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Red Sox minor lines: Jackie Bradley Jr. isn't slowing down

Jackie Bradley Jr. has spent long stretches of the year watching the Red Sox lose from the bench. But it hasn't stopped him from hitting when given the opportunity in Triple-A.

Pawtucket W 5-3

Jackie Bradley Jr.: 1-4, HR, BB, 2 K
Deven Marrero: 1-4, BB, K, SB, E
Travis Shaw: 1-5, K
Allen Craig: 1-3, 2B
Bryce Brentz: 2-3, BB, K
Garin Cecchini: 0-4, 3 K

Heath Hembree: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

For a guy who has seen his season broken up by large, team-enforced periods of inactivity, Jackie Bradley Jr. misses very few beats. If there's ever a long-term opening in the outfield this year--even just as much as a 15-day disabled list trip--the Red Sox owe it to themselves to give Bradley at least one last chance to translate all this success to the Major League level. And no, 11 at bats scattered across a week don't count.

Salem L 8-9

Manuel Margot: 2-5
Sam Travis: 2-4, 2B, BB
Wendell Rijo: 1-5, HR, 2 K

Sam Travis went 10 games between multi-hit performances in May. Since breaking that slump with a 2-for-4 night last week, Travis has four multi-hit performances in six games, going 11-for-27 with four doubles. His roller-coaster season is back on the upswing.

Greenville W 10-9

Mauricio Dubon: 3-4, BB, 3 SB
Rafael Devers: 1-5, 2B
Nick Longhi: 1-4, K
Yoan Moncada: 1-3, K
Javier Guerra: 2-3, HR, K

Greenville has had plenty going on this season between the presence of Devers and Longhi, the emergence of Guerra, and more recently the arrival of Moncada. So it's been a little hard to notice Mauricio Dubon making a name for himself at the top of the lineup. But he's hitting .306, has now stolen 15 bases, and with four homers has already produced more in the way of power than was ever expected of him. At 20, he's hardly old for his league, and he's a defense-first middle infielder to boot. Just add his name to the list.