Verdugo agreed to a one-year, $6.3 million contract with the Red Sox on Friday to avoid arbitration, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo had a .280/.328/.405 slash line with 11 home runs and 74 RBI in 152 games for Boston last season. He's entering his penultimate season before becoming eligible for free agency in 2025.

Verdugo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo has an .860 OPS with two home runs, four doubles and eight RBI over his past 11 contests and will step out of the lineup for Sunday's game. Abraham Almonte will take over in right field for the series finale at Toronto.

Verdugo went 2-for-4 with one homer, two RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo accounted for two of Boston's three runs Wednesday with an RBI single in the bottom of the first to put the Red Sox up 1-0 and a solo home run in the sixth to improve the lead to 3-0. The long ball was his 11th on the season and fourth in September. Verdugo is slashing .284/.332/.412 through 146 games this season with 70 runs and 74 RBI.

Verdugo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo has a modest five-game hit streak during which he's gone 7-for-21 with a home run, five RBI and nine strikeouts, but he'll take a seat Sunday with lefty Nestor Cortes pitching for New York. Rob Refsnyder will start in center field and bat fifth in the series finale.

Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

With two strikes on him, Verdugo didn't offer at a 99.4 mph four-seamer from Gerrit Cole, which was called a ball. He then belted the next pitch -- 99.5 mph fastball -- that caught too much of the plate to knot the game at four runs apiece in the sixth inning. After the frame, both Cole and New York manager Aaron Boone were ejected for arguing the pitch before the blast. The homer was Verdugo's 10th and gave him 70 RBI, which ranks second on the team behind Rafael Devers.

Verdugo is not in Sunday's lineup against the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo is hitting .263/.354/.386 with two home runs in 14 games this month. Rob Refsnyder is getting the start in right field, batting fifth.

Verdugo went 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over Baltimore.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo scored on a Rafael Devers homer in the first inning, then again on a Devers single in the fourth. Verdugo also knocked in Kevin Plawecki on a fourth inning single of his own. The outfielder has six multi-hit performances this month which includes two homers, three RBI and ten runs scored. Over that span, he is slashing .333/.409/.513.

Verdugo went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, two additional runs and a walk in Thursday's 9-8 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo launched Boston's only home run in the contest, belting a solo shot to center field in the sixth inning. The outfielder reached base three additional times and scored twice more to continue his prolonged hot stretch at the plate. Since Aug. 5, Verdugo is batting .378 (37-for-98) with two homers, 10 RBI and 20 runs over 25 games.

Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to Minnesota.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo was a big part of Boston's offense Tuesday as he accounted for three of its five runs on the night. His multi-hit effort is his seventh in the last 13 games, a streak in which he is batting a robust .352. On the season, the 26-year-old is slashing .284/.329/.403 as he has been one of the bright spots in what has been a disappointing season for Boston.

Verdugo is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo started the past 17 games and will receive Thursday off after posting a .977 OPS with one home run, eight doubles, six RBI and 12 runs during that stretch. Rob Refsnyder will start in right field and bat sixth.