The Boston Red Sox are reportedly interested in adding Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller, although they have competition from other teams, per Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

As the Red Sox seek to bolster their rotation, they’ve reportedly gotten on the phone with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Red Sox have a 57-50 record and own the No. 2 American League Wild Card spot right now. Boston also is just one game behind the struggling New York Yankees for the No. 1 Wild Card spot. The Yankees also just lost Aaron Judge to the Injured List,

Craig Breslow has maintained that the Red Sox will add at the trade deadline. If so, how could that look? To discuss the deadline and set up a crucial week for the club, Red Sox beat writer Jen McCaffrey hosted a live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Tuesday afternoon. Here are five key questions that were asked and answered during the chat.

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At 57-51, the Boston Red Sox hold the final Wild Card playoff spot, but with the trade deadline quickly approaching, will they be active? The Red Sox already made arguably the biggest blockbuster trade of the season when they traded three-time All-Star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants.