Philadelphia will fight back against Jesus Luzardo, who lasted only 4 inches in the most recent start, allowing four runs and seven hits in a 6-5 loss to the Angels. The Phillies won only three of the last 10 games that Luzardo started.
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Red Sox (54-49): Refsnyder LF, Duran CF, Gonzalez 1B, Story SS, Yoshida DH, Rafaela 2B, Abreu RF, Narvaez C, Mayer 3B
Ballball: RHP Lucas Giolito (6-2, 3.59 ERA)
Phillies (58-43): Turner SS, Schwarber DH, Harper 1B, Castellanos RF, Realmuto C, Marsh CF, Kepler LF, Sosa 3B, Stott 2B
Ballball: LHP Jesús Luzardo (8-5, 4.29 ERA)
Time: 7:05 pm
Television, Radio: ESPN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Red Sox vs. Luzardo: Alex Bregman 2-9, Rob Refsnyder 0-4, Trevor Story 3-4, Abraham Toro 0-3, Connor Wong 0-2, Masataka Yoshida 0-2
Phillies vs. Joellito: Nick Castellanos 2-20, Bryce Harper 1-3, Max Kepler 12-43, Brandon Marsh 1-11, JT Realmuto 0-2, Kyle Schwarber 3-13, Edmund Sosa 1-2
Roman Anthony has eight strikeouts in the series, becoming the first player in Red Sox history to eliminate four times in a row.
Note: The Red Soxes are 1-4 in their current six-game trip to Chicago and Philadelphia. …After tonight’s game, the Red Sox will quit before opening three-game series with the Dodgers at Fenway Park on Friday. … With Tuesday night’s defeat, the Red Sox dropped to 6-5 in the Interleague Series, including 2-4. … Giolito was 2-2, with an ERA of 3.86 in two games against the Phillies, both in 2023. …The Red Sox was 19-13 in the series finals. …Luzardo, second only to the second time facing the Red Sox, allowed only six innings to beat six innings in 2023 with a 2-0 victory, becoming a member of the Marlins in 2023.
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