Verdugo went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo has hit safely in 10 straight games, slashing .308/.386/.590 during the streak. He also notched his second steal of the last four games and scampered home to score Boston's fifth run on a Rafael Devers' double. He's not going to make the Red Sox forget Mookie Betts, but Verdugo has been one of Boston's leading hitters in 2020, ranking second on the team with an .886 OPS.

Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo got aboard with a double in the seventh inning and stole third with two outs, but he couldn't come around to score. It was his first stolen base of the season. Verdugo has hit safely in each of his last seven games, going 9-for-28 (.321) with two homers, four runs scored and four RBI in that span. He's batting .286 with five homers, eight RBI and nine runs scored in addition to Sunday's steal in 20 games overall.

Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Yankees on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo went deep for the second straight game, blasting a 433-foot shot to right field in the ninth inning. The 24-year-old has collected at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 contests, going 12-for-40 (.300) with five home runs and eight RBI over that span.

Verdugo went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 10-3 loss to the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo launched his fourth homer of the season in the fourth inning, one of four hits Boston's offense could muster against right-hander Gerrit Cole. The outfielder is one of the few bright spots in a disappointing Red Sox season. Verdugo's hit safely in nine of the last 10 games with four homers and seven RBI.

Verdugo is leading off in Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo has swung a hot bat recently with three home runs in the past two games, so he'll take the place of Andrew Benintendi atop Boston's lineup. Given the 24-year-old's usual place near the bottom of the order, it's unclear whether his role as the leadoff hitter will continue going forward.

Verdugo went 2-for-3 with a walk and two solo home runs in Friday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

He took Tanner Roark deep over the Green Monster in the second inning, and then clobbered a Rafael Dolis offering in the eighth that nearly left Fenway entirely. As the cherry on top of Verdugo's performance, he then robbed Travis Shaw of a homer over the bullpen fence in right field in the ninth. Verdugo now has three home runs and four RBI on the season -- all of them coming in the last two days -- with a .294/.368/.559 slash line through 11 games.

Verdugo could move up to the leadoff spot at some point soon, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo has hit eighth sixth or seventh in all of his appearances thus far. Regular leadoff man Andrew Benintendi certainly hasn't lived up to the role, hitting a miserable .069/.289/.103 in 39 plate appearances. Verdugo hasn't stated a great case himself, though, hitting a modest .258/.324/.355 in 34 trips to the plate.

Verdugo went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Rays.

EDGE Analysis

After sitting against a few southpaws already this season, Verdugo stayed in the lineup even with Ryan Yarbrough on the mound. He delivered with his first home run of the season in the fourth inning to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. Verdugo has collected eight hits in 33 plate appearances, though the long ball was his first extra-base hit of the campaign.

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

EDGE Analysis

With southpaw James Paxton on the hill for New York, the lefty-hitting Verdugo will sit out the series finale, opening up a spot in right field for J.D. Martinez. Verdugo had started Boston's last four games, going 2-for-14 with five strikeouts and two walks.

Verdugo is not in the lineup against lefty David Peterson and the Mets on Tuesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo has now been benched against two of the three lefties Boston has faced thus far. Kevin Pillar will start in right field in his absence.