Brayan Bello
Bats: RThrows: RAge: 26Season: 2025
2025 Season Stats
ERA
3.50
W-L
11-9
IP
164.8
SO
124
WHIP
0.00
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BOS • Pitcher • #66
about 2 months ago
Bello threw just 28 pitches in a losing effort against the Bombers in Game 2 on Wednesday, so he’ll be available if he’s needed on Thursday. Garrett Whitlock will also be available. The only pitcher on the Red Sox’ staff that’s unlikely to be available is Garrett Crochet, and Cora even hinted that he could be in a pinch when saying “probably not” when asked about his availability. Expect an all hands on deck situation as the Red Sox attempt to stave off elimination.
Source: Tim Healey
BOS • Pitcher • #66
about 2 months ago
It wasn’t a traditional postseason clunker as Bello surrendered a two-run blast to Ben Rice in the opening frame and was lifted after recording just seven outs and throwing only 28 pitches. Things could’ve gone a lot worse, which is the only consolation here. The 26-year-old righty was outstanding during a couple regular-season starts against New York, but Red Sox manager Alex Cora was unlikely to let him work too deep into this one against a lefty-heavy lineup.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
about 2 months ago
Bello will take the ball for a pivotal Game 2 matchup at Yankee Stadium with Lucas Giolito (elbow) done for the postseason. The 26-year-old was a reliable mid-rotation arm for the Red Sox during the regular season, posting a career-best 3.35 ERA across 166 2/3 innings over 29 appearances (28 starts). Boston skipper Alex Cora indicated it’ll likely be rookie southpaw Connelly Early drawing the starting assignment for a win-or-go-home Game 3 contest, if necessary.
Source: Tim Healey
BOS • Pitcher • #66
about 2 months ago
Bello also issued three free passes on the evening while punching out three opposing hitters. The 26-year-old hurler actually shut the Jays out through the first five innings, but ran into trouble to start the sixth as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached on an error, Addison Barger drew a walk and Anthony Santander was plunked to load the bases. Bello then turned the ball over to the bullpen and all three runs scored on Daulton Varsho’s grand slam. Bello got six whiffs on 89 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 24 percent. He finishes the regular season with an 11-9 record, 3.35 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and a 124/59 K/BB ratio over 166 2/3 innings of work.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
about 2 months ago
The Red Sox wanted to “Give him a breather,” said manager Alex Cora, which is why Bello is being given some extra rest after four starts in September that have seen him post a 5.85 ERA in 20 innings. It’s nice that the Red Sox are noticing the trend and giving Bello some extra time, but fantasy managers should look elsewhere in the final week of the season.
Source: The Athletic
BOS • Pitcher • #66
2 months ago
Bello’s return to May form isn’t something the Red Sox were banking on this month. He’s totaled 20 innings and posted a 5.85 ERA in four starts during September. From June through August, he had a 2.66 ERA and completed six innings in 15 of 18 starts, never throwing fewer than five. Bello will face the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
2 months ago
Bello labored in the first inning against the Yankees as he loaded the bases with no outs. A sacrifice fly and base hit brought two runs in to score and Bello loaded the bases again before getting out of the inning with two strikeouts. A walk and two hits put a third run on the board for New York in the third, and Jazz Chisholm would drive in a fourth with a solo homer in the fifth inning. Bello’s day would be done after five frames. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 3.25 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and a 118/54 K/BB ratio across 157 2/3 innings into a start against the Athletics in Boston on Thursday.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
2 months ago
Bello struck out two batters on the day while issuing one base on balls. The Diamondbacks scored on an RBI single by Blaze Alexander in the second inning, on a wild pitch in the fourth and on an RBI double off the bat of Gabriel Moreno in the sixth inning. Bello got seven whiffs on 91 pitches on the day, posting an underwhelming CSW of only 19 percent. The 26-year-old hurler will carry a 3.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 114/51 K/BB ratio (152 2/3 innings) into a tough matchup against the Yankees on Saturday.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
3 months ago
Bello racked up just four strikeouts while walking three and registering a 27 percent whiff rate and 29 percent CSW. All of the damage came in the second inning when he allowed three runs and three hits, but he settled down after that. Bello still has some room to grow in terms of his strikeout upside, but this has been a true breakout for the 26-year-old, who will carry a 3.07 ERA into a start against the Athletics next week.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
3 months ago
Bello was on the hook for a potential loss after an untimely miscommunication between Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela allowed a seventh-inning fly ball to drop for a go-ahead double with two outs in the frame. Fortunately, Rafaela got his redemption a couple frames later with a go-ahead homer. The 26-year-old righty wasn’t dominant by any stretch, but the performance was still good for his 15th quality start of the year. He’ll face the Guardians on Monday in his next outing.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
3 months ago
Bello essentially repeated the outing he had against the Yankees on June 16 with seven scoreless innings, though he had eight strikeouts in that game and only five on Friday. Bello has a 3.07 ERA with a 4.25 xFIP, which suggests some regression could be coming soon. He’s lined up to face the Orioles on the road next week.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
