Red Sox have lost four consecutive games at Fenway Park following a 4-2 defeat to Paul Skenes and the Pirates. Payton Tolle debuted with five scoreless innings before allowing two runs and being removed in the sixth. Boston built a 2-0 lead early but Pittsburgh rallied late to win. The loss combined with the Yankees' 10-2 victory now places Boston a half-game behind New York for the top AL wild-card spot. Righthander Dustin May is scheduled to start Saturday against Johan Oviedo, with first pitch at 4:10 p.m.
Following a 4-2 loss to Paul Skenes and the Pirates on Friday, the Red Sox have lost four straight games at Fenway Park, which earlier this month was a fortress for the home team. The crowd, however, cannot be faulted for the Red Sox' recent struggles at home. Payton Tolle made his debut Friday in front of an electric crowd, feeding off the energy to open the game with five scoreless innings before allowing two runs and getting yanked in the sixth.
The Red Sox forged a 2-0 lead against Skenes, Pittsburgh's ace, but the Pirates surged back in the late innings to win. With the loss - and the Yankees' 10-2 win over the White Sox - the Red Sox now trail their New York Rivals by half a game for the top AL wild card spot. Righthander Dustin May will start for the Red Sox on Saturday against Pittsburgh's Johan Oviedo, also a righty. First pitch is at 4:10 p.m. Here's your preview. Pitching: RHP Johan Oviedo (1-0, 3.60 ERA) Pitching: RHP Dustin May (7-10, 4.79 ERA) TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Stat of the day: One-time Red Sox Tommy Pham, now with the Pirates, has been a major key of late for Pittsburgh, hitting .300 with a 1.017 OPS and 10 RBIs in his last 12 games. He hit just .170 over the first 28 games. Notes: The Red Sox entered Friday coming off a four-game sweep in Baltimore and have won seven of their last nine games. ... Boston was out-hit 10-9 on Friday, but Roman Anthony hit a solo home run and Romy Gonzalez went 3 for 4. ... Oviedo is set to make his fourth start since returning from a 2024 season-long absence due to Tommy John surgery. ... After lasting just one inning in his Aug. 4 season debut, Oviedo has back-to-back solid starts. He struck out five across four innings of one-run ball Monday against the Cardinals, but the Pirates lost 7-6. ... The Red Sox re
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