Starting pitcher Rick Porcello #22 of the Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox will visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, and here is what you need to know.
This will be the opener of a two-game series. The Phillies (65-52) are coming off a three-game series against the San Diego Padres, to whom they lost two games. Meanwhile, the Red Sox (85-35) continue to dominate not only their division — by a comfortable 10 games over the second-place New York Yankees (74-44) — but the entire league. Boston has won 14 of its last 17 games, including most recently a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles.
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The Phillies are second in the NL East, just one game behind the leading Atlanta Braves (66-51).
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On Tuesday, Rick Porcello (14-5, 4.17 ERA) will likely start for the Red Sox against fellow righty Nick Pivetta (7-9, 4.51 ERA). Porcello boasts 140 strikeouts this season, while Pivetta has struck out 147 batters. The contest will start at 7:05pm EST and will air on NESN and NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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