Alex Cora de los Red Sox no está seguro del retorno de Rafael Devers….

The Red Sox didn’t get off to a great start in their series against the Kansas City Royals, but their top star was among multiple batters who continued their struggles against left-handed pitchers. Royals All-Star Cole Ragans shut down a Boston offense that was meant to combat its issues against lefties. Ragans gave up one run off four hits in Kansas City’s 6-1 win over the Red Sox. Boston is now 12-15 against left-handers after Friday’s loss at Fenway Park, and it highlighted a need to add at least one right-handed bat to solve an issue that has plagued the Red Sox throughout the first half of the season.

The two most skilled regulars who haven’t had many problems versus lefties are Tyler O’Neill and Connor Wong, but Rafael Devers hasn’t had the same level of success. The elite third baseman’s on-base percentage (OPS) against left-handers is.702, while his OPS versus right-handed pitchers is 1.088. Manager Alex Cora, though, seemed unconcerned about the All-Star’s difficulties.