The Red Sox dropped the series finale against the Royals on Sunday, 7-3. Boston now heads into a major test this week with both the Rays and Yankees on the schedule.
Also on Sunday, Jon Rahm won his first major title with a comeback victory at the U.S. Open.
Elsewhere, U.S. Olympic trials continued over the weekend. Among several dramatic events was the last-chance success of Simone Manuel, the 2016 gold medalist who clinched a spot at the Tokyo Games in her final opportunity.
Dante Scarnecchia on the Patriots’ pre-training camp evaluation method: Though training camp doesn’t get underway for a month, Patriots fans are already clamoring for early analysis of how rookie quarterback Mac Jones looks in the team’s system.