The Boston Red Sox are going for the sweep of the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday after a big Game 2 11-7 win. While the playoff race is getting real in Boston, the Fenway faithful have been waiting on injury news all Wednesday long. Before the game, Alex Cora gave the update that fans were fearing. Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony is heading to the injured list with an oblique injury that could cost him 4-6 weeks.

“Alex Cora on Roman Anthony, speaking on WEEI Afternoons. ‘He's going on the IL. He has an oblique strain. Timetable, we don't know… Usually takes from 4-6 weeks,'” Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reported.

Anthony missed two games in early August with mid-back tightness. He came back quickly and was just as good as he was before, pushing the concern aside for about a month

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