Lou Merloni the co-host of Ordway, Merloni & Fauria WEEI 93.7FM, NBC Sports Boston Baseball Analyst and former MLB Player joins the podcast to discuss the Alex Verdugo incident, Chris Sale's return, expectations for the 2nd half of the season and more! Red Sox Beat is powered by betonline.ag. Use the code CLNS50 for 50% welcome bonus on your initial deposit. 0:00 Introducing Lou Merloni 00:45 Defending Alex Verdugo…   4:02 Why Verdugo moment shows Alex Cora is perfect for this team… 7:54 Sale getting ready to return but they still need to deal for a Starter… 13:43 Jarren Duran and Tanner Houck debuts 22:16 Realistic Red Sox expectations for 2nd half