Even though the Minnesota Twins had talks with the Boston Red Sox about Joe Ryan leading up to the trade deadline, one player whose name never came up in discussions was Roman Anthony.

The Red Sox leave the trade deadline in the first Wild Card spot, riding a five-game win streak and, most importantly, sitting above the Yankees in the division

Roman Anthony will miss his second straight game with back tightness Tuesday night, but the Boston Red Sox don't expect their rookie phenom to be out for long.

Roman Anthony — who was originally slated to bat third in Boston’s lineup on Monday as the team’s right fielder — was scratched just before the start of the game. Boston later announced that the promising rookie outfielder was taken out of action due to “mid-back tightness.”

The Red Sox announced why rookie outfielder Roman Anthony was removed from the starting lineup just minutes before opening a series with Kansas City.