Ever since he debuted Roman Anthony has been one of the driving forces behind the Red Sox’s success, and now it appears the club will have to go on without him for the remainder of the regular season.

During an appearance on WEEI Wednesday afternoon, Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced that Anthony will be placed on the injured list due to an left oblique strain that could keep him out of action for four to six weeks.

“He’s going on the IL, he has an oblique strain, timetable we don’t know, it’s a moderate one, so usually takes from four to six weeks,” Cora said.

The Red Sox subsequently announced the move to the IL, adding that utility man Nick Sogard has been called up from Triple-A to fill his spot on the active roster.

Ranked as MLB’s No. 1 prospect at the time of his promotion in

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