Daily Red Sox Links: Xander Bogaerts, Eduardo Rodriguez, Alex Cora

Even after getting swept last weekend, the Red Sox weren’t in complete panic mode. That has changed now following another letdown against the Orioles. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic)

Three games are all that’s left for the Red Sox to prove they belong in the playoffs, although they don’t exactly fit the part right now. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)

It’s a pretty stark turnaround from some of the exciting and never-give-in style of baseball the Red Sox played earlier this year. (Christopher Smith; MassLive)

It’s been a brutal stretch at the plate for Xander Bogaerts lately. (John Tomase; NBC Sports Boston)

But Bogaerts knows he (and the rest of the Red Sox for that matter) need to turn things around. (Chris Cotillo; MassLive)

Help us, Eduardo Rodriguez. You’re our only hope. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)

Sweeping the Nationals this weekend is pretty much imperative at this point, but Alex Cora and the Red Sox won’t have the luxury of the DH in attempting to do so. (Sean T. McGuire; NESN)