3 months ago
Bello tossed four scoreless innings before Troy Johnston took him deep for a solo homer in the fifth. Agustín Ramírez later went yard for a solo blast to lead off the seventh. Bello would record one out in the frame and leave with two runners on at 78 pitches. He struck out two. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 3.23 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 97/45 K/BB ratio across 128 innings into a start against the Yankees in New York on Friday.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
3 months ago
Bello struck out seven. Two of the six hits he allowed, including one of the two doubles, were weak flyballs with sub-.100 xBAs, and it could have made a big difference for the Red Sox today had they employed Ceddanne Rafaela in center and Jarren Duran in left instead of Rafaela at second and Duran in center. It still seems ludicrous to think having Masataka Yoshida at DH is worth such an obvious defensive downgrade. Bello dropped to 8-6 with a 3.25 ERA ahead of a home start against the Marlins next weekend.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
4 months ago
Bello was staked to a five-run cushion by the second inning and has no trouble cruising to his eighth win of the season. He struck out five and only handed out one free pass. The 26-year-old righty has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 13 consecutive starts dating back to May 23. He’ll carry a strong 3.03 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 88/42 K/BB ratio across 116 innings (20 appearances, 19 starts) into Sunday’s road tilt against the Padres.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
4 months ago
It was a low-energy day from the Twins, and though Bello didn’t seem to be at his best while striking out four and walking four, it didn’t much matter against a lineup with a top four of Trevor Larnach, Brooks Lee, Kody Clemens and Ryan Jeffers. Bello moved to 7-5 with a 3.19 ERA. He’ll face the Royals next time out.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
4 months ago
Bello was mostly done in by a poor third inning where loaded the bases with one out, walked in a run, and then wriggled out of trouble after a sacrifice fly. He leaned on his new cutter in the strike zone and forced nine total swings-and-misses with his sweeper and changeup. He located those two pitches especially well and all things considered, pitched a fine game. This Dodgers lineup is just relentless. Bello’s next start is scheduled to come on the road against the Twins.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
4 months ago
Considering that Bello gave up homers to the very first two batters he faced (Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker), this turned out to be a pretty solid outing. He allowed only four singles afterwards, and he walked one and struck out four. The loss drops him to 6-4 with a 3.23 ERA, and he has another tough matchup against the Dodgers coming next week.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
4 months ago
Bello has now allowed three runs or fewer in every start since May 18th and has allowed two runs or fewer in five of his last six starts. He was efficient again on Sunday, throwing 73 of his 105 pitches for strikes and not walking a single batter while striking out five. The 26-year-old continues to morph into a predominantly fastball pitcher with 80 of his 105 pitches being either a four-seamer, sinker, or cutter. He only had two total whiffs on 12 swings on his changeup and sweeper, so the secondaries remain inconsistent, which keeps Bello from being a true difference-maker in fantasy leagues. However, his floor is considerably higher with this new approach and high groundball rate, and he should be rostered in most leagues.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
4 months ago
At 86 pitches through eight, Bello was given a chance to go for the shutout, which seemed appropriate. It was a little surprising that he was left in even after giving up a two-run homer and an additional single, but he wound up with the complete game. Technically, it’s the second of his career, though the other saw him throw six innings in a rain-shortened loss in 2022. Bello fanned 10 for the third time in his career, finishing one shy of his career high. His previous high this year was eight, but then, he hadn’t previously faced the Rockies this year. Bello, now 5-3 with a 3.27 ERA, will likely start again Sunday against the Rays, though the Red Sox might have him on a pitch count then since he’s coming off a long outing (107 pitches) and will be on four days’ rest.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
5 months ago
Bello took over this afternoon when play resumed in the fourth and got off to a rough start. With one out, he walked Gavin Lux after getting ahead of him 0-2, and he then gave up a two-run homer to Spencer Steer. As it turned out, it’d be the lone hit the Reds would manage over the rest of the contest. Bello was at just 62 pitches through his five innings and surely would have remained in had the Red Sox not taken a lead in the bottom of the eighth. At that point, the Red Sox turned to Aroldis Chapman to lock the game down. The win moved Bello to 4-3 with a 3.42 ERA ahead of a home start against the Rockies next week. Incidentally, it’s also the first time Richard Fitts’ 11 career starts that the Red Sox have prevailed. He pitched three innings of one-run ball before the game was suspended.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
5 months ago
The Red Sox are up 2-1 after three innings in this one, so Bello will have a much-better-than-usual chance of getting a victory. With six innings to go in the game, this makes a lot of sense for the Red Sox, especially since they’re only permitted to call up a 27th man for the nightcap. They could turn to Kyle Harrison then, since he last pitched for Triple-A Worcester on Thursday.
