Game 43: Phillies at Red Sox lineups and notes
The Red Sox did just enough Wednesday night to emerge with a 3-1 win over the Phillies. Ceddanne Rafaela’s pinch-hit, go-ahead, two-out, two-run home run in the sixth inning was the difference.
The win marked the 15th time the Red Sox have scored three runs or fewer at Fenway Park this season.
A win in Thursday night’s finale would give the Sox just their second series victory at home. They enter the contest 1-4-1 in series play at Fenway.
The Sox will send Ranger Suarez, who spent eight seasons with Philadelphia before signing a five-year, $130 million contract with the Red Sox in January, to face his former team. The lefthander will be making his first appearance since exiting his last start on May 3.
“I miss [Suarez],” Philadelphia’s Jose Alvarado said this week. “He did a lot of good things for our team. That’s why he means a lot to us, but this is business. He will try to beat us and we will try to beat him.”
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The Phillies will counter with Jesús Luzardo.
Bring an umbrella if you’re heading to Fenway. Thursday’s forecast calls for on and off showers and pockets of light rain most of the day, with highs to the upper 50s and low 60s.
Here is a preview.
Lineups
PHILLIES (20-23): TBA
Pitching: LHP Jesús Luzardo (3-3, 5.77 ERA)
RED SOX (18-24): TBA
Pitching: LHP Ranger Suarez (2-2, 2.77 ERA)
Time: 6:45 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Phillies vs. Suarez: Adolis García 0-3, Kyle Schwarber 0-5, Trea Turner 3-10
Red Sox vs. Luzardo: Wilyer Abreu 0-2, Willson Contreras 3-9, Jarren Duran 0-2, Caleb Durbin 1-2, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 3-10, Marcelo Mayer 0-1, Andruw Monasterio 1-7, Carlos Narváez 0-2, Ceddanne Rafaela 0-1, Trevor Story 3-7, Connor Wong 0-2, Masataka Yoshida 1-4
Stat of the day: Aroldis Chapman has converted each of his last 24 save situations, the longest active streak in the American League and second longest in MLB behind Atlanta’s Raisel Iglesias (25).
Notes: Suarez is making his first career appearance against his former team. … The Red Sox have been held to 21 runs in their last 11 home games. … Wilyer Abreu is hitting .333 with a .927 OPS over his last 19 games. … Trevor Story has hit safely in 12 of his last 15 games. … Luzardo has a 4.76 ERA in two career starts against the Red Sox but hasn’t figured in the decision in either game. … After tonight’s game, the Red Sox will head out of town for a six-game road trip at Atlanta and Kansas City, beginning Friday against the Braves.
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Material from Field Level Media was used in this story.
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