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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/red-sox as Red Sox Get Discouraging Trade Deadline Update On Twins All-Star. The Boston Red Sox are in playoff position with six games to go until the trade deadline, and that has fans dreaming of blockbuster acquisitions.

The Boston Red Sox of late have flipped their script. After dealing away their best hitter, Rafael Devers, in a puzzling June blockbuster, the Sox bumbled to a 3-7 mark in the days immediately following the trade.

Preview the July 25 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

MLB's schedule makers gave the Dodgers an off-day Thursday, a valuable breather in advance of a nine-game, three-city road trip through the Eastern time zone. M

Time after time, Garrett Whitlock said he’d be the team’s janitor if it meant he’d remain in the majors. Now, he's back to being a force in the Red Sox' bullpen after a long string of injuries.

According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, Craig Breslow and the Red Sox may not be in the mood for a blockbuster trade before July 31.