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Red Sox Vs. Phillies (Aug. 14) Game Preview: Time Start, Channel, Starting Pitchers

The Boston Red Sox will visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, and here is what you need to know.

Phillies vs. Red Sox preview

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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