The Boston Red Sox will take on the San Diego Padres this week for a three-game series. The Red Sox are coming off a series split with the Blue Jays while the Padres are coming off a series sweep over the Nationals.
Boston Red Sox (43-37) vs. San Diego Padres (44-41)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, June 28
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Apple TV+
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, June 29
Time: 4:10 pm EST
Broadcast: FOX
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, June 30
Time: 1:35 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Nick Pivetta (4-4, 4.06 ERA) vs. Randy Vasquez (2-4, 5.10 ERA)
Pivetta gets the series started, he is 4-4 with a 4.06 ERA, a 4.42 FIP, a 1.16 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and a 10.0 K/9 in 57.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Reds going 4.1 innings giving up three runs on six hits; he walked one and struck out five. In games he starts this season the Red Sox are 7-4. Vasquez will oppose him making his 11th start of the season he is 2-4 with a 5.10 ERA, a 5.46 FIP, a 1.68 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and a 5.9 K/9 in 47.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Brewers going five shutout innings giving up five hits; he walked three and struck out three. In games started by him, the Padres are 3-7.
Game 2: Tanner Houck (7-5, 2.18 ERA) vs. Michael King (5-5, 3.75 ERA)
Houck gets the finale he is 7-5 with a 2.18 ERA, a 2.20 FIP, a 0.97 WHIP, a 1.6 BB/9, and an 8.8 K/9 in 103.1 innings. In his last start, he faced Toronto going 6.2 innings giving up three runs, two earned on five hits; he walked one and struck out seven. The Red Sox are 11-5 in games started by Houck. The Padres will go with Michael King he is 5-5 with a 3.75 ERA, a 3.91 FIP, a 1.29 WHIP, a 3.7 BB/9, and a 10.5 K/9 in 93.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Brewers going six innings giving up five runs on nine hits; he walked one and struck out eight. In games started by him this season the Padres are 10-7.
Game 3: Josh Winckowski (7-5, 2.18 ERA) vs. Matt Waldron (5-6, 3.43 ERA)
Winckowski will get the ball making his fourth start this season for the Red Sox, posting a 1.69 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, and two strikeouts in 10.2 innings. Last time out on Tuesday he appeared in a relief role going six innings giving up two runs on six hits; he walked one and struck out eight which gave him the ball for this one. The Red Sox are 2-1 when he starts. Waldron will go for the Padres he is 5-6 with a 3.43 ERA, a 3.36 FIP, a 1.16 WHIP, a 2.7 BB/9, and a 8.5 K/9 in 89.1 innings. In his last start, he faced the Nationals going six innings giving up two runs on five hits; he walked two and struck out eight. In games he starts the Padres are 7-9.
Boston Red Sox vs. San Diego Padres Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Jarren Duran – .288
HR – Rafael Devers – 16
RBI – Rafael Devers – 42
IP – Tanner Houck – 103.1
ERA – Tanner Houck –2.18
K – Tanner Houck – 101
Padres:
AVG – Jurickson Profar – .316
HR – Fernando Tatis – 14
RBI – Jurickson Profar – 55
IP – Dylan Cease – 98.1
ERA – Matt Waldron – 3.43
K – Dylan Cease– 125
Boston Red Sox vs. San Diego Padres Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .253 (7)
OPS: .742 (6)
R: 374 (11)
HR: 90 (12)
ERA: 3.54 (6)
K: 700 (7)
WHIP: 1.18 (5)
Padres
AVG: .261 (2)
OPS: .732 (10)
R: 391 (6)
HR: 92 (8)
ERA: 4.11 (20)
K: 742 (1)
WHIP: 1.27 (17)
Wrap Up
The Red Sox and Padres are two very similar teams. Two teams that many didn’t expect to be that great in 2024. Two teams that are currently holding playoff spots in the Wild Card. Two teams that are second fiddle to teams that are expected to dominate their division. Here we are, these two teams for most of the categories are ranked in the top half of the league which for the Padres and the payroll they have isn’t a surprise but for the Red Sox no one saw it coming and in this series they need to find a way to take at least two out of three. The pitching lines up well for Boston based on who they are facing but when that happens this team turns into a shell, hopefully, that doesn’t happen this weekend and they continue this recent hot stretch in which they’ve won 11 of their last 15.
