As expected, Roman Anthony is not in the Red Sox lineup against the Royals on Tuesday. Another key outfielder also is on the bench.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora squashes any concern about Roman Anthony and his lower back injury that is keeping him out of the lineup.

Roman Anthony — who was originally slated to bat third in Boston’s lineup on Monday as the team’s right fielder — was scratched just before the start of the game. Boston later announced that the promising rookie outfielder was taken out of action due to “mid-back tightness.”