Source: Ian Browne
BOS • Pitcher • #66
5 months ago
Well, at least Bello worked his way to a quality start, right? The Blue Jays scratched across a single run in each of the first three innings and Bello never seemed comfortable. He was trapped in long at-bats and couldn’t put hitters away. Instead, they made consistent contact and made him work hard to get outs. He even looked uncomfortable holding runners on with George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. swiping bases against him. There’s been a lot of buzz around him lately after incorporating a new cutter into his repertoire and getting him more strikeouts. Of his last three starts, this one had by far his lowest cutter usage at 13%. Correlation doesn’t equal causation, but this one had by far the worst results of the trio. He’s scheduled to face the Reds at home next time out.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
5 months ago
Bello allowed only four hits, but one was a solo shot from Heliot Ramos and another was a two-run blast from old friend Rafael Devers. It’s still his fourth straight quality start, which was a nice change from a May run in which he went five straight starts without ever completing five innings. Bello will carry a 3-2 record and a 3.31 ERA into his next start versus the Jays.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
5 months ago
Bello always seems to step it up against the Bombers; he has a 2.21 ERA in nine career starts versus the club. The win today was his first since April 27, as he had received no-decisions in seven of his previous eight starts. He has, however, now turned in three straight quality starts, which follows a stretch in which he went five straight starts without completing five innings. He’s 3-1 with a 3.49 ERA overall, and he’s due to face the Giants next. He seems like at least a streaming option in that one.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
5 months ago
Bello turned in his longest outing of the season but still wound up being saddled with a loss after reliever Brennan Bernardino allowed an inherited runner to cross the plate following his departure. He struck out four and only issued one walk. The 26-year-old righty lacks the strikeout upside to make a significant fantasy impact, but he’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in nine of his 10 starts this season. He’ll bring a respectable 3.96 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 37/25 K/BB ratio across 52 1/3 innings into a home outing on Sunday against the Yankees.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
6 months ago
All three runs came in the third inning, which opened with a HBP and a walk ahead of two singles. The first of those hits was legit, but the second was a 60-mph grounder that plated two runs. At least Bello was able to provide some extra length tonight after five straight starts in which he pitched between four and 4 2/3 innings. He wasn’t involved in the decision. Since winning his first two starts of the year, he’s gone 0-1 in his last seven outings. He’ll likely face the Rays next, unless maybe the Red Sox want to get aggressive and bring him back to face the Yankees on Sunday.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
6 months ago
It’s the fifth straight start in which Bello has pitched between four and 4 2/3 innings. He was clearly unhappy about the exit today, and it probably didn’t help that he likely would have already concluded the fifth if not for a Jarren Duran error. Still, with two on and Christian Yelich coming up, bringing in lefty Brennan Bernadino was probably the right move, and it did work out for Boston. Bello wound up with his fifth no-decision in eight starts. He’s 2-1 with a 3.83 ERA but a thoroughly unimpressive 29/22 K/BB in 40 innings. He’ll face the Angels next.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
6 months ago
Bello also walked five and struck out three while posting just an 11 percent whiff rate and 22 percent CSW. Flat out, Bello was not good today, right from the start. He has been able to skirt around danger so far this season, but he was less fortunate today. Bello has failed to attack hitters and fallen behind in far too many counts this season. All of the work he’s done on his slider over the last two years has also seemingly cost him the feel for his changeup. The pitch is far too hard this season and lacks command or feel. It’s hard to roster Bello in most fantasy leagues right now, even though there is still some upside in his arm if he can figure out his approach and the shape of his changeup.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
6 months ago
Bello allowed four hits, walked five and struck out only one, but he kept escaping. Even so, manager Alex Cora didn’t trust him to pitch out a fifth-inning jam with the Red Sox up 3-0. Justin Slaten took over with two on and two outs after a walk to Joc Pederson and got Adolis García to ground out to end the threat. Bello remained 2-0 with a 2.01 ERA. He’s struck out 13 and walked 12 in 22 1/3 innings. It’s likely that he’ll face the Tigers next.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
7 months ago
Ryan Jeffers’ homer was the only damage, though 10 of the 18 balls in play Bello gave up tonight were hard hit. Five of those topped 106 mph. Bello has a 2.55 ERA in three starts since coming off the IL, though FIP won’t be kind to him (12 K, 7 BB, 3 HR in 17 2/3 IP). He’ll get the Royals next, making him a quality play.