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BOS •
about 14 hours ago
It’s Suarez’s third scoreless start in last four outings, but this came with a few more swings and misses than the other two. It’s his sixth career 10-strikeout game. Incredibly, four of those have come in his last 14 starts (the other three with the Phillies down the stretch last season). He totaled two in his first 111 starts. The gem makes Suarez 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA this season. He’ll have his next start come Sunday at home versus the Astros.
BOS • Infielder • #39
about 14 hours ago
Mayer had three hard-hit balls tonight and raised his average from .224 to .243. His rough start has led to criticism of Boston’s decision to commit to him at second and some calls to maybe move Ceddanne Rafaela back to the infield, but Mayer has played terrific defense and struck out just 16 percent of the time while showing well above average bat speed. As a platoon guy, he might not be fantasy relevant at any point this year, but he’s going to wind up being a more-than-adequate starter for Boston.
BOS • Outfielder • #16
about 14 hours ago
It has really not been Duran’s year so far. He struck out once tonight, but he hit the ball hard his other four times up, exceeding 104 mph off the bat on three occasions. The balls in play had xBAs of .700, .510, .460 and .450, but none paid off for the left-handed hitter.
BOS • Infielder • #10
about 20 hours ago
Story had some rather direct remarks to reporters about the direction of the franchise following longtime manager Alex Cora’s firing and was left out of Sunday’s lineup by interim manager Chad Tracy. The 33-year-old veteran is back in there to face Blue Jays big-ticket free agent acquisition Dylan Cease at the Rogers Centre. He’s hitting just .198 with two homers and two steals in 27 games this season on the heels of last year’s impressive 25-homer, 31-steal effort across a career-high 157 contests.
Source: MLB.com
BOS • Pitcher • #71
2 days ago
Early struck out four, walked one, and allowed four hits in the outing, lowering his ERA to 2.84 for the season. The young left-hander allowed solo shots to Samuel Basallo and Gunnar Henderson, but otherwise kept the Orioles off the board in the afternoon matinee. Early’s next start lines up as a tough one at home against the Astros.
BOS • Pitcher • #44
2 days ago
Chapman lowered his ERA to 1.04 with the outing. Some of his early-season appearances featured diminished velocity, raising concern for the 38-year-old. He’s rebounded since and remains the locked-in closer for a Red Sox roster looking to snap out of an early-season funk.
BOS • Infielder • #21
2 days ago
Durbin has had a rough go to begin his tenure with the Red Sox, batting .169 with a .260 OBP through Sunday. He’s now up to three steals and remains a regular in the Boston lineup, starting at third base in all but three games this season. The former Brewer went 18-for-24 on SB attempts as a rookie.
BOS • Outfielder • #3
2 days ago
Rafaela’s triple came in the sixth inning, hit to the right-center gap and scoring Wilyer Abreu to give Boston a 4-1 lead. The 25-year-old is hitting for a career-best wRC+, but he’s 0-for-3 on stolen base attempts with just one homer so far.
BOS • Outfielder • #19
2 days ago
The 21-year-old phenom missed each of the team’s previous four games due to a lingering back issue. He’s off to a slow start at the plate this season, slashing an underwhelming .225/.361/.325 with just one homer, four RBI, two stolen bases and a 25/16 K/BB ratio across his first 97 plate appearances.
BOS • 1B
3 days ago
Tracy will take over after the team announced the firing of Alex Cora. The 45-year-old has been the manager for Worcester — Boston’s Triple-A club — since 2023. A good showing over the final 125-plus games will give him a shot at keeping the gig for good. The club also promoted Chad Epperson as third base coach and Collin Heltzler to be a part of the hitting staff from Worcester.
BOS • SS
3 days ago
Passan reports that the Red Sox also have fired hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Rámon Vazquez and game-planning coach Jason Varitek. This comes after the Red Sox picked up a 17-1 win over the Orioles on Saturday, but this was likely in the works for a long time. Even with the win, Cora and Boston had just a 10-17 record, and the Red Sox will turn to a new leader in hopes of salvaging the season. Cora has compiled a 619-541 win-loss record while leading Boston to a championship in 2019 over his eight seasons as skipper. An interim manager will be announced after the decision becomes official.
