Franklin Arias, who holds the No. 68 spot on Baseball America’s Top 100 list, contributed one of High-A Greenville’s three hits in their 6-0 defeat against Rome on Sunday. The 19-year-old shortstop has been impressive, going 15-for-35 (.429) over his last eight outings for the Drive.

Currently, he boasts a .339 batting average, a .406 on-base percentage, a .444 slugging percentage, and an .850 OPS. He has also tallied two home runs, seven doubles, 16 RBIs, 20 runs, 12 walks, 17 strikeouts, and five stolen bases over 30 games (138 plate appearances) between Low-A Salem and High-A Greenville. Since moving up to Greenville, Arias has achieved a .326/.404/.522/.926 slash line with two homers, three doubles, seven RBIs, five runs, six walks, and five strikeouts in 11 games (52 plate appearances).

Other Red Sox minor league highlights from Sunday include: ~ Roman Anthony, Baseball America’s top prospect, reached base thrice, going 2-for-3 with two singles and a walk in Worcester’s 6-0 loss to Lehigh Valley. The 20-year-old is hitting .302 with a .423 on-base percentage, a .476 slugging percentage, and an .899 OPS, along with five homers, five doubles, a triple, 25 runs, 17 RBIs, 28 walks, and 33 strikeouts in 35 games (156 plate appearances).

~ Marcelo Mayer, who entered Sunday with a 22-game on-base streak, went 0-for-4 with a strikeout against Lehigh Valley. The 22-year-old holds a .269/.333/.478/.811 line with seven homers, five doubles, a triple, 35 RBIs, 22 runs, 13 walks, and 29 strikeouts in 34 games (150 plate appearances).

~ Vaughn Grissom managed a 2-for-4 performance with a double in Worcester’s loss. His stats include a .260/.338/.397/.735 line with three homers, nine doubles, 15 RBIs, 25 runs, 12 walks, and 29 strikeouts in 34 games (148 plate appearances).

~ Jhostynxon Garcia hit a walk-off two-run single in the 10th inning, securing Double-A Portland’s 6-5 victory over Chesapeake. This came after Chesapeake took a 5-4 lead at the top of the 10th. The 22-year-old sports a .286/.395/.418/.813 line with two homers, five doubles, a triple, 15 RBIs, 18 runs, 18 walks, and 23 strikeouts in 28 games (119 plate appearances).

~ David Sandlin, ranked Boston’s No. 7 prospect by Baseball America, started for Portland, amassing nine strikeouts and 20 swings and misses over five innings against Chesapeake. He allowed three runs, five hits, and no walks. The 24-year-old right-hander maintains a 4.78 ERA (26 ⅓ innings, 14 earned runs) across six starts, with his 20 swings and misses being the most by any Double-A pitcher on Sunday.

~ Connelly Early, a 23-year-old lefty, also pitched five innings in Portland’s 10-inning win, conceding two runs, one earned, three hits, and two walks while striking out eight. He holds a 2.41 ERA (18 ⅔ innings, five earned runs), with 30 strikeouts and nine walks in five outings (two starts), and is ranked Boston’s No. 10 prospect by Baseball America. Opponents are hitting just .156 against him.

~ Shea Sprague, a Massachusetts native and Red Sox 2024 13th-round pick from UNC, yielded only one hit and one walk while striking out six over 4 ⅔ innings in Low-A Salem’s 4-3 loss to Fayetteville. The B.C. High alum tied for the Low-A lead with 14 swings and misses on Sunday. The 22-year-old lefty has allowed just two runs, 10 hits, and one walk while striking out 20 over his last 15 innings spread across three outings.