Despite the 1 for 4 official stat line, Mayer did plenty of heavy lifting at the plate. He drove home an RBI drew a walk and hit a rope to the gap in left-center that likely would have dropped in for a base hit nine out of 10 times. Unfortunately for Mayer, Rays center fielder Chandler Simpson made a beautiful diving catch to rob Mayer.

Despite the notion that Alex Bregman's presence is blocking Campbell's pathway to the big leagues, the Red Sox are still working him almost exclusively at second base, per reports.

After a 5-2 victory in their exhibition game with the Northeastern Huskies on Friday, the Red Sox opened the official Grapefruit League campaign with a 6-4 road win over the