Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora’s approach with top prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer has left some scratching their heads. Cora has preferred to bench Anthony and Mayer — both left-handed hitters — against left-handed pitching.

Rookie Marcelo Mayer hit two of Boston’s four solo home runs and the Red Sox outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Roman Anthony was the rookie of the moment for the Red Sox on Tuesday night when he drove in two runs in his second major league game with his family seated next to the dugout.