It took about 48 hours, but the Red Sox are finally able to laugh about — and even celebrate — their harrowing flight to Minneapolis on Sunday night.

“I mean, a long day in general,” Hicks told reporters. “But obviously I got fully hot [before the delay] and ran on the field and felt really good to go. Then they pulled the tarp, I came back in, sat for an hour, got hot again, and didn’t really have my legs and didn’t know where the zone was.”

Red Sox manager Alex Cora shared an update on injured relief pitcher Justin Slaten, who is progressing toward a return.

Brooks Lee hit a pair of two-run home runs — off Justin Wilson in the seventh and off Jorge Alcala in the ninth, when the lead was large enough to try to avoid using Chapman — to turn a potential blowout into a late-and-close situation.

Righty reliever Justin Slaten, who has been out since May 29 due to shoulder inflammation in his pitching arm, played catch from the mound Tuesday in Boston, marking the first time he has toed the rubber in about two months. Next up are real bullpen sessions for Slaten, whose recovery has been slower than expected.

On Tuesday, Rob Bradford of WEEI posted a picture of Chadwick Tromp, a 30-year-old veteran who has played for three major league teams, in the Worcester Red Sox's dugout. At the time, the Red Sox and Minor League Baseball transaction log had yet to reflect anything about a signing.

After electing free agency last week, the 30-year-old backstop agreed to a minor league deal with the Orioles' division rival.

PORTLAND — Payton Tolle has been with the Portland Sea Dogs for just over a month. If Sea Dogs manager Chad Epperson had gotten his way in spring training, it would’ve been longer.

Minnesota Twins outfielder Harrison Bader made a stellar catch to rob Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu of a solo home run.