The Red Sox went into the ninth with a 3-2 lead, but Miami stormed back to earn a 5-3 win and avoid a sweep at Fenway Park.

Nate Eaton, a right-handed hitting infielder/outfielder on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster, is en route to Boston, according to multiple sources.

Marcelo Mayer, who was one of the top prospects in baseball entering the season, said he tried to delay surgery before accepting that he needed to undergo an operation.

BOSTON -- Red Sox infielder Marcelo Mayer says he will have season-ending surgery on his right wrist. The 22-year-old Mayer injured the wrist in late July. He got an injection to try to come back but decided to have surgery. He said he has a tear that hadn't improved with the anti-inflammatory injection.

9) Abraham Toro put the Red Sox ahead 3-1 in the seventh with an RBI sac fly after Abreu and Romy Gonzalez hit back-to-back singles to lead off the inning. Gonzalez’s single deflected off Junk’s foot into right field.

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The blown lead in the ninth cost Crochet what should have been his 14th win of the season and the Red Sox a sweep of the weekend series. Instead of gaining ground on Toronto, which lost, the Red Sox remained five games back in the AL East race.