There’s no such thing as a meaningless game at the major league level. Even for teams hopelessly out of contention — a designation that the Red Sox are in the process of affixing to themselves — there are chances to evaluate, to find out what you have, and as important, what you need.
It’s a chance to self-scout, to determine the strengths and weaknesses of your current players.
And as their wild card chances shrink with each passing day, the Red Sox can learn some things about what they have on hand. As such, it should be obvious to them by now that Jarren Duran is not the answer in center field.