The Red Sox will send Lucas Giolito to the mound. At 6-2 with a 3.97 ERA, Gioito has rebounded nicely after a poor first month. But the last two outings have resulted in some slippage, as he’s allowed nine earned runs over the last 9.1 innings.

If the Red Sox truly have ambitions of playing baseball in October, they need more reliability to protect their increasingly overworked bullpen.

The Twins are reportedly receiving constant trade calls before the deadline from teams including the Yankees and Red Sox.

MINNEAPOLIS — In need of a fresh arm after suffering a brutal, rain-delayed walk-off loss to the Twins on Monday night, the Red Sox called up right-hander Cooper Criswell to join the team Tuesday. Criswell takes the roster spot of Monday starter Richard Fitts, who was optioned to Triple-A Worcester after the game.

The Red Sox got some late-game heroics out of Roman Anthony on Monday night, but the Twins and Mother Nature spoiled the evening for Boston.

Cristopher Sanchez (9-2, 2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 134 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (2-8, 3.89 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -220, White Sox +180; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox start a three-game series at home against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

The Red Sox suffered an utterly brutal loss in Minnesota on Monday... and had to wait through a 90-minute ninth-inning rain delay to do so.