After the game, Reds manager Terry Francona provided an update on Steer. "You know, he got it really hard in the first game," Francona said. "It was swollen and he really wanted to play. He went and hit,

Now that more than a decade has passed since Terry Francona and the Red Sox parted ways, it's easier to remember the good times.

The Red Sox reinstated infielder Marcelo Mayer from the bereavement list Monday, in time for him to start at third base in the series opener with Terry Francona’s Cincinnati Reds.