On Friday night, Anthony, with his hands back, pounced on a first-pitch slider from Yankees reliever Yerry De los Santos -- in this case, a right-hander -- in the ninth inning, ballooning the Red Sox's lead. The blast incited a mass exodus of Yankees fans. With three games remaining in the series, they had already seen enough of Anthony.

The 21-year-old Orioles star has seen some of the progress Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell has made since being demoted to Triple-A Worcester.

As Boston Red Sox get red hot ahead of MLB postseason, Roman Anthony is getting red hot in AL rookie of the year race.