They may have some good news when the teams take the field for Wednesday night’s contest: Interim manager Chad Tracy said after Tuesday’s loss he expects Willson Contreras to play.
2:15 p.m.: Contreras is back in the lineup, batting fourth.
The first baseman missed the game after he was struck in the hand by a pitch Sunday. He leads the Sox with eight home runs and 23 RBI.
Sonny Gray will get the start for the Sox. The Phillies will counter with Andrew Painter in a battle of righthanders.
Here is a preview.
PHILLIES (20-22): Schwarber DH, Harper 1B, García RF, Marsh LF, Bohm 3B, Stott 2B Realmuto C, Crawford CF, Sosa SS.
Pitching: RHP Andrew Painter (1-4, 6.89 ERA)
RED SOX (17-24): Duran CF, Gasper DH, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Yoshida LF, Story SS, Mayer 2B, Wong C, Durbin 3B.
Pitching: RHP Sonny Gray (3-1, 3.54 ERA)
Time: 6:45 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Phillies vs. Gray: Alec Bohm 6-13, Adolis García 2-8, Bryce Harper 3-21, Brandon Marsh 4-5, J.T. Realmuto 4-19, Kyle Schwarber 4-24, Edmundo Sosa 0-3, Bryson Stott 1-10, Garrett Stubbs 0-2, Trea Turner 10-26
Red Sox vs. Painter: Has not faced any Boston batters
Stat of the day: Kyle Schwarber will be going for a Phillies record — if he hits a home run on Wednesday, it will be his sixth consecutive game with one.
Notes: Gray is 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA in eight career starts against the Phillies. … The Sox are 3-17 when their opponent scores first, compared to 14-7 when scoring first. … They have scored only four runs in their last three games and have failed to score more than one run in a game 11 times this season, going 1-10 in those games. … Sox pitchers have posted a 2.77 ERA in their last 10 games. … Schwarber is one of eight Phillies to homer in five straight games, joining Dick Allen (1969), Mike Schmidt (1979), Bobby Abreu (2005), Chase Utley (twice in 2008), Rhys Hoskins (2017), Odubel Herrera (2018) and Trea Turner (2023). … Phillies interim skipper Don Mattingly recorded his 900th win as an MLB manager.
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