The Boston Red Sox will take on the Miami Marlins this week for a three-game series. The Red Sox are coming off a series loss to the Padres while the Marlins are coming off a series split with the Phillies.
Boston Red Sox (44-39) vs. Miami Marlins (30-54)
Game 1:
Date: Tuesday, July 2
Time: 6:40 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 2:
Date: Wednesday, July 3
Time: 6:40 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 3:
Date: Thursday, July 4
Time: 1:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Kutter Crawford (3-7, 3.59 ERA) vs. Valente Bellozo (0-0. 0.00 ERA)
Crawford gets the series started for Boston he is 3-7 with a 3.59 ERA, a 4.00 FIP, a 1.14 WHIP, a 2.7 BB/9, and a 9.2 K/9 in 92.2 innings. In his last start, he pitched 1.1 innings due to rain ending the game in the second inning, he’s struggled in his last five starts going 1-4 with a 5.04 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts in 30.1 innings. The Red Sox are 4-12 when he starts. The Marlins are going with Bellozo who is making his second career start, in his last outing he went five shutout innings giving up two hits; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out two. The Marlins lost that game he started.
Game 2: Brayan Bello (7-5, 5.55 ERA) vs. Trevor Rogers (1-8, 4.87 ERA)
Bello gets an extra day of rest pitching in the middle game hoping that helps figure some of his issues out. He is 7-5 with a 5.55 ERA, a 4.84 FIP, a 1.47 WHIP, a 3.7 BB/9, and an 8.1 K/9 in 71.1 innings. In his last outing, he lasted only 2.1 innings giving up seven runs on five hits; he walked three and struck out two. The Red Sox are 8-6 when he started and are 1-4 in his last five starts. Rogers gets the ball in the middle game he is 1-8 with a 4.87 ERA, a 4.62 FIP, a 1.56 WHIP, a 4.0 BB/9, and a 7.1 K/9 in 81.1 innings. In his last start, he faced the Phillies going six innings giving up three runs on six hits; he walked four and struck out four. The Marlins are 3-13 when Rogers starts.
Game 3: Nick Pivetta (4-5, 4.52 ERA) vs. Kyle Tyler (0-1, 3.38 ERA)
Pivetta gets the ball for the Red Sox in the finale, he is 4-5 with a 4.52 ERA, a 4.47 FIP, a 1.22 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and a 9.9 K/9 in 61.2 innings. In his last two starts he’s gone a combined 8.1 innings posting an 8.64 ERA, a 1.80 WHIP, and nine strikeouts in 8.1 innings pitched, he’ll look to have a bounce-back start against the Marlins. When Pivetta starts the Red Sox are 7-5 this season. Tyler goes for the Marlins he is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA, a 4.75 FIP, a 1.22 WHIP, a 4.2 BB/9, and a 5.9 K/9 in 10.2 innings. In his two starts this season he is 0-1 with a 3.11 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and six strikeouts in 8.2 innings. The Marlins are 1-1 when he starts.
Boston Red Sox vs. Miami Marlins Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Jarren Duran – .288
HR – Rafael Devers – 18
RBI – Rafael Devers – 45
IP – Tanner Houck – 107.2
ERA – Tanner Houck –2.67
K – Tanner Houck – 105
Marlins:
AVG – Jazz Chisholm Jr. – .259
HR – Bryan De La Cruz – 15
RBI – Bryan De La Cruz – 40
IP – Trevor Rogers – 81.1
ERA – Ryan Weathers – 3.55
K – Ryan Weathers– 67
Boston Red Sox vs. Miami Marlins Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .252 (7)
OPS: .741 (6)
R: 381 (13)
HR: 94 (11)
ERA: 3.64 (8)
K: 719 (12)
WHIP: 1.19 (6)
Marlins
AVG: .231 (23)
OPS: .630 (29)
R: 293 (29)
HR: 66 (30)
ERA: 4.52 (26)
K: 675 (23)
WHIP: 1.36 (25)
Wrap Up
The Boston Red Sox ended June going 15-10. This series kicking off July will be a big one for the Red Sox to gain some momentum before they head for a series this weekend against their rival. If the Red Sox plan to continue to maintain their chase for a Wild Card spot they need to take two of three from the Marlins if not sweep them, the middle game with Bello will be an indication of things to come with him and if the extra day of rest does benefit him.