BOS • Infielder • #40
3 days ago
Contreras collected a pair of RBI earlier in the contest before taking position player Weston Wilson deep for a garbage-time homer in the ninth inning. It counts all the same for fantasy managers, who certainly don’t mind a little stat-padding during the late stages of a one-sided affair. It was his fifth round-tripper of the season and second time he’s gone deep in the past week.
BOS • Infielder • #14
3 days ago
Monasterio ripped a pair of doubles in the early stages of the one-sided affair before launching a grand slam off lefty reliever Keegan Akin in the ninth inning to put the metaphorical cherry on top of a much-needed three-hit performance. It was his first round-tripper of the season. He’ll continue to see at-bats against left-handed pitching, but he’s mostly limited to reserve duty right now.
BOS • Pitcher • #35
3 days ago
It was a much-needed rebound performance for Crochet after getting torched for 16 runs over 6 2/3 innings combined over his previous two starts. The 26-year-old fantasy ace looked like his usual self in this one, leaning heavily on his four-seam fastball, and limiting Baltimore’s red-hot lineup to just five baserunners. He generated an encouraging 12 swinging strikes, and gave up only seven hard-hit balls, needing just 90 pitches to navigate six frames. The scoreless effort lowered his full-season ERA from 7.88 to a more respectable 6.30 through six starts. He’ll square off against the Astros at Fenway Park in his next outing on Friday.
BOS • Pitcher • #54
3 days ago
Cora added that Brayan Bello will make his next start on Wednesday against the Blue Jays after being lit up for eight runs over 3 1/3 innings on Friday against the Orioles. Gray appears on track to return in early May against the Tigers. The interesting question is whether top pitching prospect Payton Tolle will be shipped back to the minors when that happens. It’s a variable to consider for fantasy managers rostering the fire-balling southpaw following an impressive debut against the Yankees earlier this week.
Source: Ian Browne
BOS • Infielder • #39
3 days ago
Mayer made a prominent base-running mistake during the ninth inning of Friday’s lopsided defeat, but he’s been one of the few bright spots for the Red Sox recently, hitting .300 (6-for-20) with a pair of RBI over his last seven games. The 23-year-old former top prospect is hitting just .222/.296/.365 with one homer and one steal through 22 games overall. It’ll be veteran Isiah Kiner-Falefa at the keystone on Saturday afternoon to face Orioles lefty Trevor Rogers.
Source: MLB.com
BOS • Outfielder • #19
3 days ago
Not great. Anthony hasn’t played since Tuesday due to a lingering back issue. It’s worth noting that the Orioles have tough lefty Trevor Rogers on the mound for Saturday afternoon’s matinee, so he might’ve been on the bench regardless of his health status. It’ll be struggling Jarren Duran in left field in his place. The 21-year-old showed flashes of superstar potential when he reached the majors last year, but he’s gotten off to a brutal start this season, hitting .225/.361/.325 with one homer, four RBI and two steals through 22 games. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Sunday’s series finale.
Source: MLB.com
BOS •
3 days ago
Arias went hitless following a surreal hot streak where he homered in three consecutive games and six times in a seven-game span since April 14. The 20-year-old prodigy finished with just eight round-trippers in 116 games last season. His combination of elite plate skills and emerging over-the-fence power at a premium defensive position will position him as an elite fantasy prospect by midseason, if he’s not there already.
BOS •
3 days ago
Arias went hitless following a surreal hot streak where he homered in three consecutive games and six times in a seven-game span since April 14. The 20-year-old prodigy finished with just eight round-trippers in 116 games last season. His combination of elite plate skills and emerging over-the-fence power at a premium defensive position will position him as an elite fantasy prospect by midseason, if he’s not there already.
BOS • Outfielder • #52
4 days ago
His 403-foot shot to right-center barely cleared the deepest part of Camden Yards while also being a homer in 29 of 30 parks. Abreu’s hot start carried him closer to the middle of the order -- but he’s still hitting just .218/.306/.291 in his last 15 games even after this outburst. Boston’s problem is that, well, nobody else is really hitting well enough to push Abreu back down the lineup anyway. With an .845 OPS, it’s hard to be upset with the performance for his draft price, but Abreu’s .269/.321/.346 line against lefties continues to loudly speak to the idea that he should be a platoon player.
