at 2:20 p.m. eastern. Righty Lucas Giolito (6-1, 3.36 ERA) will start for the Sox opposite Chicago righty Colin Rea (7-3, 3.91 ERA).

Several members of last year's draft class have made huge leaps in velocity and their performances on the mound so far this season.

After Ceddanne Rafaela's apparent two-base hit is reversed by the umpiring crew, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was very unhappy

Roman Anthony Makes Red Sox History Not Done Since 1965 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kudos to the Boston Red Sox for figuring things out over the past few weeks. When it looked like the Red Sox were dead in the dirt, all they did was respond with an impressive streak heading into the All-Star break, winning 10 in a row.

Boston Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony got to relax and enjoy the All-Star break, but he hopes it's the last time that happens for the foreseeable future. Anthony

Roman Anthony has more than lived up to the hype ever since making his highly anticipated debut, but he isn’t the only Red Sox rookie to earn high marks in the Herald’s Midseason Red

Boston Red Sox top prospect Roman Anthony hits first Fenway Park home run, a key MLB rookie milestone for the 21-year-old outfielder.