ARLINGTON, Texas -- The temptation is understandable.
Not only have the Boston Red Sox lost three left fielders to injuries within the past month, including Chris Young on Thursday, they also have dropped 12 of their last 20 games. They still lead the majors in scoring, but the offense isn't humming quite as it had been. After averaging 5.9 runs per game through the end of May, the Sox are down to 4.9 in June.
And so, almost as soon as Young had been helped off the field with a strained right hamstring, the call went out across social media for Boston to call up top prospect Andrew Benintendi.