BOS • Pitcher • #66
4 days ago
The Orioles ran out of fireworks for their home runs. We’re not even kidding about that, that actually happened. None of these homers were cheapies either -- 410 feet, 395 feet, 411 feet, 395 feet, and 393 feet, and of the five, all of them would have been homers in at least 27 of 30 stadiums. The Orioles simply crushed Bello’s fastballs, be they sinker, cutter, or 4-seam, for all 11 of his hard-hit balls allowed. This is Bello’s first true disaster start of the season, but he’d be a tough stream at this point with his 9.00 ERA. A date with the Blue Jays awaits next week.
BOS • Outfielder • #19
4 days ago
It’ll again be Masataka Yoshida batting third and DHing as Anthony continues to deal with a sore back. This is Anthony’s third straight day sitting with the injury. Red Sox beat reporters generally seem optimistic he’ll be back soon.
BOS • Catcher • #75
5 days ago
Narváez tagged Yankees’ right-hander Cam Schlittler for a go-ahead 383-foot (102.3 mph EV) solo shot in the fifth inning that gave the Red Sox a 2-1 advantage. That would wind up being the extent of their offense. He struck out in each of his other two plate appearances in the ballgame. For the season, the 27-year-old backstop is slashing .245/.273/.340 with one homer and two RBI in his 56 plate appearances.
BOS • Pitcher • #70
5 days ago
The 23-year-old southpaw scattered three hits on the evening while issuing just one free pass. The only blemish on an otherwise magnificent performance was a solo homer off the bat of Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the fifth inning. Tolle exited after the sixth with a 2-1 lead and in line for a victory, but the Red Sox’ bullpen couldn’t hang on for him. He generated a whopping 18 swings and misses on 93 pitches on the day — eight on his fastball and seven on his curveball — while posting an elite CSW of 40 percent. It looks like he’s here to stay. Tolle should be rostered in all fantasy leagues for Tuesday’s matchup against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
BOS •
5 days ago
Rivera threw 3.1 scoreless innings in his one appearance last night, but the usage made him the obvious pitcher to send down as the Red Sox called up Peyton Tolle to start on Thursday. Rivera should make a return engagement to the Red Sox in the near future.
BOS • Pitcher • #70
5 days ago
He’ll grab the start against the Yankees and, despite the tough matchup, should be an interesting streamer in shallow leagues. Tolle had a 3.00 ERA in three starts in Triple-A, striking out 19 and walking four in 15 innings. He hasn’t started since April 12, so he should be well-rested for this assignment.
BOS •
6 days ago
Suarez had good velocity and decent command tonight, but Amed Rosario hit a three-run homer in the first and Giancarlo Stanton doubled twice off him. That he was lifted in the fifth after just 71 pitches was because he was due to face Stanton for a third time, and manager Alex Cora just didn’t think that was a very good idea. Suarez dropped to 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA. He’ll make starts in Toronto and at home against the Astros next week.
BOS • Outfielder • #16
6 days ago
Both doubles came off Max Fried, as Duran was starting against a tough lefty tonight after sitting against a righty on Tuesday. That’s how broken the Red Sox are right now. Duran is batting just .194/.266/.306, but he’s first on the Red Sox in runs scored and tied for third in RBI while being tied for sixth in plate appearances. He needs to play.
BOS • Pitcher • #70
6 days ago
There are a ton of variable swirling around Boston’s rotation, especially since manager Alex Cora declined to name a starter while speaking to reporters. However, all signs point to Tolle getting the call to start Thursday’s series finale at Fenway Park with Brayan Bello and Garrett Crochet taking the ball against the Orioles. It’s a challenging matchup for the 23-year-old southpaw, especially since he hasn’t started at Triple-A Worcester since April 12, which is more than a week ago. He offers enough strikeout upside to warrant a roster spot in all fantasy formats, but expectations should be kept in check for his season debut.
Source: Chris Cotillo