Two weeks ago, the Red Sox had no urge to call up top prospect Rafael Devers. In fact, the last thing they wanted, according to president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, was to thrust a 20-year-old third baseman into the middle of a pennant race.

But there was Dombrowski, standing in manager John Farrell's office after Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Angels and announcing that Devers will join the team Monday in Seattle.