Overview
- The Red Sox mapped out the series with an opener before Brayan Bello in the first game, Sonny Gray in the second, and Ranger Suárez in the finale.
- Interim manager Chad Tracy said the club will use an opener for Bello and confirmed Suárez is cleared to start after right hamstring tightness in his last outing.
- Boston tried an opener in front of Bello earlier this month and he followed with one run allowed over seven innings.
- Gray enters his start with a 3.54 ERA for Boston, though his strikeout rate is well below last season’s pace.
- Philadelphia continues to lean on top prospect Andrew Painter despite recent struggles, setting up extra focus on Suárez’s first start against his former club.