“As of now, he’s scheduled to throw that one,” manager Alex Cora said before Boston’s series finale against the Orioles on Sunday. Fitts posted a 3.18 ERA (17 innings, six earned runs), 1.12 WHIP and .226 batting average against in three starts for Boston before landing on the 15-day injured list with a right pectoral strain.

Manager Alex Cora discusses Walker Buehler's outing, Marcelo Mayer's costly error and the team's inconsistencies following the Red Sox 5-1 defeat

Marcelo Mayer was hitting .271 with nine home runs and 43 RBI in 43 games for Worcester. In 2024, Mayer hit .307 with an .850 OPS at Double-A Portland. In Saturday night's game against Baltimore, he started at third base and batted sixth